Originally posted by ziptnf
Do you really think the entire muslim population is trying to piss off the Americans by building it there? It would probably be very convenient for a lot of the citizens living around that area. It's like you think they're trying to build it to conspire against us like all muslims are evil extremists.
Stop with the straw man stuff. I didn't say anything about the entire muslim population. I didn't say all muslims are evil extremists. It's about the hypocrisy of those involved in the construction of this Mosque saying "don't offend our sensibilities by opposing" while simultaneously offending the sensibilities of a lot more people... as if they really have no right or reason to be upset! And the hypocrisy of absolutely refusing to build it in a different location while touting their pious attitude of "we only want to improve understanding and dialogue within the community".
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Originally posted by idoru
Jesus, dude. Just because one person on the "left" has an opinion, doesn't mean that it's shared by everybody on the "left". The same can go for your "right", too. in' A. :stongue:
Also, stop acting as though we all worship him. I like some things he does, I don't like other things that he does. Hell, I probably dislike more than I like, but does that mean that I shouldn't sit here and say, "Here, here!" in response to his remarks on this issue?
You're looney. :stongue:
I wasn't referring to you in my remark to System J.
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Originally posted by Konijn
if you had made this the locus of your argument you actually would have had a point.
but you went off the rails badly by threatening people off the boards (seriously, wtf) and making specious assertions and bad analogies (eg. the nyc islamic cultural center is like a nazi memorial at auschwitz. it's not: a memorial to the 19 hijackers would be that sort of equivalent).
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my thoughts, as a born-and-bred nyc-er and a common sense liberal:
-do our bearded buddies have a legal and a civil libertarian right to build their center? -- yes
-is fox news, the17ss and everyone else getting their panties in way too big of a bunch and using this to spew racist bull? -- yes
-should this building go up? no
The first thing you quoted from my original post WAS the locus of my argument, which has been repeated several times since. And please direct me to the racist comments I made. Jesus ing christ, could the race card possibly be any more worn out?
Anyway, I didn't intend for the thread to go off the rails... and if you read the whole thing than you should understand my issue with Joss Weatherby and his long term provocations that needed to be addressed. And I didn't threaten him- I said several times that I had zero intention of getting physical with him (and I wouldn't- I'm not getting arrested over that tool), but wanted to see if he could actually man up and say the same to me in person.
Joss Weatherby
Kevin I already told you I wouldn't say the same to you IRL, just like I wouldn't expect you to say the same stupid IRL... Unless you do, then I wouldn't come to Seattle, you might be tarred and feathered or something. :p
SYSTEM-J
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Originally posted by The17sss
Ever hear of the "Ground Zero Cross"? Of course not- you just swallow what the left wing funnels into your pie hole.
I wouldn't have heard of this mosque if you hadn't made this thread. You see, I'm not American and so I don't know what the left wing American media has to say. Not that makes the slightest bit of difference to my point. I wanted to hear some genuine proof that the builders of this mosque should be held accountable for the actions of Al Qaeda, not nonsense appeals to authority, false comparisons to Nazis, invalid generalisations and all the other bunk arguments you posted.
tubularbills
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Originally posted by Sushipunk
Dude, I just woke up, and I know you're playing trance. Way too early for that :p
Also,
:stongue: :stongue:
that has to be your avatar now
ModernNosferatu
tubularbills
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Originally posted by ModernNosferatu
that is a very upset man:nervous:
Joss Weatherby
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Originally posted by tubularbills
that is a very upset man:nervous:
Looks like he is giving a good air suck and pump. What a whore.
Lews
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Originally posted by ModernNosferatu
What an idiot.
ModernNosferatu
I wasn't supporting his views BTW, actually I'm not supporting any views in this Thread, just adding some bad humor.
bas
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Originally posted by ModernNosferatu
Of course no one would have showed up wanting to buy sushi, Benihana's sushi is terrible! What an .
