Italy bans Islamic burqas

The Australian ^ | 08/01/05 | Natasha Bita

[RandallFlagg]

OUTSTANDING!!

Any FReepers who've vacationed in Italy care to tell us how it went?

[Smokin' Joe]

Sounds like a great time to do away with European motorcycle helmet laws.....

[Smokin' Joe]

Come on. Chase the women out (banning burqas), and then, in a week or two, arrest the swarthy types having a hard time sitting down....

[Defiant]

What about the nuns?

[nopardons]

bttt

[MinorityRepublican]

Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi -- who has said Italy will progressively withdraw its troops starting in September

Why are the Italians leaving Iraq?

[tkathy]

The entire West must ban religious head coverings. A symbol of power and control and repression that has nothing to do with religion.

[Dark Skies]

bump

[Luigi Vasellini]

"noncitizens are allowed to vote in Roman elections"
Just like America! ;)

[chris1]

We are also known to have other big things too. LOL.

[chris1]

Just look at some of the fools who post on Free Republic about unfettered immigration etc etc all in the name of the almighty dollar. They are just as much of the problem as the liberal idiots who don't even know better.

If you will remember, the 19 9/11 hijackers were all here on overstayed visas etc etc? Why, because they know we don't have the guts to throw these people back on the flying carpet they came from.

[Publius6961]

The counter-terrorism package, passed by Italy's parliament yesterday, doubles the existing penalty for wearing a burqa or chador -- traditional robes worn by Muslim women to cover their faces -- or full-faced helmets or balaclavas in public.

BRAVO!

For the last 40 years, I have wondered why, in Free democratic societies this perversion has been "tolerated". The very concept of concealment of one's face explicitly conveys fear of recognition, a reasonable conclusion being that illegal or unacceptable behavior is the cause.

With the rise of terrorism, this conclusion is borne out as clearly as reasonable people need to have it. Yet the toleration of this overt threat is assumed "reasonable and normal". Why?

Makes no sense whatsoever. I have yet to hear any explanation for this tolerance; even a bad one.

In areas of ongoing armed conflict, where deaths occur daily and the "hidden faces" are active with impunity, the whole idea becomes absurd.
In areas like Iraq, Afghanistan, Lebanon and Israel the present continuing toleration is doubly silly. The brave killers behind the hidden faces should be shot on sight!
If anyone has a cogent argument con, I would love to hear it.

Bring it on, genius.

[Publius6961]

This is going to lead to some serious frostbite issues in the Alps.

LOL!
The thought did occur to me, too; but I suspect that the prohibition applies in ski areas only if the balaclava is accompanied by explosive vests or AK-47s!

[Publius6961]

I am pinching myself.
I can't believe that I am reading this. Can anyone verify?

[absolootezer0]

you can't deport all of them.. you have to keep a cpuple on display as reminders/ deterrants

[Gennaro]

Bravo, paisani. Now if only the tourists would pitch in and not buy copy-cat handbags and other junk from the illegal street vendors all over the major cities in Italy.

Proud to be Italian.

[conservativebabe]

Ooooo la la! :)

[TAquinas]

Good point.

We need some as a reminder of a good example of a bad sample.

[Publius6961]

BUMP!

[Kenny Bunk]

Gennaro, can you believe the flood of illegals washing over Italia? Chinese, Vietnamese, the dratted Gypsies (oops sorry "ROM")and even more dratted Albanians, Africans from all over the place, Eastern Europeans, Russians, and of course various Arabs and semi-Arabs (Lebanese, Syrians, Libyans, Egyptians, Tunisians,) Mamma mia! The Italians can kick ass from now until Domesday.

Before they get outa town, alla these bloody illegals should read up on "I Vespri Siciliani." Ya don't want push the exquisitely tolerant and polite Italians too far,