Saturday, December 05, 2009

Swiss (fake) feminism

"Moreover, when young proponents of the ban talk about problems with Muslims, they almost exclusively mean young men from the Balkans, who come across as male chauvinists but are almost never active members of Muslim communities." Oh, please. The Swiss people are the last to preach and lecture and hector about feminism. A nation that resisted allowing women to vote until 1971 is in no position to pass judgments about sexism. This is akin to Bush evaluating the peaceful intentions of nations, or akin to King `Abdullah holding an inter-faith dialogue conference. Wait. He actually did that and leaders from around the world attended. Never mind the last example, although it still holds.