A Victory For The Extremists!!!!

**~~hawgballs~~** · 08-16-10, 06:53 PM

http://www.haaretz.com/news/internat...enter-1.308426

After weeks of heated debate over plans for an Islamic community center near Ground Zero - the site of the 9/11 attacks on New York - it seems Muslim leaders will soon back down, agreeing to move to a new site.

The decision follows a high-profile campaign against the project that included advertisements on New York buses showing images of the burning Twin Towers, an iconic landmark razed when al-Qaida terrorists flew packed passenger planes into them in 2001. The New York Republican party is also said to be planning a hostile television campaign.

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But several people familiar with the debate among New York's Islamic activists now claim that the leaders are convinced abandoning the site is preferable to unleashing a wave of bitterness towards Muslims.

The law is being followed, yet hostile tv and bus campaigns are let loose in order to impede progression. Hooray for tolerance and freedom!!!!!

**Thorsen** · 08-16-10, 07:24 PM

Originally Posted by hawgballs

http://www.haaretz.com/news/internat...enter-1.308426

The law is being followed, yet hostile tv and bus campaigns are let loose in order to impede progression. Hooray for tolerance and freedom!!!!!

Yeah this is pretty much what I expected to happen.

**deputyfestus** · 08-16-10, 07:36 PM

IMO wisdom prevailed in the place of PC and or rights and wrongs.

**shoi** · 08-16-10, 07:41 PM

After weeks of heated debate over plans for an Islamic community center near Ground Zero – the site of the 9/11 attacks on New York – it seems Muslim leaders will soon back down, agreeing to move to a new site.

http://dailycaller.com/2010/08/16/mu...#ixzz0worOlpfH

looks like i was slow

**~~hawgballs~~** · 08-16-10, 07:50 PM

Originally Posted by deputyfestus

IMO wisdom prevailed in the place of PC and or rights and wrongs.

Rights. It is a matter of rights. No wrongs, no wisdom, rights. Rights vs fear mongering.....

**rock_lobster** · 08-16-10, 07:58 PM

Originally Posted by hawgballs

Rights. It is a matter of rights. No wrongs, no wisdom, rights. Rights vs fear mongering.....

They had a right to be stead fast in their decision to build it where they wanted to. They chose to backdown. Their rights were not undermined. They chose to abandon building their facility there.

**deputyfestus** · 08-16-10, 08:38 PM

Originally Posted by hawgballs

Rights. It is a matter of rights. No wrongs, no wisdom, rights. Rights vs fear mongering.....

Never said it wasn't their right,I just think the choice to build somewhere else is a wise decision. Given the fact that building there appeared to be angering a great many people why do something that would perpetuate that anger. It worked for this religious group. http://www.americanwest.com/trails/pages/mormtrl.htm

**flame** · 08-16-10, 08:42 PM

its there right to choose otherwise. omg some people complained and some people listened. wow, makes them look better for listening.

**WickedTribe** · 08-16-10, 09:03 PM

Yeah, I have to agree, their rights weren't violated. They weren't forced by law to back down, they just did.

**rock_lobster** · 08-16-10, 09:18 PM

Originally Posted by WickedTribe

Yeah, I have to agree, their rights weren't violated. They weren't forced by law to back down, they just did.

Exactly. They had every right to build there, regardless of what the public was saying. They chose not to. If you ask me, that could speak highly of their religion, considering their motives are to simply have a facility, not to piss people off.