As for the discrimination topic going on, yes Libertarians oppose ALL discrimination laws at the FEDERAL level.

 

Now after you calm down and get over the shock of such a thing continue reading on and I'll explain why,

 

Libertarians believe the free market will weed out poor decisions especially those made based upon race, gender, sexuality and so on. If I own a restaurant and I limit who I'll serve be it Whites only Blacks only Straights only whoever, they guy across the street that serves everyone is going to put me out of business.

 

As for the Civil Rights Act Ron Paul did oppose it and to this day holds the position that there is no constitutional authority for federal oversight on who private business serves. That doesn't make him a racist and it doesn't mean he supports the idea of racism it means like most Libertarians he understands you will never legislate away immoral actions or unethical behavior. As for taking a step backwards that's just a straw man argument, you still have racism abound today, the Civil Rights Act didn't eliminate racism, it didn't eliminate exclusive business either. What it did do is give big brother more power over your personal choice and liberty.

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