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Originally Posted by Red Mile Style
What is so difficult about this? I am convinced that the only reason why anybody would be so against such an obvious system is simply prejudices against Muslims, because everything else just doesn't make sense.
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That must be part of the problem then. You think anyone who doesn't want to employ a system of lights to identify the religion of a cab driver must be a racist.
There have been plenty of arguments put forth in this debate as to why people are against this system.
For me, one of the main ones is that I don't think the government should be in the business of making it easier for religious extremists to do their thing. Especially at a publicly owned facility like an airport.
A big thing for you is that drinking is "an action" and it can't be discriminated against. Fair enough. Know what another "action" is? Putting a scarf on your head. Now you tell me -- if you want a ride home from the airport and the cabbie says "I won't drive you without your head covered", is that alright with you? It's just an action, after all. No big deal, eh? It's pretty simple to put a scarf on your head. A simple solution -- you get a ride home, he gets to feed his family, everyone is happy.
It's no different than the booze thing, as far as I'm concerned, and a request like that probably wouldn't be far behind. You can use all your arguments that you've put forward to defend this "no booze" policy and apply it to headscarves, when the time comes.