>Again, do you actually believe that the widespread discrimination against pre-c...

		tsotha on Nov 4, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Workplace Equality Is Good for Business >Again, do you actually believe that the widespread discrimination against pre-civil rights blacks was rational behavior? It absolutely was, because at that time in much of the country if you hired a black guy all his coworkers would refuse to work with him. White people would refuse to patronize your business.

Which is why state intervention was required to change the norms in place.