Swiss show some guts.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/30/world ... .html?_r=1
Swiss ban minarets
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farmer giles
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Swiss ban minarets
would not banning these things make normal law loving muslims think that they were being picked on and then maybe go all extremist 
Swiss ban minarets
I think its an interesting result, and of course we all await the inevitable "outrage" from the Middle East and beyond with a grim inevitability.
I personally respect the right of the Swiss people to determine their own constitutional affairs, as I would expect the same for my own country.
Obviously this result reflects a desire among Swiss people to assert the primacy of their civilization and culture in their country in an unambiguous way. That is not unreasonable in my opinion.
A similar referendum in almost any other European country would result in the same outcome in my opinion, probably with a larger majority. Such referendums are unlikely to be held however.
I personally respect the right of the Swiss people to determine their own constitutional affairs, as I would expect the same for my own country.
Obviously this result reflects a desire among Swiss people to assert the primacy of their civilization and culture in their country in an unambiguous way. That is not unreasonable in my opinion.
A similar referendum in almost any other European country would result in the same outcome in my opinion, probably with a larger majority. Such referendums are unlikely to be held however.
"We are never so happy, never so unhappy, as we imagine"
Le Rochefoucauld.
"A smack in the face settles all arguments, then you can move on kid."
My dad 1986.
Le Rochefoucauld.
"A smack in the face settles all arguments, then you can move on kid."
My dad 1986.