(July 3, 2014 at 2:35 pm)Thumpalumpacus Wrote:Plus the restriction they force citizens in their native countries are nothing compared to 'banning burkas and niqabs' restrictions. They can execute someone for apostasy, but we can't ban something that can endanger public life AND represents oppression/sexual inequality.(July 3, 2014 at 12:20 am)Pickup_shonuff Wrote: If they brutally murder women and children, then why can't we goddammit?
(July 3, 2014 at 4:56 am)ManMachine Wrote: They also stone people to death is these countries, should France adopt that too?
I think you're both misunderstanding his point. He isn't arguing that we should take their customs and laws as our example. His point seems to me to be that if they find that sort of behavior acceptable in their home countries, they are practicing a double-standard when they complain of France doing essentially the same thing: limiting dress by law.
It's a fine distinction, but important.
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