There is a big difference from having a Muslim center already only a mile away from ground zero, and building one right next to it after the fact.
-The people building the Islamic center next to Ground Zero claim that they support mutual positive coexistence and understanding and mean absolutely no offense with this construction.
-Governor of New York David Patterson offered state support in selecting, acquiring, and building the center in a new less offensive location.
-The builders completely refused.
Why? And before you say "well they don't have to. They bought the land and that's just way it is", keep in mind that they still maintain that they mean this in a totally unoffensive and respectful way. Yet when their actions are offensive, and they are actually offered help to move the site, they refuse. Why?
Claiming to be attempting to build mutual respect, yet refusing to do anything but the most offensive thing they can do. Something doesn't compute. And of course add in the fact that Muslims have historically built mosques on sites important to their enemies to show supremacy, and you start to have an idea that this is not quite as innocent as they claim.
I'll put myself in their shoes. If I wanted to do something, and a lot of people found it offensive, would I take someone up on their offer to come to a compromise and allow me to do what I want, but in a manner or place deemed less offensive?
If I actually gave a crap about how offensive I was, than yeah I would take them up on the offer. If I really didn't care how offended others were, than no I would not. The Muslims in this case are not taking Patterson up on his offer. That tells me that they don't care how offensive they are. Ok, whatever. BUT, they claim that they do care. This means they are lying. Which tells me something else beyond a simple Islamic Center is going on here, and they are not being forthcoming about it.