Posted on 08/08/2010 9:11:51 PM PDT by stolinsky
Erecting an Islamic center in New York, at Ground Zero, would be as offensive as erecting a Shinto shrine dedicated to Japanese war dead in Pearl Harbor, at the USS Arizona memorial. Memorials to sneak attacks should honor the heroes and the victims, not the perpetrators and their apologists. To extremist Muslims, the mosque would represent planting their flag at the place where they inflicted a conspicuous defeat on their enemies.
The strong punish aggression to deter aggressors. The weak reward aggression in an attempt to appease aggressors. History shows which approach is more effective.
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It’s about time somebody posted a thread about the Ground Zero Mosque here on FreeRepublic.
Glad you’re on top of things.
Why the excerpt?
What is an excerpt?
Seriously.
Your site says you don’t care if your articles are republished in whole or in part, as long as you get credit.
If you really mean that, why don’t you just post your full essays here? It’s a sure fire guarantee more people will read them that way.
That’s what you want, right?
“Erecting an Islamic center in New York, at Ground Zero, would be as offensive as erecting a Shinto shrine dedicated to Japanese war dead in Pearl Harbor, at the USS Arizona memorial.”
Excellent analogy, and perfectly apt.
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