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guillaumeb

(42,641 posts) Fri Apr 6, 2018, 09:17 PM Apr 2018

Bad news: Austria seeks hijab ban for primary school students [View all]

From the article:

The Austrian government has announced that it will seek to ban the hijab for girls in kindergarten and primary school in the latest measure targeting Muslims in the country.
Education Minister Heinz Fassmann said on Wednesday that the draft law on the hijab - a headscarf worn by many Muslim women who feel it is part of their religion - would be ready by summer, describing the measure as "symbolic".

To reads more:

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/04/austria-seeks-ban-hijab-primary-school-students-180404132919275.html

Minister Fassmann speaks of this as a symbolic measure. The gold 6 pointed star was also a symbolic measure, a symbol of hatred that later led to genocide. Symbols have meaning to those who would reduce any people to caricatures.

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Bad news: Austria seeks hijab ban for primary school students [View all] guillaumeb Apr 2018 OP

Has Steve Bannon been visiting Austria lately? no_hypocrisy Apr 2018 #1

It's very bad news if little girls are being forced by their parents to wear hijab. Mariana Apr 2018 #2

Perhaps my sarcasm detector is broken. bitterross Apr 2018 #3

Which part do you think is sarcastic? Mariana Apr 2018 #4

At some point religious indoctrination of children becomes abuse Major Nikon Apr 2018 #5

Personally, I believe ALL religious indoctrination Brainstormy Apr 2018 #52

Pretty much all of it. bitterross Apr 2018 #8

If you start going too far into policing religious beliefs marylandblue Apr 2018 #10

I support freedom of religion Mariana Apr 2018 #11

Indoctrination. guillaumeb Apr 2018 #16

Which beliefs would those be, Gil? nt. Mariana Apr 2018 #18

Semiotics. guillaumeb Apr 2018 #19

So atheist parents are indoctrinating their children with Lordquinton Apr 2018 #20

Another ironic post. guillaumeb Apr 2018 #21

So semiotics was intended to be irony? Lordquinton Apr 2018 #23

Your misunderstanding does not affect my point. guillaumeb Apr 2018 #26

Your point makes no sense Lordquinton Apr 2018 #29

Your response makes no sense. guillaumeb Apr 2018 #32

What was the point or sense or whatever else you are alleging? Major Nikon Apr 2018 #43

What is the point of your name calling? Or is there one? guillaumeb Apr 2018 #44

What name did you get called? Major Nikon Apr 2018 #47

Reread your own reply. guillaumeb Apr 2018 #49

Good thing I wasnt expecting an answer Major Nikon Apr 2018 #51

You apparently ignored the answer. guillaumeb Apr 2018 #58

Kinda hard to ignore that I predicted your answer perfectly Major Nikon Apr 2018 #59

"I'm rubber you're glue" Lordquinton Apr 2018 #57

When you invent your own meanings for words, it's easy to see how everyone else is ignorant Major Nikon Apr 2018 #60

Yeah, that's a pretty weird answer. Mariana Apr 2018 #22

You should feel special Lordquinton Apr 2018 #24

It's like he just picked a word at random Mariana Apr 2018 #25

Maybe it's a dart board Lordquinton Apr 2018 #28

#19 was quite clear. guillaumeb Apr 2018 #27

So, if you reframe the argument it changes the tone? Lordquinton Apr 2018 #30

Do you think I used the word incorrectly? Mariana Apr 2018 #31

Look at #2. guillaumeb Apr 2018 #33

I did look at #2, when I posted it. I used the word correctly. Mariana Apr 2018 #34

There was more to my response. guillaumeb Apr 2018 #35

Yes. Mariana Apr 2018 #36

I understand your motivation. guillaumeb Apr 2018 #37

... Mariana Apr 2018 #38

Agreed. guillaumeb Apr 2018 #39

There is no doctrine for atheism Major Nikon Apr 2018 #45

You avoided my point. guillaumeb Apr 2018 #46

When you invent your own definitions, points are hard to follow Major Nikon Apr 2018 #48

More avoidance. guillaumeb Apr 2018 #50

Avoidance of what? Major Nikon Apr 2018 #53

thank you. Brainstormy Apr 2018 #54

Seems to be the house of cards many of the other fallacies rely on Major Nikon Apr 2018 #55

I agree that parents should be able to have their children MineralMan Apr 2018 #7

So you draw the line at physical harm. Mental harm gets a pass? bitterross Apr 2018 #9

Read carefully, please. Mariana Apr 2018 #12

Write more carefully. You most certainly did offer support. bitterross Apr 2018 #40

I oppose repeal of the 1st Amendment. Mariana Apr 2018 #41

Bad analogy. bitterross Apr 2018 #42

We don't differ at all on whether it's wrong. Mariana Apr 2018 #56

Mental or physical harm. MineralMan Apr 2018 #13

It isnt ok. It is a problem of conflicting rights Voltaire2 Apr 2018 #15

Seeing as Thyla Apr 2018 #6

The ruling coalition in Austria includes Voltaire2 Apr 2018 #14

Aimed at a generally right wing audience? guillaumeb Apr 2018 #17