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Europe's press says Swiss ban sends wrong signal
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| Dec 1, 2009
Posted on 12/01/2009 6:32:54 PM PST by rdl6989
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To: rdl6989; AdmSmith; Berosus; bigheadfred; Convert from ECUSA; dervish; Ernest_at_the_Beach; ...
European papers are dismayed by Switzerland's popular vote to ban the building of minarets. Some fear it will backfire, sending the wrong signal to the Muslim world and setting a precedent for other parts of Europe. Several papers criticise the type of democracy practised in Switzerland, which allows ordinary people rather than elected representatives to decide on such matters.
Gee, I guess the other Euro-speak term for "too much democracy" is "democracy". Thanks rdl6989.
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posted on
12/01/2009 8:05:26 PM PST
by
SunkenCiv
(https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/__Since Jan 3, 2004__Profile updated Monday, January 12, 2009)
To: rdl6989
Eurotrash dhimmi’s whimpering again.
When Muslim “nations” like Saudi Arabia and other slime holes allow Christians to have churches, Jews to have synagogues, and stop destroying statues of Buddha - then I will consider minarets being allowed anywhere on the face of the earth.
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posted on
12/01/2009 8:20:33 PM PST
by
GladesGuru
(In a society predicated upon freedom, it is essential to examine principles,)
To: Rome2000
When the Muslims make their last jihad into Europe, the Swiss won’t need our help. They are quite capable of dealing with their enemies.
That is why the German Army never attempted to invade the Swiss.
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posted on
12/01/2009 8:23:02 PM PST
by
GladesGuru
(In a society predicated upon freedom, it is essential to examine principles,)
To: GladesGuru
That is why the German Army never attempted to invade the Swiss.Why invade a friend ...
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posted on
12/01/2009 8:26:39 PM PST
by
ColdWater
("The theory of evolution really has no bearing on what I'm trying to accomplish with FR anyway. ")
To: ColdWater
The Third Reich needed the gold in Zurich.
After careful deliberation, they decided their need was not going to be met via Zurich.
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posted on
12/01/2009 8:35:06 PM PST
by
GladesGuru
(In a society predicated upon freedom, it is essential to examine principles,)
To: GladesGuru
The Third Reich needed the gold in Zurich.The gold in Zurich was the gold Germany looted from other countries.
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posted on
12/01/2009 8:40:40 PM PST
by
ColdWater
("The theory of evolution really has no bearing on what I'm trying to accomplish with FR anyway. ")
To: Brilliant
Yeah... Switzerland had the good sense not to align itself with Hitler. Ha Ha Ha ...
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posted on
12/01/2009 8:42:12 PM PST
by
ColdWater
("The theory of evolution really has no bearing on what I'm trying to accomplish with FR anyway. ")
To: rdl6989
Some fear it will backfire, sending the wrong signal to the Muslim world and setting a precedent for other parts of Europe.Typical MSM morons.
This ban may induce the Muslim Mass Murderers (MMM) in Western countries to riot, kill, plunder and rape..?
WTF?
What universe are these losers in?
Don't they read the pap...
...never mind...
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posted on
12/01/2009 8:51:48 PM PST
by
Publius6961
(Â…he's not America, he's an employee who hasn't risen to minimal expectations.)
To: ColdWater
IIRC, the Swiss have been bankers for the wealthy of the world for rather longer than the pre-WWII period.
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posted on
12/01/2009 9:14:05 PM PST
by
GladesGuru
(In a society predicated upon freedom, it is essential to examine principles,)
To: rdl6989
Typical BBC B. S.
Most non-Muslim Europeans, especially in such places as Holland, are delighted that the Swiss demonstrated this courage.
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posted on
12/01/2009 10:45:52 PM PST
by
mtntop3
To: rdl6989
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posted on
12/02/2009 12:13:21 AM PST
by
myknowledge
(F-22 Raptor: World's Largest Distributor of Sukhoi parts!)
To: rdl6989
Several papers criticise the type of democracy practised in Switzerland, which allows ordinary people rather than elected representatives to decide on such matters. Goddammit I'm hardly surprised! Letting ordinary people make decisions - what the hell are they thinking of????
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posted on
12/02/2009 1:37:08 AM PST
by
Vanders9
To: rdl6989
Several papers criticise the type of democracy practised in Switzerland, which allows ordinary people rather than elected representatives to decide on such matters. Yeah, no way should people be allowed to decide their own destiny!/SAR Europeans, hogtied by 1000s of years of being ruled instead of governed. This is what they hate about America, for the most part people decide their own fate, or we used to before we became infiltrated by communist traitors.
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posted on
12/02/2009 7:03:39 AM PST
by
calex59
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