Of course, the world is much more interconnected now than it was back then. Hell, it took some of the outlying provinces a couple of centuries to find out Rome had fallen.
You. That's for sure. You just call it "choosing" whom to serve. Yeah, we have some experience with that in the U.S., where you could "choose" not to serve non-White people until we finally passed a law against such "choice."
Interesting. What sentence would you propose for the crime of saying things the Conservatives disagree with?
Can we expect legislation shortly after Poo-lover takes the reins?