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demoleft (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 05:23 AM Original message |
France has first 'burka rage' incident |
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SemperEadem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 05:37 AM Response to Original message |
1. I guess this woman must be ignorant of France's religious history |
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Trajan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-19-10 05:00 AM Response to Reply #1 |
120. St Bart's Day .... |
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WVRICK13 (930 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 05:58 AM Response to Original message |
2. The Thing That Amazes Me About This Story |
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CJvR (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 06:02 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Isn't that... |
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Edith Ann (213 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 07:02 AM Response to Reply #2 |
5. Why would a woman join |
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WVRICK13 (930 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 08:07 AM Response to Reply #5 |
8. Yeah |
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Tempest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-19-10 02:35 AM Response to Reply #8 |
119. Ah, what's the point. n/t |
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madmax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 09:13 AM Response to Reply #5 |
21. Welcome to DU |
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left coaster (938 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 11:14 AM Response to Reply #5 |
36. You speak as though women born into certain cultures have any choice in the matter. nt |
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Edith Ann (213 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 02:13 PM Response to Reply #36 |
52. Choice. |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 02:34 PM Response to Reply #5 |
56. I think that is actually the wrong question |
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MadMaddie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 08:08 PM Response to Reply #5 |
100. In many cases I don't think that many women actually join |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-19-10 03:55 PM Response to Reply #100 |
132. I know 5 women who converted to Islam, and 3 men |
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roguevalley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-19-10 12:47 AM Response to Reply #5 |
117. people have free will to believe or not, as they choose. amazing |
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valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 12:28 PM Response to Reply #2 |
42. Why do people join the military to die in war to support the rich? nt |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-19-10 01:39 PM Response to Reply #2 |
125. Why would any woman convert to Catholicism, knowing she is giving up the right to make medical decis |
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fasttense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 06:45 AM Response to Original message |
4. I am torn about this burka law. |
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woo me with science (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 07:02 AM Response to Reply #4 |
6. Good post. nt |
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Edith Ann (213 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 07:10 AM Response to Reply #4 |
7. Cross burnings |
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fasttense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 08:34 AM Response to Reply #7 |
11. If you were to go out and burn a cross you could be charged with a hate crime. |
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ProgressiveProfessor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 10:47 AM Response to Reply #11 |
30. As many muslims point out, a burka or hijab predate Islam. Its cultural not religious and therefore |
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amandabeech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 05:51 PM Response to Reply #11 |
79. You burn a cross on your own property and you will not be arrested. |
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msongs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 08:57 AM Response to Reply #7 |
17. you may wish to change your "we" to "I" - many people here are NOT subject to your beliefs nt |
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Edith Ann (213 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 02:02 PM Response to Reply #17 |
51. Cross burning |
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ProgressiveProfessor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 10:45 AM Response to Reply #7 |
29. USing the KKK robes as justification, wearing a feature concealing mask is illegal in some states |
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jimmie (163 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 11:03 AM Response to Reply #7 |
34. Interesting point. |
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Hugabear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 11:54 AM Response to Reply #7 |
39. Many of those against flag burning are the ones burning the crosses |
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VermeerLives (287 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 05:06 PM Response to Reply #7 |
73. "We can only hope Jesus' teaching prevail in the end." |
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Jim Lane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 08:33 AM Response to Reply #4 |
10. My answer to your hypothetical |
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fasttense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 08:37 AM Response to Reply #10 |
12. I will probably always find it revolting. |
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lostnfound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 08:51 AM Response to Reply #4 |
14. I agree with you, very conflicted. |
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gtar100 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 01:37 PM Response to Reply #14 |
49. So how do we overcome oppressive cultural practices |
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ProgressiveProfessor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 11:34 PM Response to Reply #49 |
116. Maybe wearing a ski mask or balaclavas when in muslim enclaves. |
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smirkymonkey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-19-10 01:17 PM Response to Reply #116 |
123. Interesting idea. |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 02:40 PM Response to Reply #4 |
57. Would we agree with women being made to walk around in shackles? |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 03:40 PM Response to Reply #57 |
63. I don't think we have any right to speak in support of banning burkas |
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amandabeech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 06:07 PM Response to Reply #63 |
