Quote:
Originally Posted by Soriak  When people hear of Sharia law, that's what they think of. But there's a whole tort/civil law that goes along with it that is absolutely compatible with western customs. For example the ban on paying interest for loans - it took European banks a long time to offer no-interest accounts. (Checking accounts offer interest here) I think some banks now come up with ways of compensation that isn't directly an interest payment, but I have no idea how it works. Anyway, you can often times achieve a lot with very little and some of it is just common sense. No reason for a bank to insist on paying you interest, after all... I remember hearing an offer once where the bank would donate your theoretical interest in your name, so clients could deduct it from their taxes and follow the law requiring donations to the poor - all while avoiding being paid interest.
The opposition to Muslim traditions in the west is quite annoying. We're not talking about stoning people to death here, but the harmless practices of the religion. The right-wing party here wants to prevent Mosques from having minarets - how stupid is that? I live right next to a synagogue and nobody seems to have a problem with that building - it's an impressive and large construction (also quite beautiful), certainly more noticeable than a small minaret. I can't even begin to count the churches - probably at least 3 within 10 minutes walking distance. |
With all respect, they can go fuck themselves and abide to our rules, since these are our fucking countries or they can go die in the sand for what I care.
If you give them one finger, they are gonna take the whole arm, this is a given, since they are opportunists by nature.
We have laws here, based on a quite ancient law system, if they don't like them, they can go somewhere else.
It's not that we can go in their countries and pretend our laws work there just fine, can we?
I'm quite certain it won't happen here in Italy, first because we have the Vatican and the Pope, second because a lot of people would burn them if they do some stupid shit, the cauldron is already boiling, I wouldn't risk further.
Do you know most of those emigrating from north Africa, Kurdistan, Pakistan, India, Albania, Kosovo, Iraq, Iran and a multitude of other countries are landing here first? I assure you it's not a lovely attitude the one we have towards them now.