As far left-wing as I am, I must admit I have some non-PC sentiments on this issue. Yes the bill is ridiculous, but I can't help but feel it has some valuable elements.
When I see a woman wearing a burqa, I feel incredibly sorry for her, and think about the misogynistic hatred over hundreds of years that went into her being forced (coerced) to wear it.
One thing I will say is that many people advocate cultural relativism as some sort of "liberal" value. When in actuality, cultural relativism is often the aegis under which oppression of groups is tacitly endorsed.
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"For thousands of years humans were oppressed - as some of us still are - by the notion that the universe is a marionette whose strings are pulled by a god or gods, unseen and inscrutable." - Carl Sagan
Freedom consonant with responsibility.
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