MimiRocah1I’m not sure people understand how terrifying things are for American Jews right now. Like many, my father barely escaped the nazis. So the fact that antisemitism is being normalized right now & NOT denounced by every leader of the 2 major political parties is frightening. We need to know our govt & our institutions will keep us safe & we aren’t sure now. This is a common feeling amongst Am. Jews right now. Please take the time to understand the fear & demand your leaders denounce it.
Rabbi Jill Zimmerman@Mimirocah1 it is insane & I can’t believe we are here. They need to denounce it right now as well as fund domestic terrorism support. Thank you Mimi for moving this sad truth. The only way to stamp this out is swiftly & without equivocation. Not enough leaders are doing it. It is terrifying.
Melody Cooper@rabbijill @Mimirocah1 I agree, 100%. And I have to add that when white supremacy and domestic terrorist groups were rearing their ugly heads 20 years ago and then during the Obama administration, many people didn’t stand up against it the way they should. I could never understand why. But now I wonder if there was a fearful “keep your head down” mentality to attract as little hatred towards another group. But eventually, evil allowed to grow will come for everybody.
Patricia Lavatai@MelