Possible solution to the Not-A-Mosque at Not-Ground-Zero controversy

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   Jeff Berndtposted 13 years ago

   There are a lot of people who don't want this not-a-mosque to be built at not-ground-zero, and they've been trying to de-accomplish this anti-goal (I can't think of any actual words for what you call it when you want to make something not happen) by appealing to the builders' sense of sympathy, by playing an unsuccessful round of lawyerball, and by misinforming a credulous, fearful base and inspiring them into acts of intimidation (not violence).
   
   If someone really wants to stop the not-a-mosque from being built where it's going to be built, why don't they try to buy the property from the owners?
   
   If the builders were willing to sell the property at a mutually agreed upon price, then the problem is solved: nobody's rights are being trampled, and nobody gets terrified by a not-a-mosque at not-ground-zero.
   
   How about it? Don't want the not-a-mosque to be built at not-ground-zero? Start a fund to buy the property, and once it's yours, then you can decide what may and may not be built there.
   
   Simple.

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      dutchman1951posted 13 years agoin reply to this

      A possible solution?
      
      Ask China to Buy it, put a Full Cultural Center there. A real Cultural Teaching center; Art, Language, Writing, Music, Opra; a real Teaching Center. Tie it in with City College and the High Schools.
      
      Have a Business incubator there for new small business start-ups, importing and exporting with China. We need jobs, investmet monies- so why not? Have a Bank of China office there for start-up's
      
      Offer classes to everyone, adults, Kids, Visitors etc... Not just college or high school. Open up Teaching opertunities, even more Jobs.
      
      To me, we are closest to China now. Debt, Monies, Business, Student exchanges etc...
      
      Look Brooklyn has a Mosque already, let them go there, re-build it into a Huge center, expand there.
      
      New York City can handle both well I think.

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   Cagsilposted 13 years ago

   

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   psycheskinnerposted 13 years ago

   Yeah, how dare those people keep worshipping on the same location they have worshipped for the past 8 years, but in a nicer building.  It's outrageous!

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   ahorsebackposted 13 years ago

   Yes , let's buy it and turn it into a site for real worship, we could  call it the "Poliically Correct Church of Conflictation. Where people of all denominations can worship conflict and disrespect.

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   Reality Bytesposted 13 years ago

   If the building could be bought at a fair market price then this would have already been accomplished.
   
   Either the property is not for sale or the determined price is exorbitant.

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      Jeff Berndtposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      And you know this how?
      
      Cite your source or retract your assertion.

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         Reality Bytesposted 13 years agoin reply to this

         
         
         Do not try and dictate to me what actions I should or should not take.
         
         YOU have no authority over me! So save your breath from making demands upon me!
         
         Powerless.
         
         
         http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manh … ehzkDDWY3H

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            Jeff Berndtposted 13 years agoin reply to this

            "Powerless."
            And yet you cited a source.
            
            Look, when you make a controversial assertion and cite no source, you gotta expect to be challenged.
            
            Aside from that, I gotta say, it seems pretty weird that the original owners rejected an $18 million dollar bid in '07 and accepted a $4.8 million dollar bid in '09. Did real estate values drop that much? I doubt it.

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               Reality Bytesposted 13 years agoin reply to this

               I would have had more respect for you had you asked me for a source. Instead of demanding!
               
               
               I provided a source for you recently, and you were sarcastic to my post.  Even though all I did was provide the source, I had no opinion.
               
               "The Imam from Manhattan was on the government dollar during his recent book selling and Mosque fund raising tour of the Middle East."  Remember?

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                  Jeff Berndtposted 13 years agoin reply to this

                  "I would have had more respect for you had you asked me for a source. Instead of demanding!"
                  I would have had more respect for your initial assertion if you'd backed it with a source.

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      Jeff Berndtposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Oh, also, if it's so important not to have this not-a-mosque at not-ground-zero, why is price even an object?

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   Reality Bytesposted 13 years ago

   Donald Trump Offers Cash to Buy Controversial Park 51/ Cordoba Mosque Building
   
   http://www.associatedcontent.com/articl … rsial.html
   
   
   
   Told ya!

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      raisingmeposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      It is not the Cordoba Mosque.  It is the Cordoba House Cultural Center the design of which is based on the 92nd Street Y in New York City.

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         Reality Bytesposted 13 years agoin reply to this

         Donald Trump has made a cash offer to buy the controversial Burlington Coat Factory building that would be the site of a controversial proposed mosque.
         
         Once again previously in this thread...
         
         
         Told  ya!
         
         Donald Trump has made a cash offer to buy the controversial Burlington Coat Factory building that would be the site of a controversial proposed mosque.
         
         It is the title of the article at Associated Content!

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   Garrett Mickleyposted 13 years ago

   I think it's hilarious how all these people talk about being free and our freedoms and how great our nation is.
   
   But then won't let others in our nation be free, just because they don't agree with each other.

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      kerrygposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      This, pretty much.
      
      There's already a mosque (a real one) four blocks from Ground Zero and has been for 40 years. Somehow four blocks is okay and two blocks is "disrespectful" or whatever. Why?

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         Garrett Mickleyposted 13 years agoin reply to this

         Why?
         
         Because people need something to complain about.

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