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[TD1]

Wait, Juncker's not an alcoholic?

Drat, that would have explained much of his policy.

[Loud Whispers]

Druncker lmao

[TD1]

By such nom-logic, he is surely a junky.

[TD1]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-45789759

Surprised to see justice served. And with a side of icing, no less!

[Reelya]

The requested slogan on the cake was overtly political, so it's dubious whether a refusal to make that was discriminatory. I think part of an argument that could be made is that the shop would have refused to make that cake for anyone, not just a gay person.

Free speech is one thing, however it kind of crosses the line when it becomes "compelled speech" and it can be argued that being forced to legally produce goods with political messages on them that you disagree with is now in the realm of "compelled speech". Any has the right to write political slogans on a cake themselves, they don't have the right to compel others to write those slogans.

[Kagus]

The requested slogan on the cake was overtly political, so it's dubious whether a refusal to make that was discriminatory. I think part of an argument that could be made is that the shop would have refused to make that cake for anyone, not just a gay person.

This is also specifically the argument they did make.

[TD1]

That WAS the argument which was made, and ultimately the one which won them the case. Personally I think it's an inordinate spending of money on an issue which should have been a simple case of live and let live.

[Kagus]

That WAS the argument which was made, and ultimately the one which won them the case. Personally I think it's an inordinate spending of money on an issue which should have been a simple case of live and let live.

Yeah, but what do I know? Maybe they're legitimately the only custom-order pastry baker in the entirety of Great Britain, and the cake was part of a kidnapper's ransom demands for the client's only child?

[TD1]

Or he was being a douche and deliberately picked a well-known Christian bakery for the lols.

[Reelya]

He should have picked the Anarchist Bakery down the street. You can get shortbread with the complete works of Bakunin on it there.

[SaberToothTiger]

what the fuck is this case even, why is this not frivolous

[TD1]

It is frivolous. But this is what the great fight for equality is reduced to. Once the great giants of opposition are slain, one must resort to quibbling over pastry.

Edit:
I suppose I should also note in a more serious tone that the Supreme Court's ruling does have some implications concerning what businesses are required to do when conscience contests equality.

[smjjames]

The track of Hurricane Michael looks like it'll remain a storm and hit parts of Ireland and southern England and maybe France next Monday-Tuesday. It'll be what, the third time the isles got drenched like that this year? Don't know how common that is, but from how rainy I hear England is anyway, it wouldn't make much of a difference.

[RedKing]

Europe should be used to getting America's sloppy seconds by now 

[Caz]

JUST MURDER MY COUNTRY UP FAM

is this the thread where we get to watch society collapse in real time?

/cries in british