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[–] [email protected] 16 points 11 months ago (6 children)

Then wouldn't they be against Islam forcing women to wear the hijab??

[–] [email protected] 14 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I for sure would prefer if women wouldn't be forced to wear it. But lets be realistic: banning it doesn't make things better, only worse. These women won't stop wearing a hijab, they will just stop going outside. And now you made the situation even worse for them.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 11 months ago (1 children)

A group of iranian college students visited my town in the summer.

None of the girls used any sort of head cover and at some that came as a topic.

Even in Iran, as much as they can, every woman goes without it, unless the religious police is somewhere nearby.

The general, widespread view is that it is a form of repression and nothing else, yet their government/religious authority enforces it.

Although unpopular and understood as fascist, these decisions in european countries echoe impositions islamic countries make to foreigners.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Obviously, the ones who view it as a form of repression, would have already not been wearing headgarb in EU. The ones that do probably think different.

After all it's not as if everyone belonging to one religion is viewing it in the same way.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

I'm not going to even step into that debate.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

I think it would be hard to find a leftist who is not supporting the struggle of Iranians against being forced by law to wear a hijab.

And equally we are against Western governments forcing women to not wear a hijab.

Forcing people is the wrong doing. Easy to understand, isn’t it?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

They seem to be somewhat in denial about it. Which is quite sad

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

thats bad, but still not as bad as the government responding with mandates on what women are or are not allowed to wear, nor is this an answer to the problem

like, how do you reckon this is going to pan out? you reckon women who actually are coerced into covering up are going to take it off when they go to public buildings (including schools), or do you reckon the men in their life just wont let them go to public buildings (including schools) anymore?

the right either has not thought about this law or is completely disingenuous about why they support it

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

the right ... is completely disingenuous about why they support it

Are they ever ingenuous?

the men in their life just wont let them go to public buildings (including schools) anymore

This one is the most likely outcome.