83. Why can't we speak out about both? n/t |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 06:45 PM Response to Reply #83 |
86. Let's start by fixing the problems we already have. |
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amandabeech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 06:51 PM Response to Reply #86 |
87. There is absolutely no reason why we can't fix one problem |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 07:10 PM Response to Reply #87 |
88. This is true. |
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amandabeech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 07:46 PM Response to Reply #88 |
94. I would love to stop killing Muslims period. |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 08:09 PM Response to Reply #94 |
101. With the current anti-Muslim hysteria in the US |
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amandabeech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 08:12 PM Response to Reply #101 |
102. Please explain in detail your comment that making laws |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 08:50 PM Response to Reply #102 |
105. Once you start demanding personal information from me on a forum |
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amandabeech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 09:11 PM Response to Reply #105 |
109. I am not a stalker, but I do believe that a poster's gender is extremely |
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Chan790 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 09:10 PM Response to Reply #57 |
108. Would you forbid women the right to walk around in shackles if they chose to? |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-19-10 03:51 PM Response to Reply #57 |
131. The solution to one group of men telling women what to wear... |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-20-10 10:43 AM Response to Reply #57 |
146. So you would ban this: |
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provis99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-19-10 02:30 PM Response to Reply #4 |
127. the burka isn't religious; it is strictly cultural. |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-19-10 03:51 PM Response to Reply #127 |
130. Well, it's a culturally-specific means of fulfilling a religious obligation |
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Amaril (447 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-19-10 03:20 PM Response to Reply #4 |
128. We might object, but...... |
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SunnySong (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 08:16 AM Response to Original message |
9. So all the lawyer did was say something nasty? |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 08:49 AM Response to Reply #9 |
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demoleft (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 09:05 AM Response to Reply #13 |
18. "The burqa babes of Islam". after reading your post i had to check i was on DU still. n/t |
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Richard Steele (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-19-10 09:45 PM Response to Reply #18 |
137. Yes, that was the most childishly hateful stream of verbal diarrhea I've seen in a long time. |
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demoleft (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-20-10 07:18 AM Response to Reply #137 |
141. oh it was not worth a Kb, really. agreed. n/t |
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bitchkitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 10:49 AM Response to Reply #13 |
31. WOW |
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madmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 08:57 AM Response to Reply #9 |
16. I was wondering the same thing but according to the story, she did more.... |
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SunnySong (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 09:09 AM Response to Reply #16 |
19. Well thats crossing the Rubicon... I have no patience for physical assault, nt |
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ProgressiveProfessor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 10:50 AM Response to Reply #9 |
32. Allowable speech in France is not what it is in the US. |
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SunnySong (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 11:50 AM Response to Reply #32 |
38. Yes I do realize that other countries don't share some of our freedoms... |
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BillH76 (145 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 12:55 PM Response to Reply #9 |
45. Women can't be a**holes. |
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izquierdista (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 08:56 AM Response to Original message |
15. If God tells you to dress like Bozo |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 09:09 AM Response to Original message |
20. Sorry I side with France on this law - this isn't about religion it's about controlling women |
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demoleft (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 09:17 AM Response to Reply #20 |
22. i see your point. i just feel uneasy when law meddles too much in the private life... |
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ProgressiveProfessor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 10:59 AM Response to Reply #22 |
33. The same could be said for KKK masks. Would you support that as well? |
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demoleft (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 11:41 AM Response to Reply #33 |
37. kkk masks have only one meaning. burka has more than one... |
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ProgressiveProfessor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 03:20 PM Response to Reply #37 |
60. What about ski masks? Also burkas are to some the symbol of a violent suppression of women |
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demoleft (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 03:35 PM Response to Reply #60 |
62. as to US, mr crowley already expressed against france on the burka. see my #47. |
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w4rma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 09:38 AM Response to Reply #20 |
24. Agreed. They should be banned. They are instruments of sexist control. (nt) |
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Edith Ann (213 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 02:28 PM Response to Reply #24 |
54. You are passing judgment |
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Mz Pip (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 10:24 AM Response to Reply #20 |
28. I pretty much with you |
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louis-t (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 12:20 PM Response to Reply #28 |
41. Actually, there is. Beards, haircut. Not a dress code |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 02:55 PM Response to Reply #20 |
59. This law isn't about liberating women, it's about putting foreigners "in their place".... |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 03:46 PM Response to Reply #59 |
