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The Swiss want to live in Switzerland, not Saudi Arabia:
Swiss voters overwhelmingly approved a constitutional ban on minarets on Sunday, barring construction of the iconic mosque towers in a surprise vote that put Switzerland at the forefront of a European backlash against a growing Muslim population.
The referendum by the nationalist Swiss People’s Party labeled minarets as symbols of rising Muslim political power that could one day transform Switzerland into an Islamic nation. The initiative was approved 57.5 to 42.5 percent by some 2.67 million voters. Only four of the 26 cantons or states opposed the initiative, granting the double approval that makes it part of the Swiss constitution.
The reaction of Muslims was predictable, as well as laughably ironic:
Muslim groups in Switzerland and abroad condemned the vote as biased and anti-Islamic. Business groups said the decision hurt Switzerland’s international standing and could damage relations with Muslim nations and wealthy investors who bank, travel and shop there.
“The Swiss have failed to give a clear signal for diversity, freedom of religion and human rights,” said Omar Al-Rawi, integration representative of the Islamic Denomination in Austria, which said its reaction was “grief and deep disappointment.”
It’s Muslim nations where freedom of religion and human rights are imperiled. Worse, as Muslim culture colonizes areas of Europe, it begins to assert itself politically.
It isn’t “xenophobic” to protect your way of life from an invasive, hostile culture.
Update: Left-Neocon Charles Johnson continues to campaign for fighting them over there but welcoming them over here.
RedPhillips on 30 Nov 2009 at 3:30 am #
Charles Johnson has completely lost it. Notice the latent hostility against the Swiss for their neutrality in WWII.
This is a good victory, but strikes me as largely cosmetic. Are minarets really the problem? The key is to prevent large influxes of Muslim through immigration policy.
HarrisonBergeron2 on 30 Nov 2009 at 2:05 pm #
RedPhillips,
Yes, it’s mostly symbolic, but it’s a clear sign of resistance to the globalists and multi-cults. I say, Hurrah for the Swiss!
Sean Scallon on 30 Nov 2009 at 5:34 pm #
Some people still have some sense.
HarrisonBergeron2 on 30 Nov 2009 at 8:06 pm #
Sean Scallon,
And backbone!