This class discussion was much like the first one, albeit a little less involved. A majority of the class seemed reluctant to voice their opinions, and I was surprised at the total lack of animosity. I have yet to decide if this is because we, as a class, are truly too divided over the issue at hand to really defend one position or another, or if we, as a generation, could generally care less; on average, the class seemed to go back and forth and compromised with, "We have no problem building mosques, just not
there"- which would be seen as a negative. Although I cannot speak for everyone, my opinion was highly influenced by the adults I polled; prior to the survey, I was 100% in favor of the mosque solely for the sake of its constitutionality and hopes of reducing Muslim-phobia. The adults I interviewed (all of whom I value highly) were against the idea, however; upon hearing their reasons for this opinion (and the Nazi/Auschwitz analogy) I relented.
I was curious to see how the opinions of my peers would influence me, but in general, we all seemed to not really have any particularly strong opinion...
