Burqa ban in France?

[RestoreTheRepublic]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/5603070/Nicolas-Sarkozy-burqa-not-welcome-in-France.html

Looks like Sarkozy is moving towards and encouraging the French Assembly to pass into law a ban on burqas being worn in public. As if the French Muslims didn't feel alientated already, this is sure to do wonders if worked through legislature.....

[ChaosControl]

Sickening really. Same issue was brought up elsewhere and the neocons were all cheering, ironically considering how much they whine about the issue when it comes to ten commandments in courts and prayer in school.

[VIDEODROME]

I still don't get why Muslims would move to France of all places in the first place.

[Pod]

Well they banned the crucifix. The French are crazy. Their only religion is statism.

[Krugerrand]

I can't say I care much about what France does.

[misterx]

If you don't want your country's identity to change, don't invite millions of people from a different culture. Kind of stupid to invite them over and then tell them they have to change their way of life.

[revolutionisnow]

Wonder how banning yarmulkes would go over.

[Young Paleocon]

I still don't get why Muslims would move to France of all places in the first place.

Most likely they are Algerians and Morrocans from France's ex colonies. The French give very lavish welfare to them, so many of the youth in the inner city don't work and couldn't work if they wanted to because of the unions and strict firing laws. Therefore, you have many young muslim/unemployed males running around committing crimes to the extent that there are many places in France that the police deem as "no go zones" where they will not go at all because of the danger. 10% of Frances population is muslim. The Netherlands, Britain, and Germany have relatively the same problems also.

[Danke]

The emerging police states probably want more face recognition implemented.

Hard to do with Burqas.

http://1389blog.com/pix/pointless2.jpg

[jkr]

what is he taking a picture off????

no offense but stand off to the side and become "atmosphere"

[angelatc]

what is he taking a picture off????

no offense but stand off to the side and become "atmosphere"

He's probably taking pictures of his wives. No offense but just because they all look alike to you doesn't mean they all look alike to him.

[ChickenHawk]

Obviously banning burqas is pretty dumb but I think these Muslims need to learn to be sensitive to other people's culture. Most women from the west wouldn't go to a Muslim country and run around in mini skirt even if it were legal because they understand that it would be offensive to the culture. Muslims should realize that coming to a western nation and running around looking like a Ninja is likely to be just as culturally offensive as the mini skirt would be to their culture. If we are expected to bend over backwards to respect their culture they should be willing to do the same for us.

[constitutional]

Obviously banning burqas is pretty dumb but I think these Muslims need to learn to be sensitive to other people's culture. Most women from the west wouldn't go to a Muslim country and run around in mini skirt even if it were legal because they understand that it would be offensive to the culture. Muslims should realize that coming to a western nation and running around looking like a Ninja is likely to be just as culturally offensive as the mini skirt would be to their culture. If we are expected to bend over backwards to respect their culture they should be willing to do the same for us.

So, state boundaries define culture?

[ChickenHawk]

So, state boundaries define culture?

Not exactly. Culture define cultures. Often state boundaries feature prominently in dividing the world into various cultures. That's just kinda they way it is.

[silverhawks]

Religious oppression in Europe...

Who'd have thought that?

[jkr]

while were at it can we ban france?

[jkr]

He's probably taking pictures of his wives. No offense but just because they all look alike to you doesn't mean they all look alike to him.

of course!;)

just different, bet it is hot though...:eek:

[Liberty Star]

Timing, he decides to represenet pro homosexuality and sodomy lobby in his cabinet and turns on burqas at the same time:


Frédéric Mitterand adds colour to Nicolas Sarkozy rainbow cabinet

guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 23 June 2009 19.13 BST

Frédéric Mitterrand with the president, Nicolas Sarkozy, at the French cultural academy in Rome in February. Photograph: Tiziana Fabi/AFP

He's a TV personality with a trademark booming voice, a writer, film-maker and gay activist who is not only an expert on world monarchy but part of the closest thing the French republic has to a royal family: the Mitterrand clan.

Frédéric Mitterrand, the nephew of the late socialist president François Mitterrand, has been appointed France's culture minister in a highly symbolic move by Nicolas Sarkozy.


http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/jun/23/mitterand-sarkozy-culture-minister


This could be Sarkozy going against the modesty dress code of Virgin Mary and God all at the same time.