tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3894937.post5180958804193066984..comments2023-11-05T06:55:21.417-05:00Comments on Stupid Enough Unexplanation: It's Not Me, It's YouBryanthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10356055226606119829noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3894937.post-64360534038406029342010-08-10T08:09:13.405-04:002010-08-10T08:09:13.405-04:00That may well be your position, but that clearly i...That may well be your position, but that clearly isn't the position of many Conservatoids who are opposing the Ground Zero mosque, as witnessed by their attempts to legally stop this Mosque from proceedings. <br /><br />I understand why there might be good reasons to oppose this mosque, if you don't see any real difference between peaceful practitioners of Islam and the Islamic terrorists who killed 3,000 of us on 9/11. <br /><br />I see them, however, as two seperate groups, and am offended at the suggestion that somehow Islam and Muslims should be ashamed or embarrased by their faith, and should be required to practice it out of the sight of the rest of us.Bryanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10356055226606119829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3894937.post-70413125403013911282010-08-09T19:10:00.708-04:002010-08-09T19:10:00.708-04:00There's a big difference between whether someo...There's a big difference between whether someone has the <i>legal right</i> to do something and whether that thing is a good idea.<br /><br />I can oppose the Ground Zero Mosque without opposing the legal right to build it. I can be against it--and I am, quite strongly--without being against freedom of religion.<br /><br />I'm all for freedom of speech, but I am against you insulting my wife, or my kids. In fact, if you try insulting them, I will get pretty fucking hostile. I don;t think that the government should be able to forbid you for insulting them, or put you in jail for it. But I am still dead set against you saying it.<br /><br />I think that there are good reasons to question whether the Groud Zero Mosque is appropriate or not, and whether it is insulting or offensive. The builders don't get a free pass form criticism or opposition just because they're exercising a Constitutional right.<br /><br />Freedom of religion doesn;t mean you get freedom from criticism or even freedom from opposition.Random Goblinhttp://byzantium.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com