Posted on 08/10/2011 9:21:26 PM PDT by AustralianConservative
Via Menzies House: A clear majority of Austrians support an anti-burka law, according to new poll results.
The Austrian Independent reports: “Viennese public opinion agency Karmasin spoke with 500 Austrians to find that 71 per cent of them were in favour of such a law prohibiting wearing burkas in public places. Such veils cover women’s bodies expect a small gap for their eyes. Only 23 per cent spoke out against the introduction of such a bylaw, Karmasin found in its survey conducted for weekly magazine profil.”
The seven in ten result isn’t surprising. Across right-leaning Europe, there is growing support for separation-of-mosque-and-state policies.
The burka ban movement was popularized by French-speaking nations such as Belgium and France, but is also being embraced by lawmakers in Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands. Italy has also recently approved a draft law to ban the controversial covering.
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Good. It shouldn’t really require yet another army to appear at the gates of Vienna to remind them that Islam isn’t their friend.
I wouldn’t want to be a muzzie in Europe, in the next two years, for all the tea in China. Bum’s rush might be kind to what’s about to happen.
You might be right. But from what I read of Islamic history. They probably feel that Europe is now part of the Islamic ‘Lands’ and if that is true then they will fight tooth and nail forever if necessary. Just look at the history of Serbia/Bosnia.
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