How far?

[visgoth]

CNN.com's current QuickVote is Do you agree with President Obama that Muslims have "the right to build a place of worship" near Ground Zero?
48 percent of current respondants say "No

Comments

[sgtkane]

I love to hate CNN's polls. I really do, they are slated to get the results that some editor somewhere wants.

Most everyone I've spoken with believes that Muslims have the right to build a place of worship near ground zero, just that it’s a pretty pathetic and antagonistic thing to do. CNN doesn't ask that however, they ask if there is a right to do so.

Now if those of us who believe there is a right, but that it’s a pretty insulting thing to do answer "Yes" to the poll then CNN spins it as "see the majority aren't opposed to the mosque" while if we answer "No" we are bigoted morons.

As for denying property rights don't forget that owners of the land where United Airlines Flight 93 crashed were forced to sell because it was the "right thing to do".

And yeah, your post still isn't public.

Edited because I can't spell while getting kids ready for school

[9thmoon]

I love to hate CNN's polls. I really do, they are slated to get the results that some editor somewhere wants.

As are all polls, everywhere, really.

Now if those of us who believe there is a right, but that it’s a pretty insulting thing to do answer "Yes" to the poll then CNN spins it as "see the majority aren't opposed to the mosque" while if we answer "No" we are bigoted morons.

Yeah, it's a bitch, having ethics that include tolerance for others and respect for other peoples' rights, even when you don't like the people in question or how they might utilize those rights. Puts one in difficult positions quite frequently.

[visgoth]

I generally don't answer CNN's polls because they usually don't have an answer I can abide. But I sometimes look at the results and then go to the story and read the comments.

The entry is public now... I told the LJ app for my phone to make it public, but it is some of the worst software I've had the displeasure of using, so I couldn't tell it hadn't until I got home. Sadly, the app is still better than how Google renders LJ on my phone. I'm going to get a better phone before too much longer.

[skreidle]

Well, if your LJ.com settings are to default to Friends Only, that'll override any less-secure setting from a remote client.

[skreidle]

As for denying property rights don't forget that owners of the land where United Airlines Flight 93 crashed were forced to sell because it was the "right thing to do".

I think that was utter bullshit, too. Eminent domain ought not apply to creating a memorial. (Or in most cases, but the primary exceptions I can think of deal with infrastructure, not parks.)

[visgoth]

were forced to sell because it was the "right thing to do".

I am often irritated by the ideas that someone must give something up because it will make someone else feel good, and that someone must refrain from something because it might cause offense.

The right to high self-esteem, the right to "closure", and the right to never be offended are among the things I've failed to find protected by any law. But maybe that's my oversight.