His “controversial” view shouldn’t really be controversial at all. It’s a radical libertarian inspired view that is either ignored by the corporate media or, inversely, made mainstream. Saying that racial discrimination should be allowed among private institutions may seem like an outright racist view, indeed, but it falls right in line with the theory of limited government in business and economic affairs. Of course, such “limited government” should be in place to cover racial discrimination, which is a clear violation of human rights. Rand covered his ass by reversing his beliefs on the matter and saying that he supports the 1964 Civil Rights Act. I don’t really see that as much of a compromise to the libertarian outlook; rather, it’s a more pragmatic stance on a serious subject.
This is pretty messed up:
(New York Times)…when Americans receive their census forms this year, the category for race will include Negro as one of the options. So why, in 2010, is Negro still on the census?
“The intent was not to offend,” said Robert Groves, the director of the United States Census Bureau. “The intent was to make sure that everybody could find themselves with the words there and check the box that fits.”
In an interview, Mr. Groves explained that a research study found many older African-Americans who still referred to themselves as Negroes. In the 2000 census, he said, about 50,000 additional people wrote in the word Negro in a line that asked people how they wished to be identified. Half of those, he said, were 45 years old or younger.
“This was a surprise,” Mr. Groves said. “No one expected this.”
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