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Considering recent events at the US capitol, one looks at the destructive mob and wonders, “How did we get here?” How we answer this question will have ramifications far beyond this coming inauguration day.
It’s not enough to look at the mob and recoil in disgust. We need to understand why so many people are acting the same way; falling into the same trap; predisposed to end up in the same dark place. Limiting our response to anger at the mass spectacle of hate will not succeed at stopping its spread. Simply stating that we must redouble our efforts to fight extremism and that we will give racism no quarter might sound nice, may even be true, but doesn’t get at the root of t
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Most of the discussion surrounding the recent capitol riots has focused on President Trump’s culpability. There seems to be a sense that if we can just get to January 20th without anything else happening, then we’ll be OK – that once Biden takes over, the problem will be gone. I’m not sure it’s so simple. While some have made reference to the fact that even after January 20th there will still exist a population which does not see the election results as legitimate, most seem to feel that because these people are so crazy-extreme, bizarre and outright criminal in many respects, that once we have made some arrests and once social media takes a more liberal policy toward
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This past week JVP (Jewish Voice for Peace) hosted an antisemitism panel featuring well known anti-Zionists all of whom have been accused of antisemitism in the past, in order to discuss and clarify the fact that they are anti-Zionist, not antisemitic. As they see it, they simply do not believe in the racist concept of Jewish supremacy, which is how they see Zionists and The State of Israel. Rather, they believe in equality for all, including Jews. In fact, they love Jews. And while it is hard to argue with the concept of equality, it is worth looking at the broader picture here.