Antisemitism

[IMINXTC]

Heartening how so many Islamic people took to the streets in protest of the murderous Hamas attack on Israel...

Wait a minute...

[Sojourner]

Hundreds of thousands of people have turned out at the national mall in support of Israel. There are far more who support Israel than Hamas, and here we see good demonstration of that fact. First good thing to happen in DC in a while.

https://www2.cbn.com/news/us/hundreds-thousands-rally-israel-national-mall-combat-outbursts-antisemitism?inid=c5214fa8-7cdc-45a0-a9a7-f2277ead0f5f

[DavidGYoung]

I heard something quite funny earlier today on the Triggernometry channel:

"If you chant 'From the river to the sea!', you have an IQ of forty-three."

[Sojourner]

Arizona State University canceled an event that would have featured Rashida Tlaib as a speaker--arguably the most vocal antisemite in Congress. The Jew-haters are still gonna make noise, but at least we're starting to see some push back.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/arizona-state-university-cancels-event-featuring-rep-rashida-tlaib

[Fenris]

Hundreds of thousands of people have turned out at the national mall in support of Israel.

About 290,000 people showed up.

An overwhelming majority were Jews.

[Sojourner]

Hundreds of thousands of people have turned out at the national mall in support of Israel.

About 290,000 people showed up.

An overwhelming majority were Jews.

I was unaware most were Jews. Still, it's nice to see a pro-Israel counterbalance to the venomous antisemitism of late.

[Fenris]

I was unaware most were Jews.

My wife and daughter both attended. They were on different chartered busses from the NYC area. My daughter's bus was all Jewish kids. My wife's bus had one non Jewish person on board (a retired cop friend of mine, as it turns out.)

Still, it's nice to see a pro-Israel counterbalance to the venomous antisemitism of late.

Yes. One still wishes that there were pro Israel rallies, organized and attended by non Jews. We shouldn't be the only ones showing up for ourselves.

[Sojourner]

Yes. One still wishes that there were pro Israel rallies, organized and attended by non Jews. We shouldn't be the only ones showing up for ourselves.

Agreed. I believe there are millions of pro-Israel allies in the US--mostly Christians--who are not vocal enough. The silence is even more pronounced when contrasted with all the noise made by anti-Israel/pro-Hamas cretins.

[Fenris]

There are tens of millions of Protestants in the country who love the state of Israel and love Jews. Some of those loveable people are right here.    I just wish it were more visible out there.

[IMINXTC]

Most Americans see it for what it is, and eagerly await the disbandment of Hamas and stability for Israel and the region.
Pro - Palestinian rallies mostly serve to enforce those sentiments.

[Fenris]

Most Americans see it for what it is, and eagerly await the disbandment of Hamas and stability for Israel and the region.
Pro - Palestinian rallies mostly serve to enforce those sentiments.

I think that's probably true. On the other hand, I think that a lot of people will be bystanders in whatever goes on. Again, the attendees at the rally in DC were nearly all Jews.

[Sojourner]

    "First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a socialist. Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a trade unionist. Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—because I was not a Jew. Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me."

    —Martin Niemöller

[Fenris]

    "First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a socialist. Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a trade unionist. Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—because I was not a Jew. Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me."

    —Martin Niemöller

This is the pragmatic reason for speaking up.

There's also a moral reason.

[Sojourner]

True. But a moral lesson can be gleaned from the experience the quote alludes to.

[IMINXTC]

Our most prestigious colleges led by unthinkably incompetent overseers allowing for the calls to Jewish  genocide on campuses in the name of free speech?

Perhaps we truly are failing as the indominable & righteous democratic experiment after all.

Even so-called believers silent on the dissolution of the constitution at the behest of wolves and pied pipers?

Or is it simply mass illiteracy?

Demogogues in high places appear to be testing that principle daily.

Oops! Did I say that?!