"France moves closer to banning full Muslim veil"

[QUOTE="_7h0m_"]profound.Omni-Slash

[QUOTE="-Sun_Tzu-"] Let's assume that's true - there are still a significant number of women who are being forced in some way to wear the burqa, and those that ARE wearing it voluntarily are providing cover to that oppression.Hewkii

by making it illegal to wear the burqa, it becomes much easier to identify the women who are being oppressed. -Sun_Tzu-

you are aware that the whole British colony that is/was America got their ass kicked 10 to 1 by the french for centuries :D frankly except for world war 2, I don't see a tiny winy bit of awesome 1:1 war won by the us... oh wait ww2 wasn't 1:1... ya not that great really. _7h0m_

[QUOTE="AirGuitarist87"]As much as I dislike the veils, banning them will only throw petrol on the fire.ghoklebutter

[QUOTE="-Sun_Tzu-"][QUOTE="PannicAtack"] Because wearing a veil is perfectly comparable to armed robbery. Wait what?PannicAtack

Again, I don't think that this the perfect policy, but it is the best policy available, and I think that it would be better than the status quo.

[QUOTE="_7h0m_"] muslims are a race now? man you really are teh expert! you know it's all about tolerating intolerant people with oh, let me generalize like you did, Americans! i'm not french btwOmni-Slash

Muslims have a common goal to repopulate in other cultures and countries to assimilate them. That needs to stop. Muslims dont tolerate other religions/cultures so why should other countries tolerate them? Its only FAIR.Dr_Brocoli

"........ ignorant...... typical.... omg" jesus how old are you? anyways, i just wanted to calm you a bit there on your free in air stabbing remark. _7h0m_

[QUOTE="_7h0m_"]you are aware that the whole British colony that is/was America got their ass kicked 10 to 1 by the french for centuries :D frankly except for world war 2, I don't see a tiny winy bit of awesome 1:1 war won by the us... oh wait ww2 wasn't 1:1... ya not that great really. Omni-Slash

Good for France, actually! :) im really happy about that. Muslims have a common goal to repopulate in other cultures and countries to assimilate them. That needs to stop. Muslims dont tolerate other religions/cultures so why should other countries tolerate them? Its only FAIR.Dr_Brocoli

Seems like an intolerant, totalitarian move to me.

coolbeans90

[QUOTE="-Sun_Tzu-"] by making it illegal to wear the burqa, it becomes much easier to identify the women who are being oppressed. Hewkii

[QUOTE="Dr_Brocoli"]Muslims have a common goal to repopulate in other cultures and countries to assimilate them. That needs to stop. Muslims dont tolerate other religions/cultures so why should other countries tolerate them? Its only FAIR.ghoklebutter

[QUOTE="_7h0m_"]"........ ignorant...... typical.... omg" jesus how old are you? anyways, i just wanted to calm you a bit there on your free in air stabbing remark. Omni-Slash

[QUOTE="Dr_Brocoli"]Muslims have a common goal to repopulate in other cultures and countries to assimilate them. That needs to stop. Muslims dont tolerate other religions/cultures so why should other countries tolerate them? Its only FAIR.ghoklebutter

[QUOTE="coolbeans90"]

Seems like an intolerant, totalitarian move to me.

67gt500

[QUOTE="ghoklebutter"][QUOTE="Dr_Brocoli"]Muslims have a common goal to repopulate in other cultures and countries to assimilate them. That needs to stop. Muslims dont tolerate other religions/cultures so why should other countries tolerate them? Its only FAIR.Head_of_games

[QUOTE="ghoklebutter"][QUOTE="Dr_Brocoli"]Muslims have a common goal to repopulate in other cultures and countries to assimilate them. That needs to stop. Muslims dont tolerate other religions/cultures so why should other countries tolerate them? Its only FAIR.Head_of_games

[QUOTE="Omni-Slash"][QUOTE="_7h0m_"]"........ ignorant...... typical.... omg" jesus how old are you? anyways, i just wanted to calm you a bit there on your free in air stabbing remark. _7h0m_

No. While there may very well be bruises under a woman's burqa, the burqa itself constitutes as oppression, on its own merits. It's very heavy, thus restricting your movement and it completely eliminates your peripheral vision. -Sun_Tzu-

[QUOTE="Dr_Brocoli"]Good for France, actually! :) im really happy about that. Muslims have a common goal to repopulate in other cultures and countries to assimilate them. That needs to stop. Muslims dont tolerate other religions/cultures so why should other countries tolerate them? Its only FAIR.PannicAtack

[QUOTE="_7h0m_"]dissing France on it's military ability relies on who you compare them to (in your case probably your soil), i was just correcting you. so you don't make that mistake again. Omni-Slash

[QUOTE="Omni-Slash"][QUOTE="_7h0m_"]you are aware that the whole British colony that is/was America got their ass kicked 10 to 1 by the french for centuries :D frankly except for world war 2, I don't see a tiny winy bit of awesome 1:1 war won by the us... oh wait ww2 wasn't 1:1... ya not that great really. _7h0m_

If I told you I was German would you stop trying to make France sound awesome?

