This Whole Mosque Thing is Stupid.

So, it's finally happened - an innocent Muslim taxi driver in New York was stabbed. For being Muslim.

And it was bound to happen, what with all the hate-mongering that's been going on in light of the Ground Zero Mosque (that isn't at Ground Zero, nor is it really a mosque). One can only pray that it doesn't continue.

Here's a little Political Thought 101:

EMOTIONS DON'T MATTER. LAW MATTERS. LAW EXISTS TO KEEP THE PEOPLE'S EMOTIONS IN CHECK, AND EXERCISE JUSTICE IN A WAY THAT SENSITIVE EMOTIONS CAN'T.

And guess what? The law is on the side of Imam Rauf and this community center. They can build it. They SHOULD build it. They have all the more right to now that the Right-tards are getting violent (the exact thing they fear from the Muslims) and innocent Muslims are getting hurt. And yes, they ARE innocent.

September 11 sucked. It was a horrible thing to happen, and it should never be forgotten. But building a building nearby isn't going to detract from our memory of that day, nor is it going to deny its reality. If anything, it's an olive branch - a way for America to say, "Yep, we've been through some pretty horrible things, but for the sake of maintaining peace and everyone's rights, and proving to those that wanted to destroy us that we will NOT be destroyed, we're going to take the high road and allow everyone to exercise their rights, regardless of the emotional issues involved." It's also a way for Muslims to raise awareness of what they are really about - which is NOT terrorism and death to the infidels. That's like comparing Fred Phelps to Jesus.

If you don't like the law, leave. It's the First Amendment, which will be the LAST Amendment to be changed or repealed. And it happens to fall in favor of the Muslims, for once. Too fucking bad. Christians and Jews and everyone else take advantage of it all the time. It's either there for everyone, or there for no one. You can't pick and choose. And deciding that, because of special, sensitive, emotional circumstances, the law should not be followed - well that's just stupid.

And that's what this whole mosque thing is - it's STUPID. 70% of Americans are against it, huh? My ass. No one asked me my opinion. If 70% of America is that ignorant to the consequences of selective law enforcement, then there really is no hope for us.