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France: the far-right’s proposed headscarf ban in public places breaches religious freedom and anti-discrimination principles (theconversation.com)
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The fight against Islamism is the rationale behind Marine Le Pen’s RN party, but research data suggests that head-covering in keeping with Islamic tradition is not politically motivated.

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[–] 5 points 12 hours ago

Ban all religious symbols in public, that takes care of the discrimination part, and also takes care of the relying on mental illness part

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    [–] 17 points 18 hours ago (1 child)

    They don't expect this shit to pass, they expect it to grab attention and whip up support from racist simpletons

    And it works

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    • [–] 4 points 16 hours ago

    Its not about the culture war. The far right is to sneek in fashism

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