Reality Is Over-rated
CBS has an opinion piece by Seth F. Kreimer, a law professor at the University of Pennsylvania, A Hollow Debate Over “Hallowed Ground”
When I teach law students how to analyze a constitutional case, I drill into them one lesson: always start with the facts.
So when I was asked to opine on TV last week about the proposed construction of a “Ground Zero Mosque,” my first instinct was to look into the facts of the case. As a lawyer, those facts made it clear to me that opposition to the “Ground Zero Mosque” cannot claim to uphold American law. But as an American citizen, they made something else clear to me: opposition cannot claim to uphold American ideals.
Unfortunately the people who oppose the building aren’t interested in facts. They don’t care that some of the first-responders who died were Muslims, or that some of those working in the Towers were also Muslims. They don’t care that the site is surrounded by churches, chapels. tabernacles, and a Christian Science reading room. All the protesters are interested in is showing their hate.
The piece has a lot of solid information and is well-reasoned, but in the end facts and logic have nothing to do with the “lizard-brain” reaction to this community center. [I apologize to lizards for associating them with these whackoes.]
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All the protesters are interested in is showing their hate.
BIG YEP!! And their general ignorance, stupidity, and that they are hypocrites. (I think I covered everything!)
And speaking of ignorant, stupid hypocrits… One of the biggest of all, just got caught HUGE! And by a lowly student! I am PMSL!!
Palin’s Speaking Demands Confirmed: $75K, SUVs, Deluxe Hotel Suites, Bendable Straws, And No Public Access
“You just can’t make this stuff up!”tm 😉
There are a lot of stupid wealthy people in the world, and if they want to pay for this foolishness. it is a good deal more likely that Palin will spend it, than they will.
I ignore her because she is nothing more than an entertainer with a really bad stand-up routine. If she can make it pay, good on her. As far as Alaskan politicians go, she was not very successful in her forays into graft, as they were generally petty, technical violations. So, she needs to do something to support the lifestyle to which she would love to become accustomed.
There’s an old movie, A Face In The Crowd, that starred Andy Griffith, which shows that Palin is an American arch-type – the “common slob” whose “wisdom” attracts a large following. Generally they end badly, not in the “feel-good” way of Frank Capra’s earlier Meet John Doe with Gary Cooper.
This is a particularly American disease, these periodic spasms during which large groups willingly suspend reality and start believing the most absurd things about obvious frauds. After a while they just don’t want to appear stupid, so they continue their support even after they realized they were conned. Economic hard times tend to be fertile periods for this type of insanity.