21st Century Label For Being A Bigot

Do you think the burqa should be banned in Australia?
• 37%
No, women should have the right to wear it
• 19%
Yes, the burqa oppresses women
• 44%
Yes, for safety and security reasons

Interesting that safety and fear are the most talked about reasons. Not woman's rights, not freedom of speech, but fear. We're so conned as people now, so conditioned and trained in the, somewhat, mythical fear factor of the world that we actually believe that the world is a more dangerous place. When, in fact, the opposite is true.

But...

To be fearful as a nation is to be more easily controlled as people, is to be more obedient to the government.

Can someone explain what the safety and security reason really is? If it is the absurd reasoning of hiding explosives, what can be hidden under a burqa can just as easily be hidden under a big coat, or a rather bulky cardigan?

Isn't the safety and security reason just the nice 21st Century label for being a bigot? It's sad and an indictment on the times we live in that we can pass bigotry off as a safety issue.