GT49er
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Good. The government should act on it.
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According to the Telegraph we've voted to ban the Burqa
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Good. The government should act on it.
Withdean11
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It's also my free choice if i wish to wear a balaclava. How do you think that would go down if i walked around a busy town, into a bank wearing one?
YOU defined him by his religion and YOU labelled him moderate not me.
So why do you define him as moderate, what part of his religious life is moderate ??
A bank is a private business, they can deny service if they wish I would think?
You wouldn't be allowed to wear a balaclava in a bank, and you shouldn't be allowed to wear a burqa in there either.
But if you want to wear a balaclava on a hot summers day in the street, you fill your boots. You'd look very odd though, much as women wearing burqas do (IMO).
KingstonSeagull
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Or so he says....
I wouldn't mind, and would try and ban it. Does this help?
KingstonSeagull
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If a bloke got on a packed train in London with back pack and balaclava on you wouldn't bat an eye lid?
Two Professors
Two Mad Professors
To be honest,some of them are so hideously ugly they do us an enormous favour covering up.Wish a few more would!
Eh? I merely said he was a Muslim, in order to make the point that his wife wears a burqa.
Why does it matter what part of his religious life is moderate?
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
A majority of the British public are in favour of banning the burqa in public, a poll has found, while almost half say the burkini should be prohibited.
When did this poll take place, and how many people were actually asked? How do they know it's the majority of the British public, unless all of the public were asked.
It's a stupid ignorant statement, imo.
When did this poll take place, and how many people were actually asked? How do they know it's the majority of the British public, unless all of the public were asked.
It's a stupid ignorant statement, imo.
A back pack and a balaclava, or just a balaclava?
The Albion Roar
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Quite. The wearing of crucifixes is only ever a sign of Christian fundamentalism, and the adornment of the Star of David is clearly only there to represent Jewish superiority.
And don't get me started on the Dukla Prague colours worn by the Dalai Lama.
KingstonSeagull
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Out of interest what sort of answer are you expecting?
KingstonSeagull
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Either....
Why would I not trust what he says any more than anybody else?
Sorry, what was your point again?
Would I trust someone wearing a balaclava and a backpack? No.
Would I trust someone wearing a balaclava without one ? Well it would look suspicious. You'd have to wonder why anyone would choose to wear a balaclava in daylight.
Would I trust someone wearing a burqa and a backpack? Honestly, I would be very nervous, even if it was unjustified.
Would I trust someone wearing a burqa without one? Yes, I'd assume they were wearing one for cultural reasons.
It's not simple and as such I don't have strong opinions. But I do feel a decision to ban the burqa driven by intolerance is not very wise.
I think we also need to credit our security services. I have no idea how they manage to stop there being more attacks.
KingstonSeagull
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Because he doesn't want to be judged when his wife pops up at the works Christmas(or Eid) party wearing a burqa so says "oh no she loves wearing it, I definitely don't tell her to"
You may be asked to remove it in a bank, the same way as motorcyclists are asked to remove their helmets. That's not quite the same thing as banning it completely though is it? And I DO walk round Brighton wearing a ski mask in the winter. No one cowers in doorways expecting me to shoot them with a sawn-off shotgun. Simster's analysis is spot-on,