On page 28 of this thread, I commented to Wali about the burkhini and the extreme oppression, notably of women, that comes along with Shariah law. He never replied to that post, and that's fine.
For those who think that Shariah cannot come to their country, I think it is worth contemplating recent events, It also worth contemplating what this means for our beloved domain industry.
Allow me to explain:
In my comment to Walid,I referenced no-go zones where non-Muslims are not welcome. They exist and are popping up in different places around the world. Investigative reporter Lauren Southern highlighted one:
I think most rational people will agree that it makes very little sense to allow a minority (e.g. 3% of the population) in any culture to impose a lifestyle standard over the rest. That is tyranny, plain and simple.
The recent events in the European Union, Australia and New Zealand all have a context that can be easily observed. With rising Islamification you will get more censorship.
For context, see this report from Dave Cullen, commenting on insanely Draconian EU Copyright legislation which within 2 years
mandates ridiculous content filtering and content licensing requirements:
Incidentally, neither Lauren Southern and Dave Cullen are, to my knowledge, Christian. I am not even sure they profess a faith. They simply advocate for civil liberty, and for that reason I endorse their work.
If the censors have their way, the utility of private ownership of domains will plummet as the cost of use, and also the implied liability, will skyrocket.
If you doubt that stupid EU policy can impact the domain industry, just consider the pain that GDPR brought to the global domain after-market. Multiply that by 100 and you have a sense of what is coming.
And yes, I am rooting for a
BREXIT. Unfortunately UK politicians have to listen to their citizens for that to happen. For now, they keep kicking the can hoping they can silence those who advocate for liberty.
Private ownership and use of domains are a form of liberty. And even if the censorship trend cannot be stopped or reversed, it can be
slowed long enough for more people to
wake up. That's a start.