PLYMCO_PILGRIM
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- Jul 3, 2009
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I think book burning is disgusting. There is nothing that justifies it, despite being legal.
I think the mosque is legal but ill-considered. However, I think the verbiage used to oppose it is far worse than the presence of the mosque at ground zero.
In both cases, I think the vilification of an entire group of people is no less frightening than when i see that type of verbiage used against other groups of people including my own.
As I suspected you are consistant . This is why I defended you in the "flame Jillian" thread a week or so ago.
You don't think either one is a good idea, even if they are both legal. You find one more disturbing than the other, as do I, but feel both are bad ideas overall.
I think I agree with Jillian.
The one thing about the mosque is that it is constructive...though some may argue motives. There is a chance that some individuals will have their lives bettered through its creation.
The book burning is completely destructive. I cannot thing of anything positive that can come of it.
I think if it wasn't being built in such a controversial location with a controversial name the Cordoba center would indeed be constructive. However at its current location it is more divisive than constructive.
but like you said no matter where the books were burned that act only serves to be divisive and destructive.