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Originally Posted by rick-roll

Some people keep saying it's being built on ground zero. It's not. It's being built NEAR ground zero, 2 or 3 blocks away. It won't even be visible from ground zero. It's a privately owned property and they have the rights to build so any action to stop construction will basically just be like pissing on the constitution.

Why is it so inappropriate anyway? The attack on 9/11 was by extremists. What did they have in common? They were male, they were muslim and most were Saudi. Maybe if a bunch of male Saudi extremist muslims decided to build ON ground zero, it would be cause for concern but it's a muslim community center (with a mosque inside) being built by American muslims who have nothing to do with the attacks.


Anyone whining over this is a bigot and a moron.

It is a massive mosque and it 2 or 3 blocks away still isn't far away is it? The point is it's not needed there, in such a sensitive area. Although the people who did it were extremists, they were still Muslims. It doesn't matter if the people had nothing to do with the attacks, it's about principle. No matter what happens it would still be a horrible reminder of what happened in their faces everyday. Because let's face it, the building is not going to be subtle.