Atara
OneOneOne
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So I don't know how much you're into foreign politics but since it shocked me so much I thought it might be of interest to you: I live in Switzerland and we just had this big vote on whether to allow new minarets (towers on top of mosques) to be built or not. (Swiss people get to vote directly on things like this.)
I thought they were kidding when I first heard about it. How anyone could consider actually voting yes on this was beyond me, especially since we like to call ourselves a 'democratic' and progressive country. Progressive my ass! (Am I allowed to say 'ass' in here? If not I apologize)
So they calculated the results yesterday and as it turns out 57 % voted against minarets. Is it just me, or does that shock you as much as it shocks me? I found an article in English, published in the LA Times, which gives you further information.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nation-and-world/la-fg-swiss-minaret30-2009nov30,0,5417813.story
I'm not as much shocked (for Swiss people tend to be very conservative if they are not observed by anyone) as I am devastated and frustrated and ashamed for having to call myself Swiss. (I honestly bawled my eyes out when I read about the results)
I would be really interested in knowing what your opinion is. Would you be as stunned as me? Or is the public's view on that matter in the US or anywhere else in the world similar to the Swiss view (and yet so different from mine)?
I'd love to hear what you have to say.
I thought they were kidding when I first heard about it. How anyone could consider actually voting yes on this was beyond me, especially since we like to call ourselves a 'democratic' and progressive country. Progressive my ass! (Am I allowed to say 'ass' in here? If not I apologize)
So they calculated the results yesterday and as it turns out 57 % voted against minarets. Is it just me, or does that shock you as much as it shocks me? I found an article in English, published in the LA Times, which gives you further information.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nation-and-world/la-fg-swiss-minaret30-2009nov30,0,5417813.story
I'm not as much shocked (for Swiss people tend to be very conservative if they are not observed by anyone) as I am devastated and frustrated and ashamed for having to call myself Swiss. (I honestly bawled my eyes out when I read about the results)
I would be really interested in knowing what your opinion is. Would you be as stunned as me? Or is the public's view on that matter in the US or anywhere else in the world similar to the Swiss view (and yet so different from mine)?
I'd love to hear what you have to say.