| BMaker11 said: ...this noise about Obama backing a mosque near ground zero, and it being disrespectful to Americans and blah blah blah. Get over it. It's a free country. We are guaranteed the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. If someone wants to build a mosque to show that Islam isn't all terrorism and extremism next to the attack site, let them. And if someone wants to open a gay bar right next to said mosque, to show them how ignorant and intolerant their hate for the culture is, then let them. This is AMERICA. This country is built on eradicating prejudice and ignorance. Sure...many Americans don't follow this, and are stuck in they're conservative ways: "this is our country, all these 'others' don't need to be here" <----type nonsense, it doesn't change the fact that America was built upon certain foundations. I'm tired of people thinking certain things like this are upsetting the establishment...even though people have every right to do something like this. I HATE conservative news talk about how "well...maybe people don't like the change and like how things are"...but that in itsself is anti-American because we as a country and a people are ALWAYS changing. But long story short, this shouldn't be controversy. It shouldn't even be news. It's all within the laws of this nation, and the only people who are making a scene are people using scare tactics. OMG a mosque at ground zero? But the muslims attacked the WTC!". That kind of thinking is what keeps this nation in the metaphorical dark ages. And intolerance of others is what keeps all other cultures in relative dark ages. I normally don't agree with the things that are on Fox News, and I bet this guy is only taking this initiative BECAUSE he's one of the people who believes that mosque = muslim = al quaeda = terrorism, etc and with this knowledge, he's taking one of the more hated topics amongst the Islamic culture, and putting it in their face. But ignoring his beliefs, the action he is taking is a step forward in breaking down the walls we have in this world, and I totally agree with him opening his gay bar. As much as I agree with Obama condoning a mosque to be built next to ground zero. If people are really that ignorant to think that muslims paying homage to the men and women that died in 9/11 and trying to prove that the muslim faith does not automatically equate to extremism, they really need to just find a gun, put it to their face, and pull the trigger. My two cents |
Pretty transparant paragraph there.
It's not possible it's the other way around, you're so quick to call the people behind the mosque as doing it for the right reasons, yet the gay bar is ignorance and introlerance ...
I think me, and most people are on the same wave length. Them opening a mosque ANYWHERE near Groud Zero is disrespectful. They should be understanding in that a lot of locals there lost family members in 9/11 and if they don't want a mosque there they should respect that. They're selish, only thinking of their own needs.
And you know what, the gay bar more than likely is a retaliation, but I say good on them. Might give them a wake up call to get a dose of their own medicine.
