[MD] What is the intellectual argument about Islamic veil wearing?

[ARLO J BENSINGER JR]

[Platt quoting Pirsig]
"When somebody goes outside the cultural norms, the culture has to protect
itself." Robert M. Pirsig interviewed by Tim Adams, the Observer, Nov. 19.

[Arlo]
Pirsig was talking about insanity, not veils. Your above statement in this
context would support the banning of lederhosen, kimonos, and kilts in America
as well (since they are "outside the cultural norms"). Hardly a moral course of
action.

But I'm glad to see you beginning to admit that its not really a "free society"
you want at all, but one where "freedom" is only economic, and people must
conform or face prison. 

Not to mention the insanity that is "to protect ourselves from Islamofascists we
must ban veils". As I've said several times, and you evade, if Islam is the
problem, why not just admit you want to ban that particular religion outright?
What's the sense of saying we have a "freedom of religion", if the only people
who can publically act out the social customs of their religion are Christians?