The French dress code

[DAVOUT]

This is ridiculous.

Are you meaning that not wearing a burqa is ridiculous?

[Imran Siddiqui]

A hearty stew.

That works.

[Elok]

Really? You seem quite eager to pre-judge an entire continent based on your opinion of a policy of the French government.

This reminds me of that time, years ago, when I successfully trolled basically every European polytubby by making some blanket statements about Europe. IIRC, I said Europe was basically a mass of has-beens who hate each other but are too spent and worthless to even fight anymore. But I don't recall the details, it's been so long. I got like five pages of people calling me a stupid ignorant bastard. Ahh, good times, good times.

[Al B. Sure!]

This reminds me of that time, years ago, when I successfully trolled basically every European polytubby by making some blanket statements about Europe. IIRC, I said Europe was basically a mass of has-beens who hate each other but are too spent and worthless to even fight anymore. But I don't recall the details, it's been so long. I got like five pages of people calling me a stupid ignorant bastard. Ahh, good times, good times.

But that's the truth... what could they take issue with?

[BlackCat]

Now, that was nasty Al. Here Elok has nurtured his selfesteem for years on that and then you destroy it all

[Pekka]

Seems a bit like an overkill but hardly racist, which I think means the belief of some race being superior or inferior to the other. I don't think Islam is a race or it's dress codes.

In any case, covering your face is illegal on many countries. I fully support the law for security reasons. I'll be damned if a person can wear a burkha, cover their face, while others are not allowed to wear masks per se. This is to say that if Religion X or Y exists, it cannot break the law. It's funny how people say well, they have this freedom, when the countries where burkhas are the social norm are... what, more or less free? Or "there are different kinds of freedoms?"

What the ****, seriously people. Another thing, your religious freedom can't interfere with my rights as a citizen.

[Dinner]

This reminds me of that time, years ago, when I successfully trolled basically every European polytubby by making some blanket statements about Europe. IIRC, I said Europe was basically a mass of has-beens who hate each other but are too spent and worthless to even fight anymore. But I don't recall the details, it's been so long. I got like five pages of people calling me a stupid ignorant bastard. Ahh, good times, good times.

What... Where are you incorrect?

The only ones who weren't completely exhausted were the British and that's because 3/4ths of their soldiers weren't even from Europe. The Soviets certainly were done with war if they could avoid it in 1945 so no need to claim the Russians were ready to go another round.

[Arrian]

WTF, Az?

Yeah, and this will be your demise. This and stupid non-existant parenting. But whatever - let us not forget that what actually happens is rather predetermined, unless any sort of concentrated movement arises from all of this chit-chat.

I think this is pretty funny - an Israeli lecturing an American about the demise of his society. Further, the whole "crazy parents teaching their children crazy things" is nothing new in American society. I'd guess there is substantially less of it now than ~100 years ago. It's simply much more visible now. Yay internets.

As for melting pot vs multiculturalism... it seems to me that when people think the melt results in too much spice, they get all huffy and complain. Whereas if the melt results in a nice plain sandwich on white bread, it's all good, yo! No, wait. I mean all is well, what what.

There are core issues on which "multi" won't work. Our Bill of Rights, for example. You either buy into that or you don't (setting aside for a moment the % of "native" Americans who apparently don't really buy into it either). If there was a substantial (large, influential), multi-generational group of people who reject our core principles, then it becomes a problem. Show me that, and I'll get worried. There is one group that qualifies, but they're really more of a coalition and they're really not as scary as I used to think they were.

-Arrian

p.s. Banning face covering for security reasons in certain locations/professions is one thing. A general ban is another.

[Heraclitus]

The WASPs where idiots for not keeping North America for themselves. History will judge them accordingly.

[Arrian]