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Originally Posted by Phaneuf3
[Citation Needed] I'd be very interested to see the source of your polls that say 70% of Americans believe they don't have the right to build there.
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http://tpmlivewire.talkingpointsmemo...ero-mosque.php
68% was the actual number.
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Originally Posted by Phaneuf3
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But the problem is with the question. Very few question the right for someone to build a mosque there. I'm sure if that same Fox survey inserted the word "constitutional" before the word "right" they would have gotten even a higher percentage in favour.
The CNN poll asked Americans if they thought it should be built and the majority said: No. Of that 68% who said "no" some would have considered it just inappropriate while others offensive.
I personally think it shouldn't be built that close to ground zero. The building itself was damaged in the attack. How much closer can you get than that? Also the argument that "Only peaceful Muslims will worship there" seems false. Radical Muslims worship right beside those who claim to embrace peace evrywhere else. Certainly the radicals would attach their own meaning to the location and be attracted to it.