You have a way with words …
Any attempt to deliberately provoke or offend anyone is childish beyond belief, IMO.
And as you say - the idea of putting up non-sacred venue on “sacred” ground to offend the “violators” of said sacred ground is just a tad rich.
Well, according to the opposition, the whole point of Park 51 is to provoke and offend. I don’t buy that argument in the first place, but even if I did I would still think this tactic to be ridiculous. It’s just a really big “fuck you” to all Muslim Americans, as I see it.