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    Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey 19 Jul 2016
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    In 2010, Geert Wilders & Pamela Geller headlined protests against the "Ground Zero Mosque." Today they're headlining a Gays for Trump party.

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      2. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey 19 Jul 2016
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        You can draw a direct through line from the "Ground Zero Mosque" fiasco in 2010 to today, culminating with the nomination of Trump.

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      3. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey 19 Jul 2016
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        Romney opposed the "Ground Zero Mosque" by issuing an anodyne written statement. He let others do the inflammatory bomb-throwing.

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      4. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey 19 Jul 2016
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        But Romney was just as culpable for galvanizing anti-Muslim sentiment as the bomb-throwers, if not more so.

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      5. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey 19 Jul 2016
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        Trump opposed the Ground Zero Mosque, but from a pragmatic "common sense" standpoint, not an ideologically-driven standpoint.

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      6. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey 19 Jul 2016
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        But Trump could observe the ideology-driven opposition congealing into a potent political force, abetted by people like Romney.

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      7. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey 19 Jul 2016
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        So later Trump, eyeing a 2012 run, immersed himself in the ideological movement -- so he could at least become conversant in their rhetoric.

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      8. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey 19 Jul 2016
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        He reached out to Gingrich, who fanatically opposed the mosque, and people like doomsday conspiracist media proprietor Joe Farah.

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      9. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey 19 Jul 2016
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        From there Trump was exposed to the gamut of anti-Obama conspiracy theories, the most salient of which at the time was birtherism.

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      10. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey 19 Jul 2016
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        Mitt's ilk benefited politically by allowing this stuff to fester, while ostensibly keeping a distance. Now they feign outrage. Don't buy it

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      1. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey 19 Jul 2016
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        I'm not arguing that there's a contradiction

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      2. Almaqah‏ @_Almaqah 19 Jul 2016
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        great! tell me why people from outside new york were freaking out about a mosque in manhattan

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      3. Almaqah‏ @_Almaqah 19 Jul 2016
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        maybe they don't give a shit about zoning laws and just want to bash muslims!

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      1. Almaqah‏ @_Almaqah 19 Jul 2016
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        yes, conservatives lead the charge on this stuff and some democrats will be cowards

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        bc he's a coward. who led the opposition buddy?

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        rightness and wrongness are determined by majority support, gotcha

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      1. Almaqah‏ @_Almaqah 19 Jul 2016
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        except I wasn't talking about legality, but freaking out over Muslims wanting to have a mosque and cultural center

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      1. Almaqah‏ @_Almaqah 19 Jul 2016
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        what are we arguing about now? I said conservatives led the charge against the mosque - you're really disputing that?

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      2. Almaqah‏ @_Almaqah 19 Jul 2016
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        so your point is about something separate nobody was talking about, okay. you initiated by disputing conservatives led the+

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      3. Almaqah‏ @_Almaqah 19 Jul 2016
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        opposition and now you want to talk about zoning laws.

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