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44. Well Merkel is doing something right in her fight to stay in power.

Tue Dec 6, 2016, 03:55 PM

Dec 2016

Those damned tents those women are forced to wear are the epiotme of religious extremism and oppression. To say "those women choose to wear" is a fucking lie that can't even be said with a straight face. As someone else posted, those tents weren't being worn in the Middle East as required decades ago; protect women not the sacred cowpie of a religion that forces them to wear that shit.

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Angela Merkel calls for widespread ban on full veil Islamic coverings [View all] Blue Shoes Dec 2016 OP

With widespread surveillance cameras and facial recognition, this is important... jberryhill Dec 2016 #1

Good leftynyc Dec 2016 #2

there are good reasons to hide ones identity in public arithia Dec 2016 #5

Spare me the bullshit leftynyc Dec 2016 #7

Women are assaulted in the mid-east by men for not wearing them and assaulted in the west by men for LanternWaste Dec 2016 #12

No - they get KILLED in the mid-east for leftynyc Dec 2016 #26

There ALWAYS has to be false equivalency get the red out Dec 2016 #36

Me too leftynyc Dec 2016 #41

+1000 get the red out Dec 2016 #43

spare me the rudeness arithia Dec 2016 #19

You can't possibly believe leftynyc Dec 2016 #28

Spare me the fallacious arguments arithia Dec 2016 #33

A lot of women give up their independance get the red out Dec 2016 #38

Stop leftynyc Dec 2016 #40

*sigh* arithia Dec 2016 #46

Before you go off in a huff leftynyc Dec 2016 #47

"Toodles" means "bye", fyi. arithia Dec 2016 #50

This plus 1000 Grey Lemercier Dec 2016 #62

No - NYC rule only applies to public gatherings brooklynite Dec 2016 #6

Thankfully I've only seen it once in NYC leftynyc Dec 2016 #8

Public gatherings being defined by as alittle as 2 people staying in the same place... PoliticAverse Dec 2016 #18

Totally agree eissa Dec 2016 #16

Thank you get the red out Dec 2016 #39

My family didn't escape from that region for nothing eissa Dec 2016 #45

Your last paragraph leftynyc Dec 2016 #69

The real frightening part is how much worse it's gotten eissa Dec 2016 #75

You have a very unique view on this on DU leftynyc Dec 2016 #76

The million-dollar question, right? eissa Dec 2016 #78

Women ALWAYS bear the brunt leftynyc Dec 2016 #79

Oh, don't even get me started on middle eastern Christians eissa Dec 2016 #80

They're not wrong about leftynyc Dec 2016 #81

That rule isn't being enforced, and burqas are becoming commonplace in many Squinch Dec 2016 #55

I wish it were gettind leftynyc Dec 2016 #70

This is about public safety not religion Mosby Dec 2016 #3

Female terrorists remain practically non-existent. tc123 Dec 2016 #11

Male terrorists PatSeg Dec 2016 #13

If she doesn't do something, she'll be voted out for a right winger yeoman6987 Dec 2016 #32

Women suicide bombers have been common since the 1990's hack89 Dec 2016 #63

She's doing this to save her from losing the next election yeoman6987 Dec 2016 #4

That's the first thing I thought of; it surprised me she'd do this. Kittycow Dec 2016 #30

Post removed Post removed Dec 2016 #9

Eyes can indeed, be creepy to many men. LanternWaste Dec 2016 #15

I support Merkel in this Dems to Win Dec 2016 #10

I agree PatSeg Dec 2016 #20

I agree 100% rollin74 Dec 2016 #22

You dont support multiculturalism ??? Rustyeye77 Dec 2016 #27

There are some cultures that christx30 Dec 2016 #35

Seriously. America needs one feminist, equality-for-all culture that respects everyone Dems to Win Dec 2016 #42

"cruel misogynist gay-hating culture " Rustyeye77 Dec 2016 #49

Yes, I can Dems to Win Dec 2016 #53

So killing people is "part of their (Islamic/ Taliban) theology and culture. Rustyeye77 Dec 2016 #56

You support a form of rank subjugation of women that has nothing to do with Squinch Dec 2016 #57

+1000 leftynyc Dec 2016 #29

I'm not afraid of a veil. Scruffy1 Dec 2016 #64

This is just some red meat to appeal to the growing nationalist movement NWCorona Dec 2016 #14

No. It's a feminist act by a woman President. Burqas have nothing to do with the Muslim religion. Squinch Dec 2016 #77

They've even recently passed it SoCalNative Dec 2016 #17

That's just what we all need. The German leader singling out religious minorities. Mc Mike Dec 2016 #21

Or maybe she knows how unpopular she is christx30 Dec 2016 #23

Throwing a small bone to the right has never worked, in history. Mc Mike Dec 2016 #34

This is ridiculous. DeadLetterOffice Dec 2016 #24

So let me get this straight LiberalLovinLug Dec 2016 #51

So let me get this straight DeadLetterOffice Dec 2016 #59

You didn't answer my question LiberalLovinLug Dec 2016 #60

Next thing you know, she'll ban SHARIA LAW !! Rustyeye77 Dec 2016 #25

Criminals conceal their identity The Wizard Dec 2016 #31

The Trump effect has now moved to Germany philosslayer Dec 2016 #37

Well Merkel is doing something right in her fight to stay in power. romanic Dec 2016 #44

Islam does not require facial covering or even hair covering. MADem Dec 2016 #48

Post removed Post removed Dec 2016 #52

I support this. The burqa has nothing to do with religion. It has to do with Squinch Dec 2016 #54

I'm against the state telling people what to wear so I'm conflicted.. JHan Dec 2016 #58

Hijab bans are attacking the person, not the ideology Taitertots Dec 2016 #61

Merkel isn't trying to ban hijabs, which allow the face to be seen, only face coverings/burqas. nt SunSeeker Dec 2016 #65

I will always have a problem Bayard Dec 2016 #66

I think it's sad to see a respected politician jump on the anti-muslim bandwagon. Little Tich Dec 2016 #67

this is not a ban on hijabs. it's about full coverings. JI7 Dec 2016 #68

Seems ill advised in that treestar Dec 2016 #71

Muslims persecute other muslims in the ME romanic Dec 2016 #72

But these people are in Germany treestar Dec 2016 #73

I certainly would never speak leftynyc Dec 2016 #74