re: #148 foobear2

Frankly, I’m not a fan of the idea of siting an Islamic center in a building that was damaged during 9/11. I’m not foaming at the mouth about it, and I have a problem with the fact that the minority of people who are foaming at the mouth about it tend to get the rest of us tarred with the same brush.

Why?

No, seriously, why? I see people saying this all the time, but I’ve never understood how you can make this argument honestly without admitting that there’s a component of bigotry involved in it. It’s a statement of emotion, not logic or reason — and the emotion is based on prejudice.