Mosque Trial Team: More Tales From The Anti-Muslim Front Lines
Anyone paying attention to the extensive coverage here knows that the people behind the Cordoba House protests are specialists in Muslim bashing and hate mongering. It’s been pointed out here, over and over, that the protesters push lies and that their real objections don’t have anything to do with the location or indeed with reality, but rather are the manifestation of their seething and shrieking hatred:
Earlier this week, we delved into the growing anti-Muslim sentiment from conservatives — often taking the form of outraged opposition to the construction of new mosques and Islamic cultural centers around the country. We offered three examples — the vitriol aimed cultural centers set to be built in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, Riverside County, California, and, of course, New York City — to show that the real problem conservatives have with new buildings for Muslims to worship in isn’t their proximity Ground Zero, but the very idea of new mosques themselves.
In the following days, reader emails poured in offering more examples of anti-mosque protests in all corners of the country. What’s particularly interesting is it’s not just new mosque construction that angers the right — even the idea of Muslims reusing existing, non-mosque-looking buildings seems to be a step too far for many Americans.
That’s always been what it’s about for them. The real objections they have aren’t about reality or radical islam or jihadis, but about the existence of Islam itself— and Muslims themselves.
Check the LGF tags for much more on Pam Geller, Robert Spencer, and Cordoba House and more.
And see todays: The Coast-to-Coast Anti-Islam Movement Gets Uglier