Frank Smith Says NB: Where are the Republicans who will reject pandering and prejudice?

Thursday, August 19, 2010

Where are the Republicans who will reject pandering and prejudice?

2 comments:

Anonymous said...: This is a difficult situation. We cannot as a people unilaterally decide that the Muslim people intent on building the Mosque are also guilty of the ideals held by the murderous minds that took war on America blocks from this prospective property. We as a nation take pride in respecting all religions and people, is that not what makes us such a great nation? This land is your land this land is my land.

But then we must ask ourselves, how will this effect the survivors of the crime? Those who lost their family members, friends, co-workers, how do they feel and as in so many criminal cases the needs of victim are heard in this country to give respect to their loss, their grief and with hope one's healing.

Argument has been made that this property is private property and can be sold and developed as it may. However property is subject to emminent domain and in fact part of this parcel had been taken under emminent domain in the past. So we all understand that this land is my land and this land is my land if I the government choose it to be. This property is American Land near to where war and criminal acts were committed upon us.

What our President and leader might have expressed could have been, with all do respect, please look for a piece of property in New York that is not going to hurt our countrymen with any reminders of the crimes committed upon us.; August 19, 2010 at 8:44 AM
Nicholas Mercier said...: I personally disagree with the "think of the victims" argument. Most of the political backfire has come from groups far removed from the actual victims of 9/11. You will find families of 9/11 victims on both sides of the issue, but the overwhelming majority of people who reside in NYC are ambivalent about the Mosque or in favor of it.

I really think this is a case where we need to, as a nation, stand for our ideals of tolerance and acceptance. By accepting this mosque we are stating loudly to the world that we know Islam is different from Terrorism and that there is a difference between Muslims and Terrorists.

What extremely disturbing to me is how many people who see who are not just opposing this mosque but mosques anywhere. This debate over the Ground Zero mosque is not an isolated incident, but seems to be a part of much larger anti-mosque and anti-Muslim movement that Americans of all political persuasions should be opposed to.; August 19, 2010 at 4:22 PM

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