Banning the Burqa

Let start this rant on the basic principle that tolerance and integration would solve the problem - now the real question is: how do we achieve that?

We could ban the burqa.

We could ban the kippah.

We could ban all religious vestments.

We could ban identity like they did in the days of slavery and in Nazi Germany. 

We could ban freedom of expression like in they did in Soviet Russia and now in North Korea.

If we make everyone wear the same thing, maybe even a 'life' uniform, then we will iron out all issues of difference.

We could make everyone the same colour to eradicate racism.

We could ban religion to prevent any religious hate crimes.

And if we did this, we may as well ban births to prevent deaths.

If we believe that banning the burqa is the way to integrate people into society, then we don't understand the meaning of the word integrate:

integrate

ˈɪntɪɡreɪt/

verb

1. 1. 
2. bring (people or groups with particular characteristics or needs) into equal participation in or membership of a social group or institution.

   "integrating children with special needs into ordinary schools"

THE WHOLE POINT OF INTEGRATION IS DIFFERENCE.

To say that welcoming other races and traditions into our culture requires 'tolerance' is a sad thing in itself. It should be recognised as one of the fundamental roots of our success as a country, and I'm sure in time to come it will be.  Bust first we must grow more intelligent as a race.

Moral of the story: The only way to promote true integration and a safe world is to open it up to whomever wants to integrate and be tolerant of all aspects of their person heritage and religious beliefs. Only 6% of terror attacks are committed by muslims, so why ban the burqa? Ban the gun, ban the bomb, ban the radicalisation. And ban the racism.