The barbaric 9/11 attack on America by Islamic terrorists has deeply traumatized our great country forever. We will never forget this.
Many family members of the victims, as well as other Americans throughout the country, have expressed their deep anguish about the prospect of having a mosque built so close to the spot where their fellow Americans were slaughtered "in the name of Islam."
The argument that allowing this project to go forward would show America's religious and ethnic tolerance misses the point entirely. Our great country has nothing to prove in that regard, having given refuge and asylum to millions of Muslims and other refugees from all over the world.
As an American of German extraction, allow me to say this: What if the Germans had proposed to erect a German cultural center right next to the Auschwitz concentration camp where millions of innocent Jewish victims were slaughtered by the Nazis during World War II? That thought would never have occurred to Germany, which has honestly tried to atone for the Holocaust, as much as that is possible, and is today a friend and close ally of Israel and has welcomed again a large Jewish community to the country.
As long as even one family member of the victims of 9/11 is anguished about the prospect of seeing a mosque erected next to Ground Zero, it would, indeed, be a gesture of compassion and decency on the part of the Muslims to abstain from this ill-conceived proposal.
Klaus D. Kuck, Lewiston
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If that mosque goes up, a
If that mosque goes up, a strip joint should go up right next to it. We could call it the Lounge of the 72 Virgins.
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My belief on this is that the reason they want the mosque in that particular area is to symbolize what muslim extremists view as a great victory over their enemy, the United States. If that were not the case, then after realizing that many people were offended by this proposal, they would have backed off. I think that many people are just too gullible to see through the BS.
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All they are building is a safe harbor for terrorist ! Dont let it happen our country is turning into a bunch of sissys ! We need to be strong if you dont like the USA or our ways dont come here and dont expect much until youprove you really want to be one of us !! Close the Boarders start making things here again , take care of our OWN 1st the Heck with the rest of the world !
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Klaus, you are wqrong on this!I suggest you reference Mayor B
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Klaus, since you bring religion (Islam & Judism) into the mix I would ask. Do the Quaran and the Tanakh allow their followers to posess a Piggy Bank?
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What a dope! Have you heard the term spell-check? It's Judaism. It's Quran or Koran. What on earth is "Tanakh"? Whatever your religion may be, does it allow you to possess a brain?
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It allows me to feed you my pork.
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I knew early this morning when I read this letter that the moron brigade would be out in force, goose-stepping and heiling. Tronnie, that's Dr. Kuck, a title you couldn't attain if you tried for a century, despite your self-adulation on your "user" page.
My first job after college was with a firm on Wall St. less than 0.25 miles from the new, unopened WTC. I'll tell you what's too close: the same burough, the same city, the same state, the same country. The only purpose of this mosque is to plant a victory flag.
tron, xyz, lil, ... Start carrying your prayer rugs with you whenever they let you out of the nursing home. You'll need them when your new masters tell you to kneel.
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The so called Muslim religion is not a religion of peace. It is very nearly an arm of Satan. The manner in which they treat women and non-believers ought to indicate to us that it is as evil and wrong as can be. To those who believe we can co-exist I say open your eyes ans see what they do to those who we honor and treat as equals. Just their treatment of there own should be an indication of something less than a religion.
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Not to burst your bubble, religion has been promoting the exploitation and denigration of people since time began. In most Christian religions, women are still not equal. Just because they don't have to wear a veil doesn't mean that organizations like the Catholic Church accept women as equals to men.
And to claim any religion is evil demonstrates a complete lack of understanding. Religions are like any group of people. They will have some good people and some bad ones. There will be some wackos too.
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Klaus, you are wrong on this!I suggest you reference Mayor Bloomberg's emotional speech on the subject, and I apologize to all for the dual post, I'm not a computer guru!
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Publikwerks, the number of deaths does not change the definition of the word holocaust.
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At no time did I say that you couldn't use the word "holocaust" to describe 9/11. However, that is not the issue. Klaus compared 9/11 to THE Holocaust, or the genocide of Jews, Poles and Gypsies during World War II. You can call 9/11 a holocaust, but when you compare it to THE Holocaust, you sound like an idiot.
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"Klaus, you just compared 9/11 to the holocaust"
Publikwerks, dictionary.com can be your friend. 9/11 by definition, could be considered a holocaust.
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And encyclopedia can be yours.
I'm not trying to belittle 9/11, but there are some HUGE differences.
Like, for one -
3,000 dead < 6,000,000 dead.
The problem is by making the comparison, your putting Muslim's in the same category as Nazi's. And a MAJORITY or Muslims wouldn't commit terrorist acts.
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Klaus, you just compared 9/11 to the holocaust. That alone is a big red flag to me. Secondly, among the 3,000 dead, there is at least 50+ Muslim victims. But I guess they were terrorists too, huh?
It's also funny you bring up WWII. German American's roamed free, while Japanese American's were put in camps. Why? Same reason people are opposing a mosque in Manhattan.
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Saying all Muslims are scary terrorists is like saying all Germans are Nazis, like you did.
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...or calling all people who do not agree with your political views right wing wackos, or racists. That blade Lil cuts both ways...you should be careful you you swing it.
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Pay back will likely be the result. Seems that's what most religilous groups want is conflict. What an opportunity to re-ignite old flames as the coals are still burning. Shows how compassionate/greatful and willing to try to get along Muslims are. Soon they will be able to declare war on Catholics. If this keeps up we will have to make religion illegal in this country or none of us will be safe. Maybe they will name it the HA HA Mosque!
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Then explain this.
Right-Wing Extremism is the title from this one. Extremist Violence the Norm in Parts of the Country.......... imagine that.
http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,557204,00.html
Neo-Nazism on the Rise Again in Young German Males is the title of the next.
http://www.huliq.com/4299/78622/neo-nazism-rise-again-young-german-males
Neo-Nazis in Germany
Right-wing Violence on the Rise
http://www.spiegel.de/international/0,1518,443063,00.html
In Germany, a Disturbing Rise in Right-Wing Violence
http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1949518,00.html
Klaus has the gall to say.
"As an American of German extraction, allow me to say this: What if the Germans had proposed to erect a German cultural center right next to the Auschwitz concentration camp where millions of innocent Jewish victims were slaughtered by the Nazis during World War II? That thought would never have occurred to Germany, which has honestly tried to atone for the Holocaust"
Is that true or is this true?
"In Germany immediately after World War II, Allied forces and the new German government attempted to prevent the creation of new Nazi movements through a process known as denazification. The West German government had passed strict laws prohibiting Nazis from publicly expressing their beliefs as well as barring them from the political process."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neo-Nazism#Germany
"Beginning in the late 1990s and early 2000s, Neo-Nazis started holding demonstrations on the anniversary of the Bombing of Dresden in World War II. The 2009 march was organized by Junge Landsmannschaft Ostdeutschland which is supported by the NPD. Surrounded by policemen 6,000 Neo-Nazis were never let out of their meeting point."
One has to remember that the law forbids these activities and still they go on and on, in your pacified German homeland.
This is what WE should be doing with the T'Potters.
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Nice letter Klaus
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exactly how far away is not 'too close?' This proposed building is over two blocks away from Ground Zero, you wouldn't even be able to see Ground Zero from this building.
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