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NewJeffCT Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-26-10 09:03 AM
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Please help me unfreep this poll on the mosque
Is opposition to the mosque Islamophobic?

http://wtic.cbslocal.com/
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babylonsister Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-26-10 09:07 AM
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1. I don't know how to answer that. They'd like us to believe it is,
maybe, but I think it's a calculation by the rethugs to change the discussion. And it's working.
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NewJeffCT Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-26-10 09:48 AM
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3. I think for Republican politicians, it is political
But, they're taking advantage of their dittohead base who are phobic about anything that is not white, male and christian.
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Warpy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-26-10 09:07 AM
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2. Bigots never think they're bigots
because their dislike of _____ is only common sense, you know, because they all _____. Bigots also tend to hang out with each other, reinforcing this bigotry as common sense meme.
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