03-29-2017, 09:52 PM
(03-29-2017, 01:02 PM)nms Wrote: I wasn't sure if this had been discussed elsewhere, but here is an update of the proposed Muslim prayer centre near Columbia/Erbsville in Waterloo. Definitely disappointing if the comments that are quoted in the article are true reflection of the comments that the City has received so far:
D’AMATO: Anti-Muslim bigotry is alive in Waterloo[/url]
Luisa D'Amato
Quote:The Muslim Association of Canada wants to build a small prayer centre on Erbsville Road near Laurelwood Drive in Waterloo.
Here is some of the response, so far:
"You should be on a farm somewhere where no one can see you."
"This is going to bring more Muslim families to the neighbourhood, and that's going to lower my house values."
"I hope this city stops the Muslim centre, and all other Muslim places torn down."
And this chilling remark, posted on a Mandarin-language chat group for local residents:
"Why we buy a few dead pigs and leave at that site. Hire someone to do it."
[url=http://www.therecord.com/opinion-story/7213871-d-amato-anti-muslim-bigotry-is-alive-in-waterloo/]Balance of the article on the Record web site.
What, wait a minute. I thought Waterloo was a smart city. They always preach social conscience, What is this rhetoric ? Oh wait a minute, this is the same city that has a sterile UP TOWN, where the regular people don't have to rub shoulders or acknowledge that there are people who are lnot as well off.... The City with two universities where one of them wont allow a person to talk and explain their position on a particular subject matter because it doesn't fit with perceived ideals... Are any f you here seriously surprised at these comments ? Waterloo is not a city I would be part of.. Just saying