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Interestingly, the approval rate for this mosque is even higher in NYC than it is in New York state as a whole. Both polls had more people in favour than against. I'm not saying that decisions should be made on the basis of public approval alone, but it does show that New Yorkers are not personally offended by this and the Ground Zero Mosque label is very misleading. It's not as if they're building it on Ground Zero itself or even within view of Ground Zero.
On reflection, I don't see this doing any harm and the meaning behind the name Cordoba House are quite positive, hearkening back to the peaceful co-existence of muslims and Christians in medieval Spain.
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No matter that they act like senile 12-year-olds on the Today programme website - smoking illegal fags to look tough and cool. No matter that Amis coins truly abominable terms like 'the age of horrorism' and when criticised tells people to 'fuck off'. Surely we all chuckle at the strenuous ennui of his salon drawl. Didn't he once accidentally sneer his face off?
- Chris Morris - The Absurd World of Martin Amis
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11-08-2010, 02:43 PM
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