To propose a law entitling business owners with religious scruples to refuse service to someone whom they believe lives in unrepentant, and often proud, sin. There's a lot of outrage over this, as well there should be.
After all, America is a free country. As a free country, any citizen has a fundamental right to interact or refuse to interact with whomever he wishes. It's appalling that this right is presumed not to exist; that only an act of legislative grace can restore it; and that the act applies only to those who profess a religious rationale. We should link arms and stand up to shout that we all possess freedom of association, not only the religious among us, and that Arizona should go back to the drawing board and make this law universal. "All business owners have the right to refuse service to anyone for any reason."
But wait. I forget that I am through the looking glass. The outrage is directed at freedom of association itself, and this feeble effort to restore such freedom is being attacked as too much rather than too little. When freedom is stolen, it can be recovered. When it is voluntarily surrendered, it is forever lost.
Moments like this make me understand even more strongly that the American spirit cannot endure in the realms of mainstream politics or cultural institutions, which have been compromised by the barbarians within the gates. No, the American spirit can endure only as a resistance movement. Before you get your panties in a twist, I'm not talking about armed collective action. I'm talking about simple withdrawal. A house with termites in every square inch of the frame should be left to collapse, and anyone with an ounce of intelligence and dignity should not devote his talent or energy to keep propping the house up. Shrug your shoulders and go Galt.
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