^^^ Every nation, or likeminded collective of nations, thinks they are going to take over the world, and enforce their way of doing things on others, and the west is no exception. It all comes down to how you go about it. We can't just stick some jackboots on and start marching into other countries, rounding up people and sending them to death camps. That's been done, and it wouldn't be tolerated.

The wests mission is to spread love, freedom and democracy throughout the world by paying terrorists to overthrow governments on dubious 'humanitarian' and shakey legal grounds. It's no wonder there is a small lunatic fringe within Islam who want to mark out their territory. I guess to them the spread of western imperialism must be fairly plain to see, but for most of us it must appear that we are doing the right thing, thanks to the way our media reports our global shenanegans to us

The T wrote: There can't be legislation or any official rule stopping the mosque from being built in that area. That would be ridiculous. Having said that, I don't support it or agree with the mosque being built there.

It's not a mosque - it's the islamic equivalent of a YMCA.

Wouldn't you find it tacky (to say the least) if someone set up a stand selling patriotic German flags and souvenirs next to a Synagogue in the years following WWII, even though many Germans were not Nazis and many Germans were killed? 

thellama73 wrote: Dean wrote: thellama73 wrote: rushfan4 wrote: How do you stand on building the Muslim church next door to Ground Zero?  A similar yet different analogy I would think. They have every right to do so, but personally I find it in bad taste. Innocent muslims died in the WTC attacks and there are already islamic mosques in the local neighbourhood. Not all muslims are terrorists. No one said they were. It would be in similarly bad taste to open a Black Metal record store near a church that had been burned down by one of the bands, even though not all Black Metal musicians burn down churches. Why is that so hard to understand?

I dunno, perhaps I'm too f*cking thick to understand. Perhaps it should have been seen as a gesture of conciliation and since the proposed building is an islamic community centre promoting interfaith dialogue perhaps we should stop calling it a mosque (even though it has plans for interdonminational and islamic prayer spaces within it, just as the Pentagon has a interdonominational prayer space for rememberance of the 9/11 attack there). I dunno how far two blocks is, I assume one block is next door, and two blocks is next to that ... how far away does it have to be to be in good taste? Also several muslim prayer spaces existed within the WTC itself.

BREAKING NEWS: I changed my avatar.

Sometimes I hate the people who write copy for news sites. 

Foxnews.com wrote: Did Officials Run A'fowl' With Threat Over Exec's Gay Marriage Opinion? Fast-food chain Chick-fil-A under fire for company chief's gay marriage comments — but with free speech and jobs on line, do threatening big city officials have a drumstick to stand on?

I know I am opening the floodgates to Fox bashing, but don't pretend they are the only ones who abuse puns like this.

Edited by thellama73 - July 26 2012 at 16:17

rushfan4 wrote: How do you stand on building the Muslim church next door to Ground Zero?  A similar yet different analogy I would think.

They have every right to do so, but personally I find it in bad taste.

How do you stand on building the Muslim church next door to Ground Zero?  A similar yet different analogy I would think.

Epignosis wrote: Smurph wrote: http://www.365black.com   I've never understood exactly what "African-American culture" is.

I have a black kid, a Hispanic kid, a white kid, and a Native American kid in the same classroom.  Four different races, but you know what?  They dress the same, they speak the same way, they listen to the same music, they eat the same foods, they celebrate the same holidays, and they do pretty much the same things for fun. 

So don't tell me we're multicultural.  We're multiracial.  That is all.

Philadelphia joins the bandwagon. We do one better. We're going to make legislation!

If they take my hot morning, after gym, unsweetened Chick-fil-a Iced tea away from me, then I will be upset.



EDIT: I don't support laws for opposite sex marriage either so don't waste your time calling me a bigot or whatevs.


Edited by Equality 7-2521 - July 26 2012 at 15:23