Another proud moment for America.

Waiting to Exist · Post by **Waiting to Exist** » 1/13/2005, 8:43 pm

http://www.boston.com/news/nation/artic ... f_muslims/

Sigh.

joe_canadian · Post by **joe_canadian** » 1/13/2005, 8:47 pm

This is out of control. :neutral:

closeyoureyes · Post by **closeyoureyes** » 1/13/2005, 8:57 pm

reza · Post by **reza** » 1/13/2005, 8:59 pm

OMFG, that is freaking ridiculous, this is a whole new low. I can't even find the words to describe how I feel right now. So the people that they went to Iraq to "liberate" should now have their civil liberties limited?

clumsychild_ · Post by **clumsychild_** » 1/13/2005, 9:03 pm

This is sickening.

I actually feel nauseous right now.

joe_canadian · Post by **joe_canadian** » 1/13/2005, 9:06 pm

Yeah. In America. The Land of the Free.

Thank God this is only an opinion poll.

The sad thing is, many of the people who feel this way are probably just utterly consumed by fear, thanks to the manipulations of the media and the absurdities put forth by the administration. They're just bombarded by terror from sources they should be able to trust. They're being manipulated.

I feel sick.

reza · Post by **reza** » 1/13/2005, 9:11 pm

Hmm an alarming number of you feel sick...it must be the Muslims!!
Quick INVADE IRAN!!!

nelison · Post by **nelison** » 1/13/2005, 9:11 pm

Personally, I wonder how many didn't understand the question as well...

44% is high, but also remember that in France muslim children are not allowed to wear headscarfs in class. That is a restriction on liberties and beliefs.

closeyoureyes · Post by **closeyoureyes** » 1/13/2005, 9:31 pm

There is a difference between not allowing girls to wear headscarfs in public school, and making people who were born under a certain religion put their names on a registry, so the Land Of The Free can keep tabs on them. :neutral:

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reza · Post by **reza** » 1/13/2005, 9:36 pm

They're still both constricting civil libirties, one isn't better than the other.

closeyoureyes · Post by **closeyoureyes** » 1/13/2005, 9:42 pm

True.

nelison · Post by **nelison** » 1/14/2005, 12:25 am

Technically you're on a registry. The government knows where you work, and can find other various information through your SIN card and other documentation. The only difference between that, and a muslim list is the title.

By no means am I saying that this isn't a big deal, but it is certainly not something that is uncommon.

nikki4982 · Post by **nikki4982** » 1/14/2005, 12:51 am

Ugh. Sometimes I hate my country.

Waiting to Exist · Post by **Waiting to Exist** » 1/14/2005, 1:56 am

As someone before said, at least it was only an opinion poll, and not a real... thing.

closeyoureyes · Post by **closeyoureyes** » 1/14/2005, 1:59 am

On the bright side, 56% disagree!

nikki4982 · Post by **nikki4982** » 1/14/2005, 4:16 am

This is true. I still hate that 44% put their own personal paranoia over other people's rights, though.

starvingeyes · Post by **starvingeyes** » 1/14/2005, 9:35 am

44% of germans agree with limiting the rights of jews....

megxyz128 · Post by **megxyz128** » 1/14/2005, 11:21 am

Cracky wrote:On the bright side, 66% disagree!

56% ...

AnnieDreams · Post by **AnnieDreams** » 1/14/2005, 1:27 pm

J-Neli wrote:
44% is high, but also remember that in France muslim children are not allowed to wear headscarfs in class. That is a restriction on liberties and beliefs.

Weren't they proposing bringing that in in canada?
It's not just muslim headscarfs, it's anything at all that is an overtly religious symbol.

nelison · Post by **nelison** » 1/14/2005, 3:04 pm

Well I believe the reasoning in France was that the headscarfs may be distracting to other students. Kind of like how Catholic high schools make their students wear uniforms instead of "distracting" common clothing. Either way, it is not just America that is doing this. Maybe before these stats are posted we should look around the world for other examples. Dig enough and you'll find plenty.