[quote]MaximusB wrote:
This is my point. If you leave your native country because of some kind of oppression, then I think it is appropriate to leave that behind and become a part of your new country. My point was not so much about deporting or not deporting, but rather that there is a huge cultural divide in France, as well as here in the US. For example, in Canada, there are only Canadians. Here in the US, we have Latino-Americans, Asian-Americans, African-Americans. Why do we maintain this alter identity? [/quote]
The US and Canada are not that different, a lot of the same groups are here as well.
Indo Canadians (particularly in the Vancouver area)
Asian Canadians (ditto)
Quebecois (need I say anything more)
Native Canadians (who seem to be much more committed to cultural preservation, self determination, etc. than Native Americans)
[quote]MaximusB wrote:
Honestly I think this whole thing (with France), is that there are probably more Muslims people there than they would like to have, and this is a ploy to do something about that. [/quote]
I agree with this.
I just don’t like it when the government tells me what I can and cannot wear (and yes, I think public nudity is awesome).[/quote]
Maybe in your case, but there are people I do not need do see naked.
[quote]MaximusB wrote:
Honestly I think this whole thing (with France), is that there are probably more Muslims people there than they would like to have, and this is a ploy to do something about that. [/quote]
Doubt it. Burkas are a minority thing in France, as in the rest of Europe, and the amount of muslims who do not wear any religious cloithing far exceeds the number that do. The muslim population in France also encompasses a multitude of different ethnicities, some of which have been there for a pretty long time and no burka ban would make them consider leaving.
The french have already shown thay have a dislike for religious symbols worn in public, so I think this is just a “natural” step in the direction they are already going.