65. If they banned the scarf that women used then I could see that |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-20-10 03:42 PM Response to Reply #65 |
149. There are widely-respected hadith that mandate covering everything but the eyes |
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VermeerLives (287 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 05:18 PM Response to Reply #20 |
75. Agree completely |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 07:30 PM Response to Reply #75 |
91. Their only choice with not wearing them is this..... |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-19-10 04:01 PM Response to Reply #20 |
133. So the solution is for the state to control what women wear? |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-20-10 06:38 AM Response to Reply #133 |
139. So if the man wants to beat the crap out of the woman, the Government should not interfere |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-20-10 06:46 AM Response to Reply #139 |
140. Really? |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-20-10 10:04 AM Response to Reply #140 |
145. Perhaps you found the exception to the rule |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-20-10 03:31 PM Response to Reply #145 |
148. Interesting |
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rainy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 09:37 AM Response to Original message |
23. The burka should be banned everywhere and here's why: |
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mbperrin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 12:01 PM Original message |
So this high fashion item is okay, but the burqa is not? |
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rainy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 09:24 PM Response to Original message |
110. yep! |
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mbperrin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 09:39 PM Response to Reply #110 |
111. Because? |
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VermeerLives (287 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 05:21 PM Response to Reply #23 |
76. Bingo! |
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ironrooster (273 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 09:56 AM Response to Original message |
25. burkas should be banned for public safety - |
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rainy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 10:07 AM Response to Reply #25 |
26. I agree 100% see my post above yours. |
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ironrooster (273 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 10:15 AM Response to Reply #26 |
27. Rainy, it's just common sense - I dont see why |
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Old Vet (618 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 11:13 AM Response to Reply #27 |
35. You would think women would be at the forefront......... |
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jerseygal (29 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 08:34 PM Response to Reply #27 |
104. Banning the burqa is a public safety issue and I fully support it |
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VermeerLives (287 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 05:23 PM Response to Reply #25 |
77. Excellent comments; you're spot on |
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chrisa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-20-10 07:26 AM Response to Reply #25 |
142. I agree. |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 12:01 PM Response to Original message |
40. This is how I feel about the burka: |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 12:57 PM Response to Reply #40 |
46. Deleted message |
Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 01:38 PM Response to Reply #46 |
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ProgressiveProfessor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 03:22 PM Response to Reply #46 |
61. Its not the same thing...trying to equate them shows at best ignorance |
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maxsolomon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 12:39 PM Response to Original message |
43. Last weekend there was a thread applauding Maddow for wearing the hijab |
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Old Vet (618 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 12:46 PM Response to Reply #43 |
44. Ahhh, Youre comparing a war torn,extremist country ........... |
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boppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 03:49 PM Response to Reply #44 |
66. France has been free of internal strife, wars, and extremists since... er... |
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demoleft (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 01:08 PM Response to Original message |
47. US government position closer to UK than to france. and a poll shows france divided: |
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Karenina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 01:11 PM Response to Original message |
48. Woik wit me here kids. What I feel is |
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hippywife (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 02:23 PM Response to Original message |
53. The whole fucking world |
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Edith Ann (213 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 02:30 PM Response to Reply #53 |
55. One Comment |
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hippywife (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 02:40 PM Response to Reply #55 |
58. I just expect that kind of |
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ironrooster (273 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 03:41 PM Response to Reply #58 |
64. Parden me, but your position assumes this is merely a matter of |
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demoleft (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 03:50 PM Response to Reply #64 |
67. you traced a line between wearing burka and all kinds of potential crimes... |
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hippywife (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 04:06 PM Response to Reply #64 |
68. I think they should be able to wear |
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Edith Ann (213 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 05:08 PM Response to Reply #68 |
74. subservient |
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ironrooster (273 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 05:39 PM Response to Reply #68 |
78. Hippy Wife there is a difference between wearing a "hijab" |
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hippywife (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 07:21 PM Response to Reply #78 |
90. I know damn well what a burqa is. |
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demoleft (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-20-10 05:58 AM Response to Reply #90 |
138. agreed. and see how paradoxical that this presumed "feminist" sensibility... |
