Tony Blair, what a great guy. Misleading parliament, unfettered and poorly vetted immigration, telling people what they can and cannot wear.

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Even if you made the burqa illegal, they could still be forced to wear it in private, at which point people may still not report a crime anyway. A public ban doesn't even do anything about these issues. In order to enforce a burqa ban both public ...

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You protect those women under the law, because the force someone to wear a burqa would require the threat, or use of force by another person and that is illegal. Banning the burqa would also prevent women who wanted to wear the burqa, and I'm sure ...

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You may believe that, you may be right, but you surely do not speak for all Muslim women some of whom I suspect are very devout to their faith. An item of clothing is only repressive if the other person is forced to wear it.

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In my view the problem is allowing anyone into the country who has a different culture. When you do that you effectively dilute your own culture of liberty and democracy, and every round of dilutions brings the end of democracy and freedom that ...

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Lol - sorry for the smell, this will be the last couple of replies because my working week has started and I don't have the time. The solution to German and Swedish women being attacked is to properly vet migrants. The solution to a culture at odds ...

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its not about whether you are offended by it, and it's not about you finding men creepy. It's about the principle of allowing other people to live their lives, as they see fit, for as long as it doesn't impact anyone else's life. The problem with ...

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Sorry Jen, but I don't agree with any of your post. A clown hiding, jumping out and scaring your kids is clearly harassment. And because of that you can and should be able to do something about it. In your case, and others posted by Ross, the ...

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no. this is exactly what I'm arguing against. there should be no exceptions within the law, unless absolutely necessary - the trade off must be worth it. you are arguing for a burqa ban, you are arguing for an exception to be made for Muslims in the ...

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What legislation prevents you from covering your face in public. Can you point me to the necessary legislation that bans this? And in those cases the law should ensure that people must show their faces in public - this is not a complete ban, and ...

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Ross, are you deliberately misrepresenting my argument or unintentionally so? I need you to know, that the examples you are bringing up Im not contesting. If a shopping centre can ask for someone to remove their hoody because they are stealing, then ...

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did you ask them if they lived in the U.K. previously? - they might be new arrivals to the UK which makes it an immigration problem. Might they be changing into the burqa because the burqa is banned in France? - Why is it you assume they are ...

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what you are advocating is discrimination of people who wear a burqa. Are you ok with that? you say that France is a safer place, but what evidence are you basing that off? Given that the ban has been in place for only a short period of time, is ...

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video here CNN claiming the UC Berkeley riots, which were over a controversial speaker, was a result of 'secret' Trump rioters. pretty sure this is also 'fake news' or 'alternative facts'. Which would make CNN hypocites. incidentally, these social ...

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It isn't the same. You are assuming that I am saying it is ok to give people preferential treatment - I'm not saying that. My reply to that argument is that if the bank requires a person to show their face, then that person must show their face - ...

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Again though, there is no discussion of the unintended consequences. Inevitably there is a trade off from banning the burqa. You may believe you are doing it for reasons of security and making sure people integrate but what it requires is 1) ...

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