Quantum Windbag
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The OP has committed a false analogy fallacy, and the premise of his thread fails accordingly.
Unlike homosexuals, the Klan does not constitute a class of persons, the Klan is not a ‘race,’ nor is it representative of any race in general.
What is false about it? The law in New Mexico prohibits discrimination on basis of race, color, religion, national origin, physical or mental handicap, age, sex, ancestry or serious medical condition, not on the basis of class of persons. If you think that doesn't cover the KKK you have your head up your ass.
That prevents the clan from discriminating against black people, but it doesn't prevent black people from discriminating against the clan.
Funny.
It actually doesn't prevent the KKK, as a private organization, from discriminating against anyone. On the other hand, it does prevent anyone who runs a business that provides a service of any type to the public in any way from discriminating against the KKK.
Just in case you think I am arguing a slippery slope, I can point out that something similar actually happened already. A restaurant in California refused service to a group of neo-Nazis wearing a swastika unless they left it outside. They were sued by the ACLU, and lost.
The Volokh Conspiracy - A (Very) Strange But True ACLU Case:
Feel free to admit you had no idea how bad it is.
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