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Originally Posted by Dezzy
Yes because moderate and casual muslims are REALLY rallying behind the building of this aren't they? Just because they're muslims doesn't mean they don't have sense and anyone with sense knows that this is going to cause violence towards any innocent muslims foolish enough to go to that mosque.
Not all muslims are in on some plan to convert everyone and everything and not all muslims are supporting this.
That's what I hate about topics like this, millions of people get demonified due to the actions of a few. Muslims are people just like us. They aren't one single concience that's got an evil agenda for our way of living and they aren't some sort of Sci Fi threat. I can guarantee that there's many muslims opposing, you just won't hear their points of view because it doesn't fit in with the narrative. You'll only hear from the extremists because that causes fear and fear sells newspapers. It's called a Moral Panic, look it up.
Anyway now I've got that out of the way, my opinion is that it shouldn't be built, NOT because of the ignorant masses baying for blood but for any practioners that could get harmed in the crossfire.
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Don't patronise me - you're not the expert you seem to think you are! My views are based on many things - not what I read in the Daily Mail or any other paper! What an arrogant remark!
I am not saying all Muslims, moderate or otherwise are supporting this, but clearly it is not just extremists behind this! What has moral panic got to do with anything - not about fear, just about commonsense prevailing over bad taste!
Regardless of anything else - it is disrespecful to build a mosque so close to ground zero! 9/11 was carried out by Muslims - regardless of nationality - and that is what is going to upset, not only the relatives of those who died, but many others as well!
To then go and build a hugh symbol of the Muslim religion so close to the site of such an atrocity - is laughing in the face of the Americans - including those that died and their families! Of course it can't be allowed! In the end - common sense and common decency - rule the day!