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Message: <blockquote data-quote="henschman" data-source="post: 1617993" data-attributes="member: 4235">I make my business decisions first and foremost on who can provide me with the greatest benefit for the lowest cost.  Now if there is a good pro-liberty seller that can provide me approximately the same benefit for the same price as an anti-liberty one, I will consider him as an alternative... but I won't go out of my way, and I won't pay extra just for that.  I don't believe that to by hypocrisy... I realize that I have some very strong beliefs that run counter to those of the vast majority of my fellow man.  If I were to only do business with those who believe like I do, I would be putting a major penalty on myself, which would cause more harm than good to my values in the long run.  I think I can do more good supporting my ideas of liberty in ways other than boycotting anti-liberty companies.  That said, I do not consider the parking lot bill to be supportive of gun rights... I consider it to be violative of property rights and the right to free association, and I strongly support anyone who attempted to get that bill killed.  I do consider it a stupid policy to prohibit employees from having guns on your premises, but I recognize that people have a right to make whatever rules they wish for their own property, stupid or not.  I also recognize that people have an absolute right to free association, and can form voluntary relationships (such as employment relationships) with others based on whatever terms are mutually agreeable between the parties.  Forcing a man into a relationship with another person under terms that he does not consent to constitutes slavery.  I do not believe that property owners bear any sort of obligation to keep their customers safe on their property, either -- they merely have an obligation not to initiate a violation of their customer's rights to life, liberty, or property.  If a third party comes onto the premises and violates a customer's rights, it is not the fault of the premises owner.  If a person believes a premises is unsafe to enter, his remedy is simply to not enter it.  Likewise, if you don't like a store owner's policy, the proper remedy is to boycott him; not to try to get the government to initiate force against him... that is, if you believe in acting like a civilized man and respecting the rights of others, even when they do things with them that you personally disagree with.</blockquote>

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