You’re the one who “doesn’t get it”. Giuliani is trying to make reasonable people understand what the problem is and that it’s not “racism” or “hate” to oppose the mosque.
He isn’t going to convince wafflers (wafflers vote) by saying, “There are no decent Muslims”. As soon people who might otherwise listen to Rudy on issues like this hear a statement like that they’ll go into shutdown mode. We are not trying to convince the political right of the logic of this. We’re trying to convince your average nimrod New Yorker.
I got it, alright.
How many “decent, moderate Muslims” have we seen since 9/11/2001 publicly condemning JUST ONE of the many murders, bombings and other acts of violence perpetrated by other Muslims worlwide? I repeat, JUST ONE.
Their silence should have convinced “your average Nimrod New Yorker” (your words) that the “moderate” Muslims that live next door are supportive of the Islamic mayhem that daily takes place in the world. If they don’t understand it now, they never will.