Going back to Boris, he is hardly an extreme right winger. His point has been lost in all the furore about letterboxes but he was actually defending the right of women to wear the Burka and has previously spoken in favour of an amnesty for illegal immigrants. People are too inclined to seize on silly details of speeches and ignore the main points that are being made. We have become an irrational society. (Probably we never were, we just didn't have internet in the good old days)
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Originally posted by xoggoth View PostGoing back to Boris, he is hardly an extreme right winger. His point has been lost in all the furore about letterboxes but he was actually defending the right of women to wear the Burka and has previously spoken in favour of an amnesty for illegal immigrants. People are too inclined to seize on silly details of speeches and ignore the main points that are being made. We have become an irrational society. (Probably we never were, we just didn't have internet in the good old days)
Why is he defending the right to wear the burka and then saying they look ridiculous and comparing them to criminals. Appearing to be a liberal supporting freedom of choice then going for a much less tolerant crowd?
Is it any coincidence that this all kicked off after he had a meeting with Steve Bannon to discuss his Tory party leadership campaign?
He spent time and effort writing that column for the Telegraph, he knew exactly what he was saying and what the reaction would be.
He's using this to set himself up as the maverick voice of the right that the establishment want to silence. Where did we see that before?"Being nice costs nothing and sometimes gets you extra bacon" - Pondlife.Comment
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Plenty of ordinary veils but I don't recall ever seeing a burka. Far more likely to be males that are terrorists anyway.bloggoth
If everything isn't black and white, I say, 'Why the hell not?'
John Wayne (My guru, not to be confused with my beloved prophet Jeremy Clarkson)Comment
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Originally posted by DaveB View PostHe spent time and effort writing that column for the Telegraph, he knew exactly what he was saying and what the reaction would be.Comment
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“Brexit is having a wee in the middle of the room at a house party because nobody is talking to you, and then complaining about the smell.”Comment
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Originally posted by xoggoth View PostPlenty of ordinary veils but I don't recall ever seeing a burka. Far more likely to be males that are terrorists anyway.Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.Comment
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Originally posted by DaveB View PostWhy is Boris so concerned about this? How many women in the UK actually wear a Burka? As opposed to a a Niquab, a Chador or a Hijab. Stats from Denmark suggest there were only around 200 women in the country who wore it. Hardly seems like a massive issue.
Why is he defending the right to wear the burka and then saying they look ridiculous and comparing them to criminals. Appearing to be a liberal supporting freedom of choice then going for a much less tolerant crowd?
Is it any coincidence that this all kicked off after he had a meeting with Steve Bannon to discuss his Tory party leadership campaign?
He spent time and effort writing that column for the Telegraph, he knew exactly what he was saying and what the reaction would be.
He's using this to set himself up as the maverick voice of the right that the establishment want to silence. Where did we see that before?Comment
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Originally posted by woohoo View PostHave a walk around the Trafford Centre on a weekday, Burqa central.
I also saw a man, or a very big butch woman, in one directing a kid to go into the apple store trying to pinch from ladies handbags as they were trying out the devices, he/she ran off when they realised I had clocked them.
As for oppression, I once trained a young Muslim woman at RR who wore a head scarf and a cardigan even though it was sweltering, then one week she came in a short sleeved blouse, the next the cardigan, the next a blouse. She only wore the blouse when the male Muslim engineer in the office was out for the week! Then when she got married the head scarf came off as her husband gave her permission.
Just observations.But I discovered nothing else but depraved, excessive superstition. Pliny the youngerComment
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