Crescent & Star
Let’s assume for the sake of argument that some people’s feathers are going to get ruffled by the establishment of an Islamic Center or a Mosque or whatever the New York Muslim community wants to put near the site of the attack of September 11, 2001. If they’re concerned, it’s only because they’re committing the logical fallacy known as argumentum ad hominem (circumstantial) as well as hasty generalization. Just because some Muslims are terrorists doesn’t mean that all Muslims are terrorists anymore than any other group.
But aside from that whole argument, forget people’s feelings. If I lived or worked near Ground Zero, which remains a target of Islamic extremists and terrorists, I’d love to have a Mosque or Islamic center nearby. I would feel a lot safer with it being in the vicinity. Terrorists may be misguided in their tactics from a general American perspective, but that doesn’t make them stupid. They would realize that another attack at Ground Zero that wound up damaging or destroying a Mosque or Islamic Center and killed or injured fellow Muslims would be a public relations disaster with the people they are trying to get support from. Of course, American Muslims were killed during the 911 attacks and American Muslims were amongst the first responders to assist the injured and trapped.
Its sad that we as Americans use the Constitution when we want something. But, when some feel uncomfortable about something they easily forget about the Constitution and what makes us a free country. I truly think its terrible. It terrible because it is obvious the majority of us still have a long way to evolve. Muslims are great, kind, and peaceful people who only want to do good and worship God.