Good old white American guilt huh? No thanks, I believe the good we have done in the world far outweighs the bad.
Most of these big affronts we have committed occurred last century. Of late we bend over backwards for every other religion, creed, nationality.
They seem intent on bending us over forwards.
Why can't non white, non Christians ever show some political correctness toward us?
They have the right to build a damn mosque wherever so why do it there, other than to stick their middle finger in our faces and laugh at us?
I won't be consumed with white guilt when the thing is constantly vandalized and maybe destroyed by angry people either, but then that's probably what they hope will happen isn't it? so they can play the race, victim card against us evil Americans.
I understand your point and trust in this, I suffer NO white guilt syndrome!
I am half French and half German and extremely proud of the accomplishments of my forfathers and my heritage.
But one thing that I have besides pride is a sense of right and wrong, and the knowledge that if you perpetuate evil upon others then you have no room for complaint when they return the favor.
Now do not misconstrue what i have said as a statement that i believe that 9/11 was justified in ANY manner!
what i am saying is that we ourselves have been guilty of equal if not greater atrocities but we demand that the world allow us to put Church's and Synagogues and the like anywhere and everywhere, including on the ground soaked in the blood of those we have concored.
They want a mosque of some significance and they want it in a place that symbolises their own losses of the past how many hundred years that Christians/Jews have been butchering them.
they want to be accepted as equals in the world and they want to be a part of the world. what better way to symbolise this than to place a mosque in a place that world discusses everyday? they, as a world community and culture, want to separate themselves from the fanatics and those who would preach violence as a solution. they wish to establish a symbol of solidarity with the world against the action of those few extremist who disgrace the name of Allah and Islam.
remember Muslim blood was spilled that day, not just the blood of guilty white people. actually, many of those that died on that day were not white or Christian/Jewish. Many races cultures and religions may make claim to suffering losses from those despicable acts on that day.
Question......How many Church's and Synagogues are now standing in Jerusalem????? How many Muslims died for that to be possible??? Should the Muslims be allowed to knock those buildings down because they are obviously an affront and an insult to the memory of every Muslim that died at the hands of those who invaded their home?
if they want a Mosque, let them build it. let them build it in peace to show that we, those of us who are white and non-Muslim, respect those of the Muslim faith that do not preach violence and those many many Muslims who have given and are continuing to give their lives in the fight against fanatical terrorist and extremists.
To preempt the obvious arguments that will arise from my reference to Israel and Jerusalem because Christian and Jewish alike believe that their ancestors once owned it and were therefor entitled to retaking it, i would say if that is the argument then we (whites, Christians/Jewish) have no grounds for complaint about the tragedy of 9/11, the only people who would have the right to complain about any attack on the mainland of the USA, would be the American Indians.
let those who would live in peace with us live their lives with the same respect dignity and honor that we ourselves demand in the lands of others that we have harmed and yet reside in.
