Talk of Mosque 2 blocks away from Ground Zero
Aug 30th 2010, 10:09 pm
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Re: Talk of Mosque 2 blocks away from Ground Zero
I think the "more the merrier" comment says much about your views, but as your original question was "what if we had Ground Zero here?" How do you think Australia would reaction to a mosque being built in sight of a terrorist attack on the same scale here?
Aug 30th 2010, 10:10 pm
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Aug 30th 2010, 10:12 pm
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Re: Talk of Mosque 2 blocks away from Ground Zero
It's been remarkable that the vehemence of the opposition increases the further you get away from New York. New Yorkers know what is actually at issue: the renovation of a shitty discount clothing store on a shagged-out street in a neighbourhood that no-one goes to after 5pm and that's currently occupied by a strip bar, a betting shop and a couple of really crappy restaurants. There are mosques all over the place and no-one cares. It's been three hundred years of immigration and waves of new religions and cultures. BFD.
Aug 30th 2010, 10:15 pm
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Re: Talk of Mosque 2 blocks away from Ground Zero
It's been remarkable that the vehemence of the opposition increases the further you get away from New York. New Yorkers know what is actually at issue: the renovation of a shitty discount clothing store on a shagged-out street in a neighbourhood that no-one goes to after 5pm and that's currently occupied by a strip bar, a betting shop and a couple of really crappy restaurants. There are mosques all over the place and no-one cares. It's been three hundred years of immigration and waves of new religions and cultures. BFD.
Aug 30th 2010, 10:16 pm
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Re: Talk of Mosque 2 blocks away from Ground Zero
How about a Japanese Shinto temple in Darwin as well. It would show how tolerant the Ozzies are.
Aug 30th 2010, 10:21 pm
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Re: Talk of Mosque 2 blocks away from Ground Zero
I think the "more the merrier" comment says much about your views, but as your original question was "what if we had Ground Zero here?" How do you think Australia would reaction to a mosque being built in sight of a terrorist attack on the same scale here?
Lets move on
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Aug 30th 2010, 10:30 pm
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Aug 30th 2010, 10:37 pm
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Re: Talk of Mosque 2 blocks away from Ground Zero
Some extreamists may see it as a victory for Isalm, they may think we knocked down the twin toweres now theres a mosque there , we won we beat America.
Aug 30th 2010, 10:51 pm
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Re: Talk of Mosque 2 blocks away from Ground Zero
Well say for example I wanted to build a large pie shop in a part of NY but there was huge opposition due to a few dodgy pies being responsible for killing folk a while back. There was uproar and people were really offended. I would think to myself...well my pies are good to go but it is probably best if I open up somewhere else as not to offend. It is not a slight on my pies. It is just common sense.
So I move off to an area who will welcome and enjoy my pies instead of accusing the whole of NY/America/Non Pie eaters of being Anti Pie.
Common sense should be applied. There are plenty of places to build it elsewhere I am sure.
So I move off to an area who will welcome and enjoy my pies instead of accusing the whole of NY/America/Non Pie eaters of being Anti Pie.
Common sense should be applied. There are plenty of places to build it elsewhere I am sure.
Aug 30th 2010, 10:51 pm
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Re: Talk of Mosque 2 blocks away from Ground Zero
If it was built on Ground Zero then those extremists may think that, but this is being built 2 blocks away and the site proposed for the Mosque from a previous posters description looks as if its the ideal spot.
Aug 30th 2010, 10:55 pm
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Re: Talk of Mosque 2 blocks away from Ground Zero
Well say for example I wanted to build a large pie shop in a part of NY but there was huge opposition due to a few dodgy pies being responsible for killing folk a while back. There was uproar and people were really offended. I would think to myself...well my pies are good to go but it is probably best if I open up somewhere else as not to offend. It is not a slight on my pies. It is just common sense.
So I move off to an area who will welcome and enjoy my pies instead of accusing the whole of NY/America/Non Pie eaters of being Anti Pie.
Common sense should be applied. There are plenty of places to build it elsewhere I am sure.
So I move off to an area who will welcome and enjoy my pies instead of accusing the whole of NY/America/Non Pie eaters of being Anti Pie.
Common sense should be applied. There are plenty of places to build it elsewhere I am sure.
