one forty plus: Intolerance

I feel like anybody who is against the building of an Islamic cultural center near Ground Zero isn’t contesting that they’re being intolerant, rather they’re arguing (however spuriously) that they’re being justifiably intolerant. It reminds me of another specious debate, “is waterboarding torture?” OF COURSE IT IS! The question hiding beneath it is “is waterboarding justifiable torture?” Mind you, this is not the kind of thing you want to be honest enough to articulate if you believe it, because as soon as you admit that waterboarding is torture and similarly that not wanting to build an Islamic cultural center is fundamentally intolerant, you realize that there really isn’t a way to rationalize justifying either. So instead you get this circuitous half-logic that doesn’t add up because people aren’t really saying what they’re thinking.

 The Park51 situation seen in a different light—probably the most insightful thing I’ve heard all day. Thanks John Mayer.

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    Wow. Mr. Mayer hit...the park with this one. “Circuitous half-logic” I have
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    Park51 situation seen in a different light—probably...I’ve heard all day. Thanks John...
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