RE: Swiss ban on minarets
November 30, 2009 at 11:24 pm
(This post was last modified: November 30, 2009 at 11:31 pm by Oldandeasilyconfused.)
I would have voted NO
WHY? I don't want a mosque ,with or without a minaret anywhere near where live. Those thing have loudspeakers to amplify the wailing 5 times day. If that should happen, I would sell my house to a nice Muslim family.
Nor do I want in my street or less than a 5 minute drive away: A church ,synagogue or temple,a school,a stadium,a shopping centre or fast food joint of any kind to mention a few things..
The issue for me is about noise,privacy and property values. I have little or no say in any of the things mentioned. I would gladly prevent any of them if I could,from being built "in my back yard".
If I don't want something built near me,I do not feel I can morally object it others feel the same. They are not obliged to say 'why'.
Are 56% of Swiss bigots? I don't know or care.Institutionalised bigotry of some kind exists in most countries. (Eg ban on gay marriages)
From what? The people who gladly accepted deposits of GOLD TEETH by the boxful from Nazis during Ww22 and who have fought tooth and nail to avoid returning Jewish wealth to families of the victims?
WHY? I don't want a mosque ,with or without a minaret anywhere near where live. Those thing have loudspeakers to amplify the wailing 5 times day. If that should happen, I would sell my house to a nice Muslim family.
Nor do I want in my street or less than a 5 minute drive away: A church ,synagogue or temple,a school,a stadium,a shopping centre or fast food joint of any kind to mention a few things..
The issue for me is about noise,privacy and property values. I have little or no say in any of the things mentioned. I would gladly prevent any of them if I could,from being built "in my back yard".
If I don't want something built near me,I do not feel I can morally object it others feel the same. They are not obliged to say 'why'.
Are 56% of Swiss bigots? I don't know or care.Institutionalised bigotry of some kind exists in most countries. (Eg ban on gay marriages)
(November 30, 2009 at 1:08 pm)Shinylight Wrote: My opinions of the Swiss have changed forever...
From what? The people who gladly accepted deposits of GOLD TEETH by the boxful from Nazis during Ww22 and who have fought tooth and nail to avoid returning Jewish wealth to families of the victims?
