[lit-ideas] Re: Europe (Re: Re: Dutch support killer of van Gogh)
- From: "Phil Enns" <phil.enns@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2006 15:33:01 -0500
I had written:
"And the business of government in this matter [i.e. arranged marriages]
is what?"
to which Eric Yost replied:
"To protect the individual from oppression by family, culture,
tradition? Isn't it comparable to mandatory clitorectomy?"
If a goal of government is to protect individuals from physical harm,
there are laws for that. Why bring in 'oppression by family, culture,
tradition'? I shudder at the thought of politicians deciding what is or
is not an acceptable form of family, culture and tradition.
Sincerely,
Phil Enns
Toronto, ON
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