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Originally Posted by Jaydelart
That's a very good point, but, once again, I'm not suggesting for it NOT to be built -- just to be built somewhere else. I don't share those specific beliefs, but we do share a somewhat common conclusion: "maybe not there."
The way I see it, a lot has been done to supress certain actions in order to avoid offending certain people. We can't say or do certain things because it can be misinterpreted, even if it was not within our intention. Ironically, one could argue that this also is a form of tolerance of ignorance. From this standpoint, in this case, the party making the decision is a party that has been protected by political correctness, and yet will not simply improvise a more peaceful solution for others when given the option. Whether or not they are ignorant has limited relevance unless, frankly, people are being physically hurt. In which case, I say build-baby-build.
I'm not supporting forcing anyone to do anything -- or not doing anything...
I just dislike the way things are being handled.
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Fair enough.
You have a more pragmatic, realistic approach which I think is a valid one
For me though... this has little to do with the Islamic building, or Islam or even religion itself and more to do with defending a principle that I believe in.
And I think that for anyone who is not a resident of New York who has an opinion on this (which is not the same or similar in the pragmatic approach to yours) is also thinking about this in terms of a principle that they think has been violated.
Whether it be that they think the "sacred" landmark of Ground zero is being tarnished and that the Islamic cultural centre is a blasphemy or that the freedom for Muslims to be treated the same as everyone else is at stake.