I disagree completely with your assertion that the analogy is inapt. First, the person acting in this situation is the son of former Nazi, who has been raised with the experiences and education bestowed upon him by his father. The same is true for
Anam Feisal Abdul... whose father has known ties to terrorist groups and who himself has made anti-western statements.

As for nothing inherently wrong with being a Muslim, one could say the same thing about someone that considers themselves Aryan.

Conor, if a neo-nazi son of German SS proposed building an Aryan unity group just blocks away from Auschwitz in effort to "achieve a tipping point in Aryan-Jewish relations within the next decade, steering the world back to the course of mutual recognition and respect and away from heightened tensions," would you still be so open-minded about the project?

My favorite part of the whole auto takeover is that they are now actively targeting the Tea Party crowd with their "patriotic" marketing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ezk0e1VL80o&feature=PlayList&p=344995659B0E46C5&playnext_from=PL&index=30&playnext=2

I think the very idea of the Ground-Zero Mosque is disgusting, but what is more disgusting to me is that nearly 10 years later, we still have not rebuilt the towers or a suitable replacement.

In the time since 9/11 China built the three gorges dam. In Brazil they are literally moving an entire river 16 miles from its current location. In Dubai they've not only built the world's tallest building, but they have created entire islands in the middle of the ocean. In a few short months we won't even be able to put a man into space with out bumming a ride from another country.

What has happened to the can-do American spirit?