“This is all about hate and Islamaphobia.” Ron Paul, August 20, 2010

Ron Paul states that opposition to the mosque near Ground Zero “is all about hate and Islamaphobia” and that the “justification to ban the mosque is no more rational than banning a soccer field in the same place because all the suicide bombers loved to play soccer.”

With all due respect to Ron Paul, he is wrong.  Dismissing opposition as being due to “hate” and “Islamaphobia” is short-sighted and ignorant.  In a free country people are allowed to object and disagree.  One would think that someone who loves freedom as much as Ron Paul would understand that.  Few people are suggesting that the government should step in and stop the mosque, they are suggesting though that if the goal is really “out-reach” that the location be changed.