Sarkozy and the burqas

Sarkozy and the burqas
Nicolas Sarkozy's problem is that he hasn't read enough Hegel. ... For Hegel this isn't real freedom, because our wants and desires are determined by society. By those lights, a western fashion victim is as much a sartorial prisoner as a woman in a burqa. By real freedom, Hegel meant not doing whatever one wants but having the freedom from societal conditioning by using reason. If you come across someone who manages to be really free in this sense then send me their names so we can celebrate their escape. -- Stuart Jeffries
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