tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6237650850639813385.post809528159942358316..comments2017-04-02T15:59:33.830-04:00Comments on NYLiberalStateOfMind: On The Matter Of The Islamic Center in ManhattanRDLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07636714018417878696noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6237650850639813385.post-67945641800889004262010-08-16T16:47:40.135-04:002010-08-16T16:47:40.135-04:00Loved your blog on the 15th! I also found the 1st ...Loved your blog on the 15th! I also found the 1st anonymous comment to be rather sad and filled with irony. He (or she) agrees with you, but his conscience (sic) tells him that he should feel guilty about this agreement, I suppose, because acts that are “inappropriate and of bad taste” trump our first amendment rights. “I don’t know why,” he moans, “but I cannot be convinced to the contrary.” The sad part of this is that on an intellectual level he believes what you say is true, but on an emotional level he can’t help feeling that the dark stranger just across the street means to do him harm. The ironic part is that in his internal monologue he grants himself dispensation for his intolerance on the grounds that no one on the outside can convince him that he is wrong. Sometimes I am afraid this is the monologue we all resort to when we encounter something or someone that is just too different.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6237650850639813385.post-18739581366384600352010-08-16T11:18:53.801-04:002010-08-16T11:18:53.801-04:00Bad taste - for good or ill - is protected by the ...Bad taste - for good or ill - is protected by the Constitution.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6237650850639813385.post-76138437217078238892010-08-15T15:21:45.815-04:002010-08-15T15:21:45.815-04:00I agree with what you write, but my conscience sti...I agree with what you write, but my conscience still tells me that allowing to open a mosque on Ground Zero is inappropriate and of bad taste. I don't know why, but I cannot be convinced to the contrary, despite several attempts, including this article.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com