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#1 gtrek7
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But yeah, what were you doing when 9/11 happened?

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I was on my way to my school internship on Canal street, watching it all happen with my very own eyes...I then called everyone I knew who were in the area to see if they were ok. Then I had to walk all the way home cause the subway was a mess...later, with my little sister I took what little money I had and bought jugs of water and any flashlights and batteries I had in the apartment and dropped them off at the hospital staging center for relief supplies.
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#2 gtrek7
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[QUOTE="scorch-62"] B. Polls have shown that nearly 70% of Americans don't want Park 51 to be built.

Polls have also shown that the majority of Manhattanites, the people who actually live where this is getting built, are actually in favor of it: http://gothamist.com/2010/08/12/majority_of_manhattanites_for_mosqu.php http://dnainfo.com/20100701/manhattan/manhattanites-support-mosque-near-ground-zero-poll-finds Frankly, I believe the people who actually live in a community should have the final say of what goes on in their own community and area. ...and two seperate major polls have shown voters in Manhattan have absolutely no problem with this mosque and are actually in favor of it. The majority of the "70%" from the poll you cited are from people who don't even live in Manhattan or even the main boroughs of NYC....and instead are from outside states or the rural and suburban areas of NY state outside of the city. In other words, you have all these outsiders who know the least about how NYC operates trying to dictate what goes on in the community and area. Other points... 1) Real Estate in Manhattan ain't cheap, especially for a construction project of this size. Manhattan ain't rural Nebraska, you can't just up and move a building project. Also, this project was in the works for over a year, and nothing was said...but it suddenly becomes an issue in the months near the election. 2) It's not a mosque, it's a community center with a prayer hall....one hall out of an entire building, and you have people calling this a "mosque". What else is going to be in this building...how about the following....a Gym, a swimming Pool, a Theater and a Library. Calling this a "mosque" is like saying the YMCA is the same as a Cathedral. 3) It's over two long blocks away from Ground Zero in the most densely populated place in the country. In fact, a tourist probably wouldn't be able to find it in the vicinity of the WTC unless they had a map and were purposefully looking for it....and that's after taking a walk AWAY from the WTC to look for it. 4) The Community Center was a non-issue until ultra-right wing conservative Pamela Geller made an issue out of it on her blog. To give you insight into her personality it should be noted that Pamela Geller is a strong defender of Slobodan Milosevic: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/aug/20/rightwing-blogs-islam-america