MajorMajorMajor said:
I mean its not like its even that close to GZ. If they were going to build ON the site, or in freedom tower I could understand the uproar, but zone probably permits only a few placed in Manhattan and they were lucky to get that site.
Did you look at the map of where it’s going to be built? It’s pretty *edited* close.
MajorMajorMajor said:
Secondly, i think its really retarded to expect the Imams or leaders to “represent” Islam as a whole when it comes to criticizing those who participated in the 9/11 attacks.
For example, say I didn’t vote for Obama, and therefore he does not represent me politically, so do I want other people to assume I think universal healthcare and abortions are awesome and should be allowed? No, I have my own individual opinions that I can express myself. Don’t expect the leaders to fully represent that population. Are those leaders going to be running that mosque? Doubtful. It’s probably an American Organization which means they have full rights to use that building as everyone else.
Very poor example.
If an American extremist group bombed Mecca, how fast do you think Obama and leaders from literally every Christian sect would criticize the attack? They’d be fighting each other backstage for the right to go on the air next.
MajorMajorMajor said:
Denying rights to american citizens is wrong, even if it does “offend” other.
Considering New York City has a bad history of making Christians fight for the right to build or expand churches, is it really fair to let Muslims get an instant pass on the legal suits and public outcry?
Nickname said:
Source fail.
Any website that has a laundry list of illegal activities of the Catholic Church but then barely mentions the illegal activities and human rights violations of Scientology is biased. There’s really no way to get around that one.
NuRayZ said:
MasterP said:
When it comes to getting beat up on the air, Christians and republicans hold a monopoly with the mainstream news. Everyone else either gets a pass or a game of slow pitch softball.
Maybe it’s warranted? Besides, it’s not every christian or republican, just the crazy hypocritical ones. Also, by mainstream, you mean everyone else BUT Fox? Even though they are the epitome of MSM.
By mainstream I mean the biased *edited* that the majority of the press runs with. When proven wrong they simply delete it from their website and pretend the article was never written. WSJ and NYT in particular are really bad about that, CNN is slowly creeping in that direction as well. MSNBC simply doesn’t care when they’re wrong because they’re too dumb to realize it most of the time.
To some extent it’s warranted but if you don’t think MSNBC bashes anyone with an ® beside their name regardless of their message or the discussion topic you really need to watch their primetime lineup more often. Watching it just once would be a good start. CNN isn’t quite as bad but they’ve got some real failures on there too.