http://toni.org/2009/11/30/as-a-swiss-expat-im-perturbed-by-yest/ A Swiss guy in San Francisco Mon, 28 May 2012 07:28:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://toni.org/2009/11/30/as-a-swiss-expat-im-perturbed-by-yest/#comment-35106 Sun, 06 Dec 2009 01:22:30 +0000 http://toni.org/2009/11/30/as-a-swiss-expat-im-perturbed-by-yest/#comment-35106 I was surprised for the results not the voting itself and -like you- I do not think it was about the minarets themselves but the message behind such referendum. Anyway I’ve placed my point of view few days ago for this and honestly I am wondering where this world is going to!

]]> http://toni.org/2009/11/30/as-a-swiss-expat-im-perturbed-by-yest/#comment-35093 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 04:30:47 +0000 http://toni.org/2009/11/30/as-a-swiss-expat-im-perturbed-by-yest/#comment-35093 The Times suggests feminists may have tipped the balance.

]]> http://toni.org/2009/11/30/as-a-swiss-expat-im-perturbed-by-yest/#comment-35092 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 04:07:05 +0000 http://toni.org/2009/11/30/as-a-swiss-expat-im-perturbed-by-yest/#comment-35092 [...] A national ban on an architectural element seems silly but the vote to stop the construction of minarets in Switzerland is a real accomplishment. The people of a mature country have peacefully expressed a strong collective feeling against what they perceive as a grave threat. The tragedy is that they identified the threat as the Islamic religion. [...]

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