http://books.google.com/books?id=6X-1_X ... ce&f=false
This is an excellent article on how encouraging pragmatic thinking in society encourages racist (among generally prejudiced) thought in general.
It's common sense really. People's attention spans are only so wide, so when we demand that people make decisions a certain way, that decision making process will carry over throughout life.
Therefore, people who encourage pragmatism should be charged with provocation of hate crimes.