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Edith Ann (213 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 05:02 PM Response to Reply #64 |
71. Fear |
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ironrooster (273 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 05:59 PM Response to Reply #71 |
82. Edith, a redneck with a conceal carry permit is still identifiable - |
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Edith Ann (213 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 06:28 PM Response to Reply #82 |
84. Red Necks |
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MrsMatt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 07:32 PM Response to Reply #84 |
92. what you describe |
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Edith Ann (213 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-19-10 04:26 PM Response to Reply #92 |
134. Burka |
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Edith Ann (213 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-19-10 04:29 PM Response to Reply #134 |
135. opps |
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ironrooster (273 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 07:37 PM Response to Reply #84 |
93. MrsMatt is correct a burqa completely covers the face except for |
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amandabeech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 07:57 PM Response to Reply #93 |
97. Actually, the burka has a screen over the eyes. |
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proteus_lives (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 04:57 PM Response to Reply #58 |
69. "especially out here in the middle of the country" |
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hippywife (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 05:01 PM Response to Reply #69 |
70. I'm from Ohio |
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proteus_lives (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 05:05 PM Response to Reply #70 |
72. Well, I live an multi-ethic central Indiana community and I find your broad-brush insulting. |
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Fastcars (121 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 08:59 PM Response to Reply #55 |
106. Does That Apply To Beliefs You Don't Agree With? |
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krabigirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 05:55 PM Original message |
Horrible...this woman is like a French version of a teabagger. |
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amandabeech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 06:40 PM Response to Original message |
85. Actually, I'm surprised that this is the first reported incident. |
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MellowDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 07:46 PM Response to Reply #85 |
95. If you don't blame them... |
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amandabeech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 08:02 PM Response to Reply #95 |
98. I can't stand the tea partiers. "Xenophobes" covers a lot of territory, |
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MellowDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-19-10 10:33 AM Response to Reply #98 |
122. Well, Ok. |
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krabigirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-19-10 08:02 AM Response to Reply #85 |
121. You are correct. I am actually in France at the moment. they are fighting a losing battle imo. |
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amandabeech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 05:55 PM Response to Original message |
80. There have been problems between the French and the North Africans |
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krabigirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 05:55 PM Response to Reply #80 |
81. Yep. |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 07:19 PM Response to Original message |
89. Women who wear burkas should be locked up |
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amandabeech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 07:48 PM Response to Reply #89 |
96. Self-delete. |
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On the Road (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 08:07 PM Response to Original message |
99. This Kind of Thing Absolutely Baffles Me |
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amandabeech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 08:15 PM Response to Reply #99 |
103. The French history of tolerance for non-French living in France? |
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On the Road (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 09:07 PM Response to Reply #103 |
107. Well, Maybe It's an Unfounded Impression |
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amandabeech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 09:40 PM Response to Reply #107 |
112. My personal impressions of the French are quite different from yours. |
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On the Road (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 09:53 PM Response to Reply #112 |
113. It Sounds Plausible |
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amandabeech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 10:45 PM Response to Reply #113 |
114. It never even occurred to me that it would be about religion, |
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Brooklyns_Finest (747 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-19-10 09:32 PM Response to Reply #112 |
136. You get it! |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-20-10 08:17 AM Response to Reply #112 |
143. Deleted message |
JustAnotherGen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-20-10 02:06 PM Response to Reply #112 |
147. Well said! |
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KakistocracyHater (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 10:50 PM Response to Original message |
115. unfortunately, there are always horrible women who fight FOR their |
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KillCapitalism (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-19-10 12:54 AM Response to Original message |
118. My take on France... |
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truebrit71 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-19-10 01:37 PM Response to Reply #118 |
124. Wow...that is one of the most amazingly stupid things I have ever read here on DU.. |
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harun (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-19-10 01:44 PM Response to Original message |
126. Liberty |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-19-10 03:46 PM Response to Original message |
129. Whenever I see "burka" or "burqa" in the media my BS detector goes off |
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demoleft (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-20-10 08:25 AM Response to Reply #129 |
144. thanks for the post. indeed, the voice of the women in this case... |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-20-10 03:46 PM Response to Original message |
150. I think I'll defer to Amnesty International on this one... |
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