Ban the burkha ?

[Xaccers]

Originally Posted by Kymmy

That's the main point here, there's a difference between practical and being forced. That's one aspect of why a lot of countries have brought in the rules and why the rules seem to have the "husbands forcing their wives to wear" clause inthem.

As far as my motorcycle comments if you actually read what I typed there are alternatives for motorcyclists such as flip helmets..

You seem to think it's a case of ONLY one rule to fit all so there's not much point in arguing with you especially when we motorcyclists or even a person in the cold does have other options unlike these burkha wearers..

If the bans were about protecting women from beign forced to wear then they would just be about that, but they are not.
The French ban is designed to ban the wearing of it by anyone even those who choose to wear it rather than just making it illegal to force someone to wear it.
For those women who believe that to adhere to their religion they must cover their faces the alternative is to not leave their home or break the law.

Who are you to say they are following their religion wrong?
It doesn't matter if the koran says nothing of the sort, their religion is their personal interpretation of Islam.

Why is it not wrong for you to force your view on Islam on a follower of it yet wrong for a fellow muslim to do the same?

As for flip up helmets they were out of my price range of myself and the other bikers I knew with the exception of my uncle, and there is the concern of the face popping open in an accident. So no, they are not an alternative for many bikers.

Originally Posted by Gary L

Those that they in the middle of a field on a dark night have been all PC for.

You are making as much sense as usual.

Synergistic xenophobia and cognitive distortion - the outcomes are as amusing as they are unsurprising.

[papa smurf]

Originally Posted by Gary L

Those that they in the middle of a field on a dark night have been all PC for.

ie them simples

[Gary L]

Originally Posted by foreverwar

You are making as much sense as usual.

If it helps, your question didn't make sense at all

[TheDaddy]

Originally Posted by papa smurf

perhaps it should be taken to a national vote to see what the people want ,would that be a fair way to proceed ?

No not in my opinion it wouldn't be, perhaps there is a reason why London is the most tolerant, like they see them all the time unlike quite a few other people in the country who have never seen one in the 'flesh' but are nevertheless horrified by the prospect of them.

[Russ]

Originally Posted by TheDaddy

No not in my opinion it wouldn't be, perhaps there is a reason why London is the most tolerant, like they see them all the time unlike quite a few other people in the country who have never seen one in the 'flesh' but are nevertheless horrified by the prospect of them.

[papa smurf]

Originally Posted by TheDaddy

No not in my opinion it wouldn't be, perhaps there is a reason why London is the most tolerant, like they see them all the time unlike quite a few other people in the country who have never seen one in the 'flesh' but are nevertheless horrified by the prospect of them.

yes there is a reason
Islam is London's largest and most significant minority religion. There were 607,083 Muslims reported in the 2001 census in the Greater London area.[1] Most Muslims are concentrated in the east London boroughs of Newham, Tower Hamlets and Waltham Forest. In England, 40% of Muslims live in London, where they make up 8.5% of the population.

which would explain the tolerance of the burkha

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam_in_London

[TheDaddy]

Originally Posted by papa smurf

yes there is a reason
Islam is London's largest and most significant minority religion. There were 607,083 Muslims reported in the 2001 census in the Greater London area.[1] Most Muslims are concentrated in the east London boroughs of Newham, Tower Hamlets and Waltham Forest. In England, 40% of Muslims live in London, where they make up 8.5% of the population.

which would explain the tolerance of the burkha

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam_in_London

Err no it wouldn't, 7-8 million people live in London and not all Muslims are in favour of them I'd imagine.

Originally Posted by TheDaddy

Err no it wouldn't, 7-8 million people live in London and not all Muslims are in favour of them I'd imagine.

Don't be silly - obviously "they" are all the same, just like all Christians agree on everything......

Originally Posted by papa smurf

by they i assume you mean the pc brigade who take it upon themselves to be outraged on our behalf and make decisions we are deemed incapable of making on our own .

Unlike the others who take it upon themselves to point out on our behalf at every opportunity how different Muslims are and how much they are taking over even though they are still a minority.

[frogstamper]

Originally Posted by Gary L

I think the PC brigade are only that way through fear of having any trouble if they were out on a dark night in the middle of a field with them.

they pull out their PC membership card and say look at all the things I've done for you. don't tell me I did them all for nothing!

Are you really sure you want to be on my side of the argument Gary?

Statements like the above appear to show you want the burhka banned because of pure ignorance and fear.

[Gary L]

Originally Posted by frogstamper

Statements like the above appear to show you want the burhka banned because of pure ignorance and fear.

No it doesn't. it's not about the burkha even. it was about there being a possibility that some people are only PC through fear. like a senile judge that gives lenient sentences through fear that the chavs might find his house in the middle of nowhere. hidden away from reality.

But most of us work on probability, not possibility........

It's possible that you are not a xenophobic sophist who caveats his postings with "ifs" and "mights" and "maybes", but is it probable?

[Gary L]

Originally Posted by foreverwar

But most of us work on probability, not possibility........

I do probabilities.

It's possible that you are not a xenophobic sophist who caveats his postings with "ifs" and "mights" and "maybes", but is it probable?

about as probable as you being a care in the community case, with a fetish for all things red

Originally Posted by Gary L

I do probabilities.

We aren't talking about your visits to Ladbrokes, we're talking about your posts on CF, which seem to reflect (remote) possibilities rather than probabilities.

Originally Posted by Gary L

about as probable as you being a care in the community case, with a fetish for all things red

Green, actually, and it's more of an affection than a fetish....

Anyhoo, I would have thought that you, of all people, would have been a avid supporter of deinstitutionalisation......