Thing is, people like Naso are going to whine the loudest when the NFL and Redskins inevitably make a private, free-market business decision to change their name.
Criticism of and reaction to business decisions are just as much a part of the free market as the decisions themselves.
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No, obviously that's not my point. (...)
When the Redskins change their name, it will be because the free market determines it's the best solution. The Redskins will definitely not change their name without the bottom line saying they need to.
However, Naso will be whining about liberals destroying America again when that day arrives, rather than saying something like "I didn't want the government forcing this, but since it was a smart business decision, I applaud them."
If the Redskins change their name when the market prefers they not, and then the Redskins lose money, fans of the free market should cheer. If the Redskins change their name because the market prefers it, free market fans should cheer. But mark my words, most people who usually love the free market won't be cheering.
First off, if the Redskins do change their name, it won't necessarily mean that it's a good business decision. Private companies make poor business decisions all the time. If a name change does occur, only time will tell whether it will actually pay off.
As a consumer who likes the Redskins name (or at the very least dislikes the idea of changing it), it makes some degree of sense for Naso to bitch and moan about a hypothetical name change. If every consumer just accepted every business decision as the "preference of the market," the market wouldn't be able to "prefer" anything, because market "preferences" are simply the preferences of a majority of consumers.
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