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The debate over the mosque near Ground Zero has been marred by emotional rhetoric and ad hominem attacks, and along the way has revealed the true nature of the political left — which has become the collective spokesperson for the Cordoba Initiative and its main advocate, Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf.
Seven out of ten Americans oppose the building of the mosque so close to Ground Zero. The majority opposes the building plans not because they deny Muslims the right to build a house of prayer or a community center, but because building the mosque in such close vicinity to Ground Zero is seen as unethical and highly inconsiderate.
The accusations of bigotry have been leveled against this opposition of the overwhelming majority. According to Michael Kinsley of the Atlantic, opposition to the mosque is "bigoted and demagogic." Allison Kilkenny of the Huffington Post claims that "xenophobia is really a convenient cover for a deeper bigotry."