Once Again.... If You Don't Like France...

[Thumpalumpacus]

Who are 'they'?

As noted above, "they" are those Muslims who would complain about the French law while giving their own countries a pass on the issue; and as noted above, I don't think that is a majority of the Muslims in France.

This complaint was brought by a French national about a French Law, the only 'they' in the discussion is the European Court of Human Rights who effectively established that in the absence of a unified position in the European Council, France could have its way.

I'm not addressing the case itself, but rather, public response to it.

It's not a 'distinction' that's 'important', it's just not relevant.

MM

Irrelevant to the court, surely. But this is a discussion board where folks opine, and my opinion is that it is fair to point out thinking which is internally contradictory. In the same way, I criticize my own country for "exporting democracy" while at the same time eroding our own rights, even though that is not pertinent to any active court case.

It's only my opinion. If you don't find it relevant, feel free to move on.

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3. The law in question refers neither to Islam nor to veils, it prohibits the wearing of anything that hides the face, one assumes this will include other articles such as Halloween masks, face-paint, scarves, balaclavas, etc. (It will be interesting watching the French implement this one).

This is the crux of my support for it. Indeed, a few years back on Adam Lee's Daylight Atheism blog, I argued against the French law that was written specifically with religious headdress in mind, for exactly the reason that it was discriminatory.