The Ground Zero mosque
It's really shocking to witness the discourse that's happening around me about this proposed Islamic center near Ground Zero in New York City.
When I say shocking, I really mean shocking. I am completely dumbfounded by what I'm reading, hearing and seeing. It's quite sad that the American public has descended into such a state of sheer insanity and bigotry. Now, I realize that many of us are privately bigoted in our own way, but we usually keep that to ourselves. Sadly, the situation now has changed and deteriorated into open hostility.
When someone, until a few years ago, wanted to build a mosque somewhere here in the States, sometimes certain obstacles would be placed in front of those wanting to build it. They would hear something about "traffic", or "permits" or something like that. Now, it is openly and blatantly anti-Islamic.
Narrow-minded, fear-mongering politicians like Sarah Palin or Newt Gingrich have descended into pure hatred. I can find no other word or it. I was watching AC360 on CNN a few days ago and was shocked into silence (which doesn't happen easily I have to say) by one guest. He was some idiot fundamentalist Christian preacher who was clearly driven by a pathological hatred for Islam. Again, he has the right to hate Islam, but his hatred was coupled with ignorance and narrow mindedness (which I think usually go hand in hand). He said that Muslim Americans really can't be regarded as real citizens because they have pledged allegiance to "Allah".
Humm, interesting.
How about we have them walk around with a crescent sewn into their clothes and painted on their homes? How about we prohibit them from owning businesses?
Do any of these suggestions sound familiar?
Gingrich said that we cannot permit mosques to be built in the US as long as there are no churches or synagogues in Saudi Arabia.
Incredible, so we are now comparing our political system to that of Saudi Arabia?
Instead of calling on them to open up their backwards and puritanically repressive system, we will instead sink down to their level.
Right. That's really nice.
I won't even talk about the wretched things being said on right wing blogs.
It really is scary.
What I'm seeing around me is truly frightening.
I can find no other words to describe it.
I applaud Bloomberg for his words and stance on this issue.
I'll get into what I personally think about this issue later.
When I say shocking, I really mean shocking. I am completely dumbfounded by what I'm reading, hearing and seeing. It's quite sad that the American public has descended into such a state of sheer insanity and bigotry. Now, I realize that many of us are privately bigoted in our own way, but we usually keep that to ourselves. Sadly, the situation now has changed and deteriorated into open hostility.
When someone, until a few years ago, wanted to build a mosque somewhere here in the States, sometimes certain obstacles would be placed in front of those wanting to build it. They would hear something about "traffic", or "permits" or something like that. Now, it is openly and blatantly anti-Islamic.
Narrow-minded, fear-mongering politicians like Sarah Palin or Newt Gingrich have descended into pure hatred. I can find no other word or it. I was watching AC360 on CNN a few days ago and was shocked into silence (which doesn't happen easily I have to say) by one guest. He was some idiot fundamentalist Christian preacher who was clearly driven by a pathological hatred for Islam. Again, he has the right to hate Islam, but his hatred was coupled with ignorance and narrow mindedness (which I think usually go hand in hand). He said that Muslim Americans really can't be regarded as real citizens because they have pledged allegiance to "Allah".
Humm, interesting.
How about we have them walk around with a crescent sewn into their clothes and painted on their homes? How about we prohibit them from owning businesses?
Do any of these suggestions sound familiar?
Gingrich said that we cannot permit mosques to be built in the US as long as there are no churches or synagogues in Saudi Arabia.
Incredible, so we are now comparing our political system to that of Saudi Arabia?
Instead of calling on them to open up their backwards and puritanically repressive system, we will instead sink down to their level.
Right. That's really nice.
I won't even talk about the wretched things being said on right wing blogs.
It really is scary.
What I'm seeing around me is truly frightening.
I can find no other words to describe it.
I applaud Bloomberg for his words and stance on this issue.
I'll get into what I personally think about this issue later.
Labels: Christianity, Gingrich, ground zero, Islam, mosque, Palin
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