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[elx]

am I really the only one that finds this sickening? In western communities we're constantly tilting our nose up at the near-eastern societies for their gratuitous lifestyle regulations, yet here we are, promoting the EXACT same thing in reverse. they are concerned that people are being forced into a veil in public, so the solution is to force them out of it?

somebody somewhere along the line should have realized that it doesn't make an ounce of sense. and it's all for what? the sake of "integrating them into society" ???? that sounds insane! free-societies are not ones that exist with fascist indoctrination and systematic persecution. that's the direction we're (obviously) supposed to be progressing away from.

france is garbage. infact, all of these participating countries are trash. they're doing a huge disservice to the future of civil societies everywhere -- anyone that agrees with this ban is simply part of that pollution. fuck australia too for calling them "un-australian." If that's the australian way then I'd want to be as "un-australian" as possible. it's wonderful to know that U.S finally got something right, while the rest of the world is still full of screw ups in this regard.

[Zhukov]

Originally Posted by elx

fuck australia too for calling them "un-australian." If that's the australian way then I'd want to be as "un-australian" as possible. it's wonderful to know that U.S finally got something right, while the rest of the world is still full of screw ups in this regard.

"Un-Australian" was never heard of ten or so years ago, and now suddenly it's used to describe anyone who even slightly deviates from the status quo. Patriotism didn't exist when I was a lad; nobody gave a shit about the country and THAT was how an Australian acted. Now everything is either "true blue Australian" or "un-Australian", the latter being a label that prevents one from deserving the same rights as others, and it seems only the uneducated scum and right wing politicians get to decide who is who.

Australia is a really, really racist country. I don't think many people outside know that. The burka will get banned here soon enough.

I think religion is idiotic, but people should be allowed to wear what they want in public. Especially since these types of laws aren't aimed at religions, they are aimed at hated minorities, with the intention of creating conflict.

[Dimnos]

Originally Posted by Zhukov

"Un-Australian" was never heard of ten or so years ago, and now suddenly it's used to describe anyone who even slightly deviates from the status quo. Patriotism didn't exist when I was a lad; nobody gave a shit about the country and THAT was how an Australian acted. Now everything is either "true blue Australian" or "un-Australian", the latter being a label that prevents one from deserving the same rights as others, and it seems only the uneducated scum and right wing politicians get to decide who is who.

Australia is a really, really racist country. I don't think many people outside know that. The burka will get banned here soon enough.

I think religion is idiotic, but people should be allowed to wear what they want in public. Especially since these types of laws aren't aimed at religions, they are aimed at hated minorities, with the intention of creating conflict.

Awww... Australia is turning into little America.