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To: Stone Mountain
I think a better question is why the customer, appropos of apparently nothing, asked this stranger about her clothing. What concern is it of hers?

I've confronted people wearing 'Che' t-shirts and Nazi symbols on their clothes, telling them I think it's idiotic to wear that. If Islam is just another fascist ideology and the headscarf is it's symbol then shouldn't we speak to wearers of that just like we would to people wearing swastikas?

(Of course in part the answer depends on whether you believe in the current good islam / bad islam segmentation that our leaders are supporting) (Did some people think there were "good Nazis" in 1935? Probably not a fair comparison because the Nazis were a monolithic cult with a single charismatic leader. Islam, at this time, is not.)

28 posted on 11/03/2003 4:07:13 PM PST by Jack Black
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To: Jack Black
I've confronted people wearing 'Che' t-shirts and Nazi symbols on their clothes, telling them I think it's idiotic to wear that. If Islam is just another fascist ideology and the headscarf is it's symbol then shouldn't we speak to wearers of that just like we would to people wearing swastikas?

While I'm not a fan of the Muslim religion at all, I don't believe that all of their adherents are terrorists or terrorist supporters. I certainly don't think a woman wearing a headscarf (which could be cultural as much as religious) should be put into the same category as someone who would wear a swastika.
29 posted on 11/04/2003 10:30:33 AM PST by Stone Mountain
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