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Right-wing bloggers have cheered a Swiss referendum establishing a constitutional ban on the construction of minarets. The bloggers have termed this prohibition on building new mosque towers a “VICTORY!” that demonstrates that the Swiss have “at least partial immunity to the European Malaise.”

Bloggers applaud Swiss election results

Geller says the Swiss “had the spine to take back their
country,” declares “VICTORY!” In a
November 29 post to her Atlas Shrugs blog — headlined “VICTORY!
SWISS BAN MOSQUE MINARETS IN A LANDSLIDE VOTE” — Pamela Geller
commented: “The Swiss have hand [sic] enough. They actually had the spine
to take back their country. I wonder how the religion of peaceniks will
react…in their usual tolerant and pacifist manner?”

Jawa Report: Supporters of referendum “demonstrate at least partial
immunity to the European Malaise.” In a November 29 post, The
Jawa Report blogger The Old Man of the
Mountain wrote: “57% of Swiss voters demonstrate at least partial
immunity to the European Malaise. The remaining 43% will be readily identified
by the drool frozen in gobs at the corners of their mouths as they stare
longingly at window displays of Odeur de
Chevre^TM brand articles de
toilette.”

Sweetness & Light: “[T]he protesters are right. It’s not their Switzerland.” In a
November 29 post, Sweetness & Light’s Steve Gilbert commented
of the referendum, “Let’s hope that the Muslims aren’t so
offended that they pull all of their drug money out of their Swiss bank
accounts.” After noting that the Associated Press reported that
“About 300 people turned out for a spontaneous demonstration on the
square outside parliament, holding up signs saying, ‘That is not my
Switzerland,’ ” Gilbert added: “For once the protesters are right. It’s
not their Switzerland.”

RedState: Ban indicates “worries” about “militant Islam
are global.” In a November 29 post, RedState managing editor Erick Erickson linked to an
AP article about the referendum, commenting, “Wow, worries about jihad
and militant Islam are global.”

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