mosque near ground zero ?

[Fast_Eddie]

Originally Posted by piece-itpete

The left is saying, at least heavily implying, that anyone who disagrees with them is an ignorant hateful hick.

Only when they're being hateful. Religious intollerance is hateful and un-American.

[Fast_Eddie]

Originally Posted by piece-itpete

Knock yourself out.

There have been similarities, but it's all relative.

And you lefties, don't kid yourselves, your leaders whipped up hatred for Bush like the experts they are.

Pete

We're not talking here about whipping up hatred of the President. I could quibble that the attacks at Bush were largley based in fact as opposed to organized efforts to spread myths like he wasn't an American Citizen or he was a Muslim. But that would be avoiding the point.

The point being- people jab at the people in power. It's unfortunate, but it happens. That isn't what we're talking about here. We're talking about promoting hatred and fear of millions of American Citizens. There are some on the right who are tired of being told it's not okay to hate people who aren't like them. They think it *is* perfectly okay. Muslims are an easy target, so they get hit first and hardest. Hispanics are pretty easy because you can lump them all in with the "illegals" who did, after all, break the law coming here. The fact that we roughly equate that crime to murder or rape makes little difference, it's a good justification for being suspisious of people who don't look like us. The gays are another good target so we try to legislate discrimination against them.

No Pete, those are just hateful and honestly, evil things to do. So yeah, some of us try to draw the line and say "that's not freedom".

[Fast_Eddie]

And make no mistake, this has nothing to do with "ground zero". As I stated, there are already two mosques in that neighborhood. Truth is, construction of mosques is being protested across the country. People don't want Muslim Americans to be allowed to worship- period. And that is specifically addressed in the Constitution.

[BlueStreak]

Originally Posted by Fast_Eddie

Only when they're being hateful. Religious intollerance is hateful and un-American.

Depending on who hates who, and who hates you, and that voodoo that you do so well.

Dave

[BlueStreak]

Originally Posted by Fast_Eddie

And make no mistake, this has nothing to do with "ground zero". As I stated, there are already two mosques in that neighborhood. Truth is, construction of mosques is being protested across the country. People don't want Muslim Americans to be allowed to worship- period. And that is specifically addressed in the Constitution.

The new Constitution as written by the good folks at Conservapedia, and expounded upon by Glenn Beck? Or that pesky old yellowy wrinkley thing written by a bunch of dead guys, that ".....aint nuthin' but a goddamn piece of paper......"?

Dave

[piece-itpete]

The world is grey....



Pete