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"So look: unless someone's prepared to make an argument that a straight line runs between Cordoba House and Usama bin Laden, no objection to Cordoba House's location makes any sense. That's the only sense in which the Cordoba House could actually offend the reasonable sensibilities of those victimized by 9/11. No one can make that argument without sounding like bin Laden himself. Everything else about this debate is just ugly noise. Those who sincerely believe that Cordoba House is offensive need to tell a Muslim serving in the U.S. military precisely how far from Ground Zero he may acceptably practice his religion."
While we're on the subject, what's with all the Japanese, hanging around Pearl Harbor, snapping pictures? What are they up to?
And then there's those Crows (you think it's COINCIDENCE they named themselves after a vermin bird?), living right next to Little Big Horn, all high and mighty. Who made them Emperor? They get all the open land. Plus casinos.
Mexicans. They get all the jobs.
If 'they' threaten to force out Pakistan Tea House, I'll be able to summon up even more anger about this mosque thing.
I'm pretty shocked that the ADL, of all groups, has jumped on this bigoted bandwagon.
It's not a mosque. It's a Islamic Center with a prayer room attached.
Just sayin'.
"First they came for the Muslims and I was totally down with it."
Sorry DD. I did not meant that as a reply to you.
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) is an international Jewish non-governmental organization based in the United States. Describing itself as "the nation's premier civil rights/human relations agency", the ADL states that it "fights anti-Semitism and all forms of bigotry, defends democratic ideals and protects civil rights for all" while it "[advocates] for Israel [...] with policymakers, the media and the public" and "defends the security of Israel and Jews worldwide".
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Linguist and activist Noam Chomsky has characterized ADL as having lost entirely its focus on civil rights issues to become solely an advocate for Israeli policy; he claims that ADL casts all left-wing opposition to Israeli interests as antisemitism.
Noam Chomsky vs. the ADL serves only to prove how two wrongs don't always make a right.
Apparently, I have not been paying enough attention to the ADL's recent political activities.