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I personally don't believe the intentions of the creators of the mosque are hostile. I think the people who have hostile intentions will be operating with stealth and avoiding publicity. As that mosque is going to be watched closely by the security services, any untoward plans will surely be snuffed out. So I don't think this will be like the Finsbury Park mosque in England.
To me what is problematic is the symbolism. Destroying a place of worship and building a mosque over it is quite common. It is important to defeat these symbols, and make it clear that we have not been fooled and we have not forgotten.
I was pretty shocked when I heard about it, the religion of peace lecturing the rest of the world about tolerance.
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