My background is Canadian-I was born in the country and spent the first 25+ years of my life there, and I still have a ton of (Jewish) friends and family in the country. Not all of them, and maybe not even most of them, but many are quietly starting to map out exit strategies from Canada. And, I wish that those who aren't would start doing so.
I agree 💯— which is why I wear a US/Israel flag pin, have a mezuzah on my door, and proudly sport an Am Israel Chai bucket hat. Plus I have a great “Golda Meir has a posse” black t-shirt.
I am not Jewish, I happen to like Netanyahu, and think Hamas is a terrorist organization. Not only does Israel have a right to exist, but thank the Lord it does.
Israel is the moral compass of the West and it is in the Middle East.
“Love the Palestinian people all you want, but surely no one I actually know will claim to support Hamas?”
“If you are not a Jew, but you have ever put up a sign that says ‘Black Lives Matter,’ ‘No person is illegal,’ or objected to any racist, sexist or homophobic speech, and you do not speak out when those who butcher Jews and others living in Israel are celebrated, I wonder what you see as different. Is it some version of ‘The Jews had it coming to them?’
Perhaps your questions were rhetorical, but there is an answer.
The answer is that these miseducated, mostly younger people believe in woke / Critical Race Theory / DEI / intersectionality simplistic oppressor-oppressed ideology that ours is a zero-sum power-based world, and the evil rich white male capitalist Christian (or Jewish, in the case of Israel) patriarchy is responsible for all bad - and little good - in this world.
And so the poor oppressed without-agency BIPoC Palestinians are allowed and encouraged to overthrow their white colonialist oppressors the Israelis BY. ANY. MEANS. NECESSARY.
ANY.
And so the people who support Hamas believe themselves to be morally virtuous in so doing.
And there are a lot of them, as can be seen in late 2023 Harvard-Harris polls (links provided upon request).
Black Lives Matter has roots in Farrakhan's Nation of Islam, “Abolish Israel” is the next natural progression. The oldest Jew hatred that spreads to the brainwashed like wildfire.
People like you, April, make this world a better place.
Thank you my friend. You too.
We're not alone to recognize both the horror and ugly "ignorance" behind these writings on the wall. The harsh reality.
Since October 7th Western society is stripped of its masks.
Thank you for writing, dear April, thank you 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽.
True.
Love you sister.
My background is Canadian-I was born in the country and spent the first 25+ years of my life there, and I still have a ton of (Jewish) friends and family in the country. Not all of them, and maybe not even most of them, but many are quietly starting to map out exit strategies from Canada. And, I wish that those who aren't would start doing so.
Canada is so scary. It just feels like everyone has lost their minds.
I agree 💯— which is why I wear a US/Israel flag pin, have a mezuzah on my door, and proudly sport an Am Israel Chai bucket hat. Plus I have a great “Golda Meir has a posse” black t-shirt.
I am not Jewish, I happen to like Netanyahu, and think Hamas is a terrorist organization. Not only does Israel have a right to exist, but thank the Lord it does.
Israel is the moral compass of the West and it is in the Middle East.
Thank you, dear April!
“There is no moral excuse for supporting Hamas.”
“Love the Palestinian people all you want, but surely no one I actually know will claim to support Hamas?”
“If you are not a Jew, but you have ever put up a sign that says ‘Black Lives Matter,’ ‘No person is illegal,’ or objected to any racist, sexist or homophobic speech, and you do not speak out when those who butcher Jews and others living in Israel are celebrated, I wonder what you see as different. Is it some version of ‘The Jews had it coming to them?’
Perhaps your questions were rhetorical, but there is an answer.
The answer is that these miseducated, mostly younger people believe in woke / Critical Race Theory / DEI / intersectionality simplistic oppressor-oppressed ideology that ours is a zero-sum power-based world, and the evil rich white male capitalist Christian (or Jewish, in the case of Israel) patriarchy is responsible for all bad - and little good - in this world.
And so the poor oppressed without-agency BIPoC Palestinians are allowed and encouraged to overthrow their white colonialist oppressors the Israelis BY. ANY. MEANS. NECESSARY.
ANY.
And so the people who support Hamas believe themselves to be morally virtuous in so doing.
And there are a lot of them, as can be seen in late 2023 Harvard-Harris polls (links provided upon request).
Powerful!
Thank you
Great essay
Thank you!!!
The writing on the wall is figurative and literal. Well done.
I’ve also got to say, nobody does this where I’m from. Writing on walls that is. (Boulder CO, that also is)
Who the fuck is giving these people magic markers/who is carrying magic markers all the time?
Black Lives Matter has roots in Farrakhan's Nation of Islam, “Abolish Israel” is the next natural progression. The oldest Jew hatred that spreads to the brainwashed like wildfire.
israel should be abolished. fuck jews.
Feel better?
Saint Jimmy is drinking beer and smoking dope, his contribution to critical thinking :)
Absolutely. Most of the world will feel better when israel either doesn't exist or has zero power. You must be a dumbass.