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Ah, yes, I am a Western person.  And I have a Western person's bias towards women's rights.  (Actually, there are many Eastern cultures who have that view as well, just not yours.)  So you dismiss my view because I am Western, though we are talking about this issue in the context of Western society.  How very logical.
I do think it's a hard call whether niqabs should be prohibited in public spaces.  I don't think it's a good thing if you can walk into a bank or a convenience store in a niqab.  We have security cameras for a reason -- to deter crime because the take pictures of peoples' faces, thus increasing the likelihood they will be caught.  If it becomes culturally acceptable to walk around with a covered face, then we might as well get rid of that.   What idiot wouldn't wear a niqab to rob a store.  But we, as a government, have never sought to limit peoples' clothing choices except in the context of nudity or obscenity.  So it is a hard step to take.  Nonetheless, I think the security risk outweighs whatever expressive value there is to it.  And I'd say that if it were some Mormon faction covering their faces as well.
 
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I don't dismiss your view because you're Western. I dismiss your view because you seem to seek to impose it on all others.  I would feel the same about a niqabi person who wants everyone to cover their face.   And you have no idea what culture I am from, so let's not even go there. [/quote]

Well you felt comfortable assuming not only my culture, but my color.  And you dismissed me as "typical Western".  So I think I get it.
There are views that people should impose on others.  I also seek to impose my "don't beat your wife" view on others.   And my "girls should be allowed to go to school" view on others.  I'm okay with that.[/quote]

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