Tag Archives: “Ground Zero Mosque”
Upside of Midterm Elections: Also, listen up, politicians
At least Sharron Angle, she of the fail “some of you look a little more Asian to me” comment among other racist or flat-out ridiculous actions, did not win. However, here’s something I want to say to politicians, stoking the fears … Continue reading
Let’s stop treating Muslims as a monolithic group
William Saletan, fast becoming one of my favorite columnists on Slate, rightly pointed out that crackpots will always exist in different groups, and that while group-members should speak out against them, they are NOT ultimately responsible for their actions. For … Continue reading
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Jon Stewart’s Defense of “Ground Zero Mosque”
I think Jon Stewart and Co. have done a wonderful job of acknowledging that the location of the “Ground Zero Mosque” (or rather, “Muslim-Community-Center-a-Couple-of-Blocks-Away”) is understandably painful symbolically while still deriding the irrationality, fear-mongering, opportunism, racism, and general hysteria pervading … Continue reading
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