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It's not just direct occupation, it's the installation and support of such dictators and oppressors such as Osama, the Shah, and Saddam. It's the economic oppression under the guise of multinational corporations. Don't you think it's odd that the few Gulf States are the only countries in the...

At least the French ban is moral, being even handed. If a country wants to secularized public institutions, making it so for all religions is completely fair. It's probably a boon for the religious school system.

So American gays should never be allowed to marry, or Tibetans, Bahais, and many others escape persecution? There is nothing hypocritical about wanting a better life.

Yes, exactly. The fairness of banning almost all immigration is the disadvantages it poses your country; you lose the economic benefits of high immigration. A country also isn't responsible for the rights of anyone but their citizens. If a nation's culture were that much of an issue, then...

Who cares about current cultures? In the long run, cultures do change, and nations rise and fall. If the Swiss want to hold on to their culture, all the power and respect to them, but there are, many, many, many other and better ways to do it.

And nothing in China is forcing them to build it that way. A sad day when Switzerland falls behind China.

Teitel killed Palestinians. Get your facts straight. We (the Christian 'West') came into the the Middle East over the 20th century, subverted and destroyed their political structures, steal their national resources, weaponize them, and create 'puppet' wars. With the instability, any logical...

If you want to criticize the Arab world, go ahead. Just don't use it as an advocate for beginning to duplicate their policies. And what exactly happened in Lebanon? Look at the Sabra and Shatila Massacre if you don't know. 100% Correct

Obviously tone is not very easily transmitted over the internet. It was not an implied threat of violence; I was rather saying that the Swiss national image should suffer. Referendums are fair and democratic, for sure, but what if the result they produce does limit the rights of certain...

I totally agree. I think in 20 years time developments such as this and West Harbour City will be remembered and revered to a level not seen with all of the other glass boxes. Their differences bring texture and individuality to the skyline, whether or not you really admire their designs.

There was some 'sense' in that argument maybe 100 years ago. I thought the world had concluded the 20th century marked the end of that, at least outside Central Africa. The imaginary 'perceived' threat this majority faces is not only disturbing and entirely untrue but completely backwards and...

None of the Euro auto companies make rail vehicles per se., although Mercedes makes buses. The cost of a Rolls Royce is almost comparable to the cost of your average bus.

I think the Liberals' failure so far is controlling image. Their policies so far do resonate with Canadians (see Obama), it's just in the face of a well-oiled tightly controlled Conservative machine they can't seem to fight back. Our current labeling of them, at least in my opinion, is framed by...

The backlash is far, far, far disproportionate. Racism occurred before those cartoons. Do you think collective punishment is fair and democratic in any way? Human rights abuses in one nation do not justify human rights abuses in another. Who are 'they', and why do they have any more right to...

Amsterdam's suburbs have been quite the place for good architecture recently. Definitely one of my top office designs of the past decade. I think Safdie has proven that he's still got game. I'm not even a PoMo fan, but this tower knocks my socks off. It's just composed to a different level.

It's kind of funny that the streetcars are sharing a ship with high-end BMWs and Rolls-Royces. Quite a juxtaposition.

It is true that Albanians and other refugees from the Balkans to make up a portion of Muslim migration to Western and Central Europe. I wouldn't have considered Albanians white, and, even if they are, I'm fairly sure they suffer from racism from Western Europeans as much as North Africans and...

I'm going to ignore all the complaints about the view of downtown here, just imagine the view from the ground once X2/Couture get built! That staggered line will look nothing short of amazing.

If they do go by daily, and it is bothering you to such an extent, you might want to consider some minor soundproofing in your presumably older west end home. My point was that it is very hard to remove lots of the noise from the city, such as barking dogs an the like, than to come to live with...

About the racism of the law; yes, I do think it is racist mostly because of those who practice Islam in Europe. Very few (if any) white Europeans are Muslim, the Muslims are mostly recent North African or Arab immigrants. This law is denying them their basic rights by making it impossible to...