Jack, you are in Aus, now? Given the immediacy of the tragedy & outrage, a very considered piece. I’m not sure there is any way I can respond which would contribute further to what you are saying, except to endorse it, plus to hope the still critically wounded will recover.
Australia is not a place I would ordinarily have associated with major anti-Semitic prejudice, but ignorance is no excuse. It is being suggested that the govt had been aware of a growing problem for years and had done little. Politicians being short-termist, I fear your plea might not gain traction; rather the usual emphasis on greater security, which is exactly you point of contention. The logical extension of this is that Jewish people end up behaving as if there were living in a collection of Nazi-like states, where celebration at home is the only safe solution. Moreover, this collective effort against all forms of racism requires transnational cooperation, and it remains to be seen if this can even begin to materialise.
Please send love and tbe greatest sympathy to all the community that will have been directly traumatised by this - including you.
When I click on the link after the ginger hair point I get this
"This site can’t be reached
news’s DNS address could not be found. Diagnosing the problem.
DNS_PROBE_POSSIBLE"
But I assume we are talking about a certain female black Labour politician?
Your fundamental point in this article is exactly the issue the Corbyn-led Labour party had with antisemitism: they didn't think it was "as bad" as "proper racism"
Jack, you are in Aus, now? Given the immediacy of the tragedy & outrage, a very considered piece. I’m not sure there is any way I can respond which would contribute further to what you are saying, except to endorse it, plus to hope the still critically wounded will recover.
Australia is not a place I would ordinarily have associated with major anti-Semitic prejudice, but ignorance is no excuse. It is being suggested that the govt had been aware of a growing problem for years and had done little. Politicians being short-termist, I fear your plea might not gain traction; rather the usual emphasis on greater security, which is exactly you point of contention. The logical extension of this is that Jewish people end up behaving as if there were living in a collection of Nazi-like states, where celebration at home is the only safe solution. Moreover, this collective effort against all forms of racism requires transnational cooperation, and it remains to be seen if this can even begin to materialise.
Please send love and tbe greatest sympathy to all the community that will have been directly traumatised by this - including you.
Very moving, very thoughtful, Jack, thank you. I am appalled by my astonishing ignorance, which you have helped enlighten a bit.
I’m so sorry, Jack — and amazed at the clarity and lucidity of your thought on this awful topic.
For people outside the community, it is always jarring to see the security guards and the array of measures you live with.
The idea that my father might have had to stand outside the Midnight Mass to guard us is totally alien and incomprehensible.
When I click on the link after the ginger hair point I get this
"This site can’t be reached
news’s DNS address could not be found. Diagnosing the problem.
DNS_PROBE_POSSIBLE"
But I assume we are talking about a certain female black Labour politician?
Your fundamental point in this article is exactly the issue the Corbyn-led Labour party had with antisemitism: they didn't think it was "as bad" as "proper racism"