At any rate, if French politics is anything like U.S. politics this will quickly get changed. For about a week here in VA all the banks had signs posted saying you can't even wear hats in the bank. Those signs magically disappeared.

[QUOTE="PannicAtack"]

[QUOTE="Dr_Brocoli"]Good for France, actually! :) im really happy about that. Muslims have a common goal to repopulate in other cultures and countries to assimilate them. That needs to stop. Muslims dont tolerate other religions/cultures so why should other countries tolerate them? Its only FAIR._7h0m_

[QUOTE="coolbeans90"]

Seems like an intolerant, totalitarian move to me.

67gt500

[QUOTE="_7h0m_"][QUOTE="Omni-Slash"]*slaps forehead*....are you really this oblivious?...Omni-Slash

[QUOTE="_7h0m_"]dissing France on it's military ability relies on who you compare them to (in your case probably your soil), i was just correcting you. so you don't make that mistake again. Omni-Slash

what if America got invaded and needed help from allies, how would you react to be 'joked' about for 50 years? i see it now Europe's gonna be all like ya American **** needed help with china huhuhuhu. now that may not even make sense to you, but I'm out eating either way.

[QUOTE="-Sun_Tzu-"]No. While there may very well be bruises under a woman's burqa, the burqa itself constitutes as oppression, on its own merits. It's very heavy, thus restricting your movement and it completely eliminates your peripheral vision. Hewkii

to some this exact joke is very offensive.

what if America got invaded and needed help from allies, how would you react to be 'joked' about for 50 years? i see it now Europe's gonna be all like ya American **** needed help with china huhuhuhu. now that may not even make sense to you, but I'm out eating either way.

[QUOTE="PannicAtack"]

[QUOTE="Dr_Brocoli"]Good for France, actually! :) im really happy about that. Muslims have a common goal to repopulate in other cultures and countries to assimilate them. That needs to stop. Muslims dont tolerate other religions/cultures so why should other countries tolerate them? Its only FAIR.Dr_Brocoli

[QUOTE="PannicAtack"]

[QUOTE="Dr_Brocoli"]Good for France, actually! :) im really happy about that. Muslims have a common goal to repopulate in other cultures and countries to assimilate them. That needs to stop. Muslims dont tolerate other religions/cultures so why should other countries tolerate them? Its only FAIR.Dr_Brocoli

Because it provides a disincentive for those who would wear it voluntary, thus when you see a woman wearing a burqa, it's reasonable to assume that they are wearing it against their will. -Sun_Tzu-

Wasn't the culture of the Muslims starting to overwhelm the French culture or something..it's their country...so they can preserve their culture...i don't see anything wrong with it..

Wasn't the culture of the Jews starting to overwhelm the German culture or something..it's their country...so they can preserve their culture...i don't see anything wrong with it..

Xx_Hopeless_xX

[QUOTE="Xx_Hopeless_xX"]

Wasn't the culture of the Jews starting to overwhelm the German culture or something..it's their country...so they can preserve their culture...i don't see anything wrong with it..

Hewkii

I don't see any correlation...also, they aren't threatening genocide or anything..

[QUOTE="-Sun_Tzu-"]Because it provides a disincentive for those who would wear it voluntary, thus when you see a woman wearing a burqa, it's reasonable to assume that they are wearing it against their will. Hewkii

[QUOTE="coolbeans90"]

Seems like an intolerant, totalitarian move to me.

67gt500

Because France is supposedly a Democratic country that respects the rights of individuals, not some ethnocentric child's play.

Yes that too, which exemplifies the imperfections regarding this policy, but it gives these women who are being forced to wear this symbol of female subservience a way out. While it bans women from wearing it voluntarily, at the same time it bans men from forcing women to wear it, and I think that justifies the policy.-Sun_Tzu-

Those actually have some kind of precedent that isn't going to offend anyone.PannicAtack

Oh, for God's sake. Let them wear a Burqa if they want to. It's not like everyone who wears one is a supporter of Al Qaeda.