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Swiss parliament approves ban on full-face coverings like burqas, and sets fine for violators

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Swiss parliament approves ban on full-face coverings like burqas, and sets fine for violators

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Europe@feddit.deEnglish · 1 year ago

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The lower house of Switzerland's parliament has given final legislative approval to a ban on face coverings, such as the burqas worn by some Muslim women.

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It’s because this has nothing to do with that. It’s virtue signaling that they don’t like Muslims, nothing less and nothing more.
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  Being Islamophobic is a Virtue now?
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    Yes. Yes it is. Welcome to 2023.
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      2023 sucks.
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      It’s a lot like the 70s but we have WiFi.
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    It is for conservatives.

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