National Review has now made its opposition to the Muslim community center in the neighborhood of Ground Zero very clear — by calling for a boycott of any company or group involved in its construction:
Beyond that, Americans should make their displeasure with this project felt economically and socially: No contractor, construction company, or building-trades union that accepts a dime of the Cordoba Initiative’s money should be given a free pass–nobody who sells them so much as a nail, or a hammer to drive it in with. This is an occasion for boycotts and vigorous protests — and, above all, for bringing down a well-deserved shower of shame upon those involved with this project, and on those politicians who have meekly gone along with it. It is an indecent proposal and an intentional provocation.
It is interesting to point out that back in the 1950s and 1960s, National Review strongly opposed the Civil Rights movement, which often employed boycotts as part of its demonstrations and lobbying for government action to further the cause of human rights. But here is a boycott that National Review can get behind.
It’s also fun to note that the unemployment rate in New York City is 9.5%. And the job market for the construction industry is typically higher during bad times, and more sensitive to changes in the overall economic tides.
