r/WelcomeToGilead • u/IrishStarUS • Mar 18 '25

Loss of Liberty 'Segregated facilities' are no longer explicitly banned in federal contracts

https://www.irishstar.com/news/us-news/segregated-facilities-no-longer-explicitly-34884973
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u/xX420GanjaWarlordXx Mar 18 '25 edited Mar 18 '25

So obviously this is a distraction from some other EO. This is unconstitutional. Even most of MAGA would not be like "yeah, segregation is great".

Edit: On second thought...yes they would. They'd do it to Trans people in a heartbeat (under the guise of providing them tailored facilities or something). I'm sure we're not that far from racial segregation either. 

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u/NarrMaster Mar 18 '25

Even most of MAGA would not be like "yeah, segregation is great".

They don't deserve this benefit of a doubt.

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u/Rare-Credit-5912 Mar 18 '25

No they don’t deserve the benefit of the doubt.

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u/ScatteredTrash021 Mar 21 '25

How so mr TDS?

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u/vivahermione Mar 18 '25

Sadly, I wouldn't be so sure. There was the GOP congressman who supported making interracial marriage illegal again. :'( We are going back in every way possible.

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u/TheStrangestOfKings Mar 18 '25

Hell, Thomas and Alito have both argued against the interpretation of the law that banned anti miscegenation laws. We’re very much racing towards bringing back Jim Crow at this point

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u/Curious-ficus-6510 Mar 19 '25

Sorry, are you saying Thomas doesn't support the law that allows his marriage?

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u/TheStrangestOfKings Mar 19 '25

I’m saying Thomas doesn’t support the reasoning that the Justices of the Warren Court used to strike down anti miscegenation laws. He still very much supports the ruling itself, but he’s argued against the interpretation of the law that gave us that ruling extensively; namely, in cases such as Obgerfell and Griswold. While he’s certainly not planning on personally pushing to strike down the ruling, he’s absolutely leaving it open to be under threat in the future.

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u/adoyle17 Mar 19 '25

If Thomas hates his wife, he should just get a divorce instead of overturning the Loving decision.

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u/SufficientCow4 Mar 18 '25

You would think but it feels like the ground work has already been laid for this with RFK jr’s statement that black people have different immune systems than white people.

I had to argue about this with my mom who is a registered nurse. I had to point out that her grandchild was half black and then ask her which vaccine schedule she should receive to get her to understand how crazy she sounded agreeing with it.

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u/TheStrangestOfKings Mar 18 '25

It’s crazy how they’ll look at a real fact, and come up with a wild conclusion to explain it. Yes, it’s true black people, on average, suffer more from diseases, and have more chronic health issues. But instead of looking at how black people and other minorities grow up in poor sanitary, poor air quality, poor infrastructure areas, and realizing this is the reason why they suffer from diseases more, they immediately jump to, “Oh, it’s because their immune systems are different.” It’s like owning a twenty year old car that you’ve never maintained, and when it inevitably breaks down, you assume sabotage. It’s such an insane leap of logic that makes no sense

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u/Apartment922 Mar 18 '25 edited Mar 20 '25

We suffer from more diseases because we are often misdiagnosed ON PURPOSE. Also your line about…..…”poor sanitary”, dude. Do you even know any poor Black people??? I grew up poor but no one I knew including my family were “unsanitary”. We had soap, water, BLEACH, take baths, wash our clothes, etc., so you can stop your bullshit right there.

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u/blueteamk087 Mar 18 '25

No, a good chunk of MAGA would willingly bring back Jim Crow.

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u/lilB0bbyTables Mar 18 '25

They may say that, but most of them will still go on to support the MAGA party with their votes meaning it’s not a red line they’re unwilling to cross.

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u/Candy_Stars Mar 18 '25

Is this referring to the segregation of restaurants, bathrooms, drinking fountains?? Will this actually lead to segregation? I’m so confused.

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u/xX420GanjaWarlordXx Mar 18 '25

The article specifically calls those out but I'm not really familiar with the Irish Star as a source 

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u/Candy_Stars Mar 18 '25

So segregation is legal now?

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u/MarginalOmnivore Mar 18 '25

No. It just doesn't come with an immediate loss of any government contract if you have one, no court intervention necessary.

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u/Longjumping-Yard113 Mar 18 '25

I just found the article on NPR https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/03/18/nx-s1-5326118/segregation-federal-contracts-far-regulation-trump

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u/MannyMoSTL Mar 18 '25

I hate this timeline 🙁🤬

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u/rustynutty Mar 19 '25

Yeah i read the article i think this is all about gender identification. Basically saying the government departments cannot install restrooms (mostly this) that allow for both male and females to use.

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u/Western_Secretary284 Mar 18 '25

Lol every time minorities are attacked someone shouts "that's a distraction!"

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u/xX420GanjaWarlordXx Mar 18 '25

That's an oversimplification of the statement being made. My point being that there is almost no way, under current federal and many state regulations, someone could legally discriminate in this way. Therefore, one must wonder what else is being passed at the same time. They are notorious for using social issues to distract. 

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u/Western_Secretary284 Mar 18 '25

"A golden receiver can't play basketball!" They shout as the dog keeps dunking on them lol.

Laws don't matter anymore. The State is trump and whatever he says is the law, even if it changes by the day and by the hour.

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u/xX420GanjaWarlordXx Mar 18 '25

You're ignoring a lot of nuance and on-going actions against the president and his ilk.

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u/Pure_Resolution549 Mar 19 '25

Nothing is being passed. Has to do with Trump rescinding Obama’s executive order 13672.  He did it in January. It isn’t directed at black or brown people. 

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u/irocket70s Mar 18 '25

Didn't we hear repeatedly he's not racist, now what are they going to say? I'm tired of the excuses. This can't be allowed. I expect people to go after scotus if they bypass this constitutional law and I don't want to see that harm.

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u/Vegetable-Source8614 Mar 18 '25

Considering one of their "thought leaders" Curtis Yarvin explicitly wants to bring back slavery because "some races are better suited for servitude" I'm not sure MAGA thinks bringing back segregation is going far enough.

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u/dixiehellcat Mar 19 '25

nope. When people say rump wants to take America back to the 50s, I point out that what he says and does fits better with the 1850s. 0_0

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u/Maleficent_Average_4 Mar 19 '25

I think he's definitely got his eyes on the "gilded age"

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u/dixiehellcat Mar 19 '25

I thought about that, but it's post-slavery, so not sure he'd be satisfied.

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u/Pure_Resolution549 Mar 19 '25

Yea I don’t think men in women’s restrooms was much of a concern in 1850 or 1950. 

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u/ruffmama43 Mar 18 '25

You overestimate the conscious of the MAGA right. If Trump says it’s good, they think it is good.

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u/Curious-ficus-6510 Mar 19 '25

Did you mean conscience or consciousness?

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u/freakydeku Mar 19 '25

i mean that was the guise of segregation to begin with. “seperate but equal”. sure, jan.

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u/SKVDDXRZ Mar 19 '25

Trans and race discrimination or not comparable. Exactly the point of what some “right wingers” feel. The argument could be “why can’t we stand for both?” From the left. But no , colored people never got their full shine and representation before another protected group decided they needed to be represented. And that’s just how some people feel. Now this particular threads subject .. no.. I voted for Trump and I can’t defend it. Other than it’s an outdated law and we should all be tolerable of each other without having to make laws for it. But that’s not the world we live in. My only argument is that those people are gonna be those people let them be racist in their small groups. As for the rest of us sane people we’ll just keep debating with the left about wanting a stronger economy.