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Originally posted by manalone
It applies to all conspicuous symbols of faith.
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Yes, I know, and whether it be religious persecution for a particular religion or blanket religious persecution, it's still persecution and the denial of people to freely practice their religion when it has no impact on the rights of others.
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Originally posted by manalone
Does no one else notice the irony of "surrender" type quotes, alongside pleas for human rights or accusations of xenophobia?
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I do, and you'll notice I didn't make any surrender comment or anything. I also thought "freedom fries" was stupid. However, the French ARE being xenophobic - and you can see it in other instances too such as their government organization that prevents foreign words from entering their vocabulary. An organization which created a French word for e-mail because God-forbid an english word enter their language.
Xenophobia can be seen everywhere. Pointing out that the French government is acting xenophobic here and is notorious for acting as such doesn't imply that there are not xenophobes in America. There are. But it also doesn't change the fact that what the French are trying to do here is wrong.