Our recent post read it here about the “Ground-Zero mosque” prompted a snort from “Ali” who wrote, “…this is definitely disrespectful and should be removed immediately.”
Well, gee!
Never mind the post gives voice to the feelings of thousands of Americans similarly dissed by a soon-to-be mosque in their front yard. Empathy was the point of the post, Ali, c'mon!
Never mind the post didn’t, in reality, build an object of disrespect, unlike the mosque which will. A building permit has been approved for the mosque and that makes it real.
Never mind the post didn’t encourage the defacing of sacred shrines, unlike those who destroyed the shrines of others. It was the Taliban, after all, who exploded Buddhist statues, not Franciscan nuns.
Never mind any of that.
So what was Ali's objection? He wasn't clear. Maybe he's a vegan and the hamburger offended him. Well, okay then, how about a tofu-burger, laced with a bean sprout garnish and a zesty miso sauce?
You see, Ali combusts when confronted with ideas that prickle his senses, yet he embraces ideologies that degrade those he opposes. A mosque on Ground Zero is a shrine in name only. In actuality it's a symbol of conquest, but it's impossible to reason with zealots.
Still, the spirit of civil dialogue demands we change the post, and we will, even without knowing what offended Ali. We'll give him the benefit of doubt.
And we'll alter the structure (maybe he's a student of architecture) and substitute soy-based cheese (maybe he's lactose-intolerant), but chances are Ali still won't be placated. Some folks aren't satisfied until they own the whole enchilada.
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