The good news coming out of New York is that the counter-demonstration in defense of the community center was much larger than than the anti-Muslim protest was. You can read about it here. I found this paragraph particularly interesting:
- The right-wing rally had a quieter crowd (though a better sound system). The organizers discouraged attendees from bringing signs, for fear of embarrassment on a sensitive day and on ground that they describe as “sacred”–although the rally took place directly across the street from a New York Dolls strip club.
Hmm. So, you can’t have a Muslim community center on “sacred” ground, but it’s OK to have a strip club. So nice to see these people defending “American” values.
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