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I don't know how many time I've seen someone create a thread criticizing some (completely legal) policy by a private company, school, or church...only to have someone else immediately pipe in with "They're a private entity, they can do what they want." As though this somehow negates the point that the original poster was making.
If someone feels offended by a private company's actions, I think they can and should voice their disapproval. And unless the critic is suggesting that the government needs to step in and PREVENT private entities from implementing their policy, responding with "Private entities can do what they want" is completely irrelevant, and generally misses the point entirely.
What do you think? Is "private entities can do what they want" a valid rebuttal to private citizens who wish to criticize their policies, assuming there is no law-breaking or mention of government intervention?
If someone feels offended by a private company's actions, I think they can and should voice their disapproval. And unless the critic is suggesting that the government needs to step in and PREVENT private entities from implementing their policy, responding with "Private entities can do what they want" is completely irrelevant, and generally misses the point entirely.
What do you think? Is "private entities can do what they want" a valid rebuttal to private citizens who wish to criticize their policies, assuming there is no law-breaking or mention of government intervention?
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