Jarhyn
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Except it isn't an analogy, which is why you are failing to understand what is going on.The point was ANALOGIES SUCK!Yes. It means if you don't invite someone into your house "because they are black" you are a racist.If we force places to allow blacks in our restrooms, that equally applies to all people's houses.
That says nothing about not inviting someone into your house "because you do not know them".
Both things are wrong for exactly the same reason, and one is simply a more obvious and acknowledged instance of the behavior.
There are plenty of things to base a responsible heuristic on, but mere appearance absent immediate behavior is not one of them. Mere appearance is never one of them. In fact NO irrelevant factor is ever one of them, especially if someone has done the due diligence to validate in the context the absence of relevant and acceptable standards.
It is unfair to hate someone "because they are a cop".
It might not be unfair to hate someone "because they have stated or demonstrated belligerence towards you", which many, perhaps most cops have in spades.
Likewise while it is incorrect to ban from entry to some place "those who have ever drunk alcohol", it is perfectly acceptable to ban people "who are currently under the influence of alcohol" from a wide variety of places.
Fortunately, we are talking about another chemical, which like alcohol, has negative impacts on behavior under its influence.