Don’t tell me that the hamas supporters marching up and down the streets are young and stupid and just doing the fashionable thing. I know six year olds who know the difference between right and wrong.
I have the same questions as you. Why do we allow it? If there are no consequences for evil behavior, why would there be a deterrence for them? Common sense and a moral compass is missing.
“Where are those who would condemn these barbarians? Where are those that condemn the evil that they represent? Where are those who demand that there be consequences for their actions and their beliefs in supporting vile hatreds? Where are those who would stand up for Western civilization?”
Where? Right here on this post. And all others who are always the lone voices of history. Simple people make history.
These same questions have consumed me since 10/7/23. How and when did America begin to accommodate terrorists - groups flat-out dedicated to killing Jews, wherever they find them? Of course I believe in the 1st Amendment - but I don't believe it extends to exhortations to harass and murder Jews (or anyone else). That institutions of higher learning spread out the welcome mat to terrorists and their supporters ... I am dumbfounded. Leadership everywhere in hiding or extending the broadest equanimity possible to those baying for the blood of Jews. This reveals an embrace of nihilism - an eager joyful embrace - that is beyond disgusting, beyond previous imagining. I've written before, but I need to restate: Pre - 10/7 I thought I would go to my grave not really grasping how Germany could descend into the barbaric mass murder of Jews; now, post 10/7, news of that descent - the plans, aims, designs and intent to destroy Israel and the Jews arrives breakfast lunch and dinner. Well, no, not in my America and over my dead body. God help us, God bless Israel and the Jewish people.
The threat of violence against Jews in America is far greater coming from the far right. The anti-Israel lies being taught at universities (and earlier) is dangerous and the college protests are annoying, but the actual threat of violence and death to Jews and other ethnic minorities is coming from the far right. Don’t kid yourself.
See @Mona Charen’s recent column (which might be on Bulwark) for more on this threat. And she’s no liberal.
Ruth K your response to my comment makes no sense. I can name you the physical locations of a dozen places - universities mostly - where it is physically dangerous, not to mention annoying, for Jews and supporters of Israel, to try to walk from class to class, from building to building. (Were your right wing haters tearing down posters of kidnapped Jews after Oct 7, 2023? Don't think so.) You, on the other hand cannot name any location where Jews are under threat by the far right. Where, what institution, which locations, which buildings, which administrations of this far right has the backs of young men and women wanting to kill Jews? I know there are anti-Semites of every stripe, but just now the rabid left is putting their hatred into action with the support of the Democratic Party. Don't kid yourself.
Respectfully, I'd say it's about equal. The Left was involved in some pretty horrible political violence and terrorism in the 60's/70's. Seeing the utter rage in the faces of a lot of the anti-Israel protesters...wouldn't put it past them to act on it, especially when they're constantly provoked by their rhetoric. Any means necessary means all bets are off.
The power to change our culture lies in the hands of the Left. They control the arts, education and a large swath of the democratic party. The Nazis didn't just burst on the scene and start killing Jews. It took decades of indoctrination in the schools. The Left's indoctrination exists today and it is working. The polls all show that the younger the person is the more they support Hamas and the slaughter on October 7. Maybe you should read Sapir Magazine or Tablet for a true taste of what the Left is up to. They report on it all the time.
It is the left that is baying for Jewish blood and celebrating Jewish slaughter. The far right has very little power if any in our society. That they possess guns, yes they do. But so does the Left. The Left hasn't walked into a synagogue yet and shoot it up? But they support the Islamists who do. There are guards at synagogue doors in Europe because of Islamists. It has been Islamists that have killed jews in Europe. Do those Jews count? And the recent attacks against Jews in Brooklyn and LA have been by leftists or black nationalists. The Left is marching today to demand our slaughter. The threat from the Left is real and as threatening or more so as anything from the right.
It is the Left in Europe that makes common cause with Islamists. It is the red-green alliance, the horseshoe theory of Jew hatred. The Left here in the US is no different. Don't kid yourself.
I'm in France. I'm very worried. I follow what's happening in Israël and this war for personal reasons. Once in a while I read French news. I stopped reading more often because of :
- the biased mainstream media about Israel
- the silence about propagation of extreme islam behavior in schools
- the deafening silence about the 192% rise of antisemitism
Too many (left and liberal) brainwashed empathic toxicity followers and off course, too many french born muslim generations ending up in deadly violence for money (gang killings for drugs mafias by hired killers age 15). Off course they all identify with islamic Jihad, it's the same mentality. Honestly it feels like having jihad on my doorstep since Marseille is only 25 miles away from my (peaceful) village. Hence a reason why I don't have TV and sparsely follow regional, European & UK news. It makes me sick. Too many useful idiots in Holland, Belgium, Spain supporting terrorists on their throne of the empathic toxicity wave of Al Jazeera & Co. Germany getting fed up with it... UK citizens too. And so on.
Reading you makes me feel less lonely. Because in my village, no one talks about Israel or jihad. It's not their business, they think....
My first time in Israël over 40 years ago, was on the coast of Nahariya. Although we had to spend time in the shelter at least once, I remember that I always felt safe in Israël, from north up to south, I mean everywhere. I hope this war, meaning Israël's victory over this barbarian evil, will settle the global jihad once and for all.
You are correct. Those groups like Proud Boys, Oath Keepers, Blood Tribe, Patriot Front, etc., are just Brown Shirts by other names. That they openly support political candidates without repudiation is a definite warning sign. The warning lights are flashing furiously.
Don’t tell me that the hamas supporters marching up and down the streets are young and stupid and just doing the fashionable thing. I know six year olds who know the difference between right and wrong.
I have the same questions as you. Why do we allow it? If there are no consequences for evil behavior, why would there be a deterrence for them? Common sense and a moral compass is missing.
Thank you for your comment. It is truly mind boggling.
There are answers, but are beyond the scope of this comment section. How interested are you in exploring them?
The questions are more rhetorical. Sometimes there really are no answers.
“Where are those who would condemn these barbarians? Where are those that condemn the evil that they represent? Where are those who demand that there be consequences for their actions and their beliefs in supporting vile hatreds? Where are those who would stand up for Western civilization?”
Where? Right here on this post. And all others who are always the lone voices of history. Simple people make history.
So true. We're not alone. Let those who can write, scream !
Sometimes though I feel like I am screaming into the void.
Right. I get it. But just like Israel doesn’t have a choice but to fight, we really don’t have a choice: we have to scream.
These same questions have consumed me since 10/7/23. How and when did America begin to accommodate terrorists - groups flat-out dedicated to killing Jews, wherever they find them? Of course I believe in the 1st Amendment - but I don't believe it extends to exhortations to harass and murder Jews (or anyone else). That institutions of higher learning spread out the welcome mat to terrorists and their supporters ... I am dumbfounded. Leadership everywhere in hiding or extending the broadest equanimity possible to those baying for the blood of Jews. This reveals an embrace of nihilism - an eager joyful embrace - that is beyond disgusting, beyond previous imagining. I've written before, but I need to restate: Pre - 10/7 I thought I would go to my grave not really grasping how Germany could descend into the barbaric mass murder of Jews; now, post 10/7, news of that descent - the plans, aims, designs and intent to destroy Israel and the Jews arrives breakfast lunch and dinner. Well, no, not in my America and over my dead body. God help us, God bless Israel and the Jewish people.
The threat of violence against Jews in America is far greater coming from the far right. The anti-Israel lies being taught at universities (and earlier) is dangerous and the college protests are annoying, but the actual threat of violence and death to Jews and other ethnic minorities is coming from the far right. Don’t kid yourself.
See @Mona Charen’s recent column (which might be on Bulwark) for more on this threat. And she’s no liberal.
Ruth K your response to my comment makes no sense. I can name you the physical locations of a dozen places - universities mostly - where it is physically dangerous, not to mention annoying, for Jews and supporters of Israel, to try to walk from class to class, from building to building. (Were your right wing haters tearing down posters of kidnapped Jews after Oct 7, 2023? Don't think so.) You, on the other hand cannot name any location where Jews are under threat by the far right. Where, what institution, which locations, which buildings, which administrations of this far right has the backs of young men and women wanting to kill Jews? I know there are anti-Semites of every stripe, but just now the rabid left is putting their hatred into action with the support of the Democratic Party. Don't kid yourself.
Respectfully, I'd say it's about equal. The Left was involved in some pretty horrible political violence and terrorism in the 60's/70's. Seeing the utter rage in the faces of a lot of the anti-Israel protesters...wouldn't put it past them to act on it, especially when they're constantly provoked by their rhetoric. Any means necessary means all bets are off.
The power to change our culture lies in the hands of the Left. They control the arts, education and a large swath of the democratic party. The Nazis didn't just burst on the scene and start killing Jews. It took decades of indoctrination in the schools. The Left's indoctrination exists today and it is working. The polls all show that the younger the person is the more they support Hamas and the slaughter on October 7. Maybe you should read Sapir Magazine or Tablet for a true taste of what the Left is up to. They report on it all the time.
It is the left that is baying for Jewish blood and celebrating Jewish slaughter. The far right has very little power if any in our society. That they possess guns, yes they do. But so does the Left. The Left hasn't walked into a synagogue yet and shoot it up? But they support the Islamists who do. There are guards at synagogue doors in Europe because of Islamists. It has been Islamists that have killed jews in Europe. Do those Jews count? And the recent attacks against Jews in Brooklyn and LA have been by leftists or black nationalists. The Left is marching today to demand our slaughter. The threat from the Left is real and as threatening or more so as anything from the right.
It is the Left in Europe that makes common cause with Islamists. It is the red-green alliance, the horseshoe theory of Jew hatred. The Left here in the US is no different. Don't kid yourself.
I'm in France. I'm very worried. I follow what's happening in Israël and this war for personal reasons. Once in a while I read French news. I stopped reading more often because of :
- the biased mainstream media about Israel
- the silence about propagation of extreme islam behavior in schools
- the deafening silence about the 192% rise of antisemitism
Too many (left and liberal) brainwashed empathic toxicity followers and off course, too many french born muslim generations ending up in deadly violence for money (gang killings for drugs mafias by hired killers age 15). Off course they all identify with islamic Jihad, it's the same mentality. Honestly it feels like having jihad on my doorstep since Marseille is only 25 miles away from my (peaceful) village. Hence a reason why I don't have TV and sparsely follow regional, European & UK news. It makes me sick. Too many useful idiots in Holland, Belgium, Spain supporting terrorists on their throne of the empathic toxicity wave of Al Jazeera & Co. Germany getting fed up with it... UK citizens too. And so on.
Reading you makes me feel less lonely. Because in my village, no one talks about Israel or jihad. It's not their business, they think....
I began writing this substack because even living in the US I felt utterly alone. Please continue to comment. Your thoughts are always welcome.
My first time in Israël over 40 years ago, was on the coast of Nahariya. Although we had to spend time in the shelter at least once, I remember that I always felt safe in Israël, from north up to south, I mean everywhere. I hope this war, meaning Israël's victory over this barbarian evil, will settle the global jihad once and for all.
Thank you 🥹🙏🏾 I'm touched
You are correct. Those groups like Proud Boys, Oath Keepers, Blood Tribe, Patriot Front, etc., are just Brown Shirts by other names. That they openly support political candidates without repudiation is a definite warning sign. The warning lights are flashing furiously.
They really are. Last off ramp for state-sponsored violence is coming up. Hard to believe we’re here.