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

[pholden at davtv.com]

Quoting ARLO J BENSINGER JR <ajb102 at psu.edu>:

> [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.

Pirsig was making a general statement about preserving social patterns, neccesary
for human survival. What is "outside" cultural norms is an ideology dedicated
to destruction of a free society. 
 
> 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. 

Free to obliterate life? Sometimes Arlo I fear for your sanity. 

> 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?

Ban a religious sect dedicated to murdering everyone but their believers? You bet.
Would you allow the KKK on your campus? If not, why not?

  



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