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Related: About this forumIntolerance in action: Austria burqa ban: Man dressed as shark falls afoul of new law
From the article:
The mascot was standing outside a new outlet of the McShark electronics store in Vienna when he was asked by police to remove his shark head. When he refused, he was issued with a fine, which can be up to 150 ($176).
The new laws aimed at prohibiting people from covering their faces in public came into effect at the start of October. The rule came as part of legislation approved in May.......
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Austria does have a history of intolerance. Another example.
trotsky
(49,533 posts)guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)Or does your dictionary have a different definition?
trotsky
(49,533 posts)Thanks for the laugh!
guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)Allow me to help you and present a definition of intolerance:
unwillingness to accept views, beliefs, or behavior that differ from one's own:
And given the history of Austrian intolerance for the Jews, this further example of a law that demonstrates intolerance for Muslims seems to justify my choice of terms.
PS
English is my second language.
trotsky
(49,533 posts)You are demonstrating an unwillingness to accept views, beliefs, or behavior that differ from one's own.
Why are you so intolerant?
guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)because you seem uncertain of the meaning of the word "intolerant".
trotsky
(49,533 posts)Quit being intolerant.
guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)Linguistic intolerance?
I am tolerant of linguistic error, but I will also attempt to help one who makes such errors so as to avoid future errors.
trotsky
(49,533 posts)It's just your opinion, man.
Why are you so intolerant of others' opinions just because they differ from yours?
guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)trotsky
(49,533 posts)guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)SwissTony
(2,560 posts)Does Austria have something similar to a Disneyland? Mickey and Minnie would look quite unlike their American counterparts.
guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)I felt that it illustrated how Islamophobia can inspire laws specifically designed to discriminate against Muslims,
and how the law of unintended consequences can work.
trotsky
(49,533 posts)Say we have a man who insists on wearing a long-sleeved shirt, pants, gloves, and a ski-mask that completely obscures his face every day of his life.
Should he be forced to remove at least the ski mask for an official government ID photo?
Why or why not?
guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)Is the dress part of a belief?
trotsky
(49,533 posts)Why does it matter?
He chooses to dress as he does.
Should he be forced to remove the ski mask?
guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)If so, he is generally subject to regulations applicable to others in his class. If the regulations for obtaining a driver's license require an unobstructed view of his face, the outcome is obvious.
But if there is no real reason for the regulation, like the regulation in France that prohibited wearing of the burqa on the beach, it seems obvious that there is another motive underlying the regulation.
A Sikh is not required to remove his turban for a passport picture. Nor is a Muslim woman required to remove her hijab.
trotsky
(49,533 posts)Should the man in my example be forced to remove his ski mask for an official government ID photo?
Please answer with one word. (Hint: it's going to be either "Yes" or "No." )
guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)But if there is no real reason for the regulation, like the regulation in France that prohibited wearing of the burqa on the beach, it seems obvious that there is another motive underlying the regulation.
A Sikh is not required to remove his turban for a passport picture. Nor is a Muslim woman required to remove her hijab.
(Hint: read the bold portion.)
trotsky
(49,533 posts)I am giving you a specific example, and you are trying to answer with a general, vague statement.
I'll give you one last chance to answer with "yes" or "no" for my specific example.
There is absolutely no reason for you to be this way. If you want to turn the corner and start gaining some respect from others instead of being a laughingstock whom no one takes seriously, ANSWER THE QUESTION.
guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)And the answer was quite clear. Many life situations are not solvable and many questions are not completely answered with a simple binary choice.
trotsky
(49,533 posts)But my question is not one of those vague life situations. It is a specific example created to illustrate a point.
Your refusal to answer my question actually illustrates my point PERFECTLY, though. I gave you ample opportunity this time to avoid humiliating yourself, but you did it again. Sorry, not sorry.
Please have your precious last word to insult me and try to save face. You are not worth any more of my time today.