---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Diana Hsieh I've just written up a fairly lengthy post on what's morally wrong and politically dangerous about the conservative attempt to prevent the building of the mosque near the WTC:
http://blog.dianahsieh.com/2010/06/nyc-mosque-respect-property-rights.html (Please post any comments on this issue in those blog comments, rather than on the list.) I'm disheartened to see some Objectivists supporting this violation of property rights. To do so means that people's rights may be stripped solely based on ideology, even if they're not involved with any criminal wrongdoing. That's a very, very dangerous slippery slope. The only practical and moral solution to the threat of totalitarian Islam is to destroy the states that sponsor it, as well as vigorously seek out and prosecute budding terrorists in America. If you regard the violation of property rights as justified in this case -- such that you're committed to that view and to advocating it -- then please e-mail me privately. I hate to say it, but we need to discuss whether you can remain on OActivists and OBloggers. I won't have these lists help promote violations of rights, particularly not when likely to create such dangerous precedents. -- DMH Diana Hsieh (Ph.D, Philosophy, CU Boulder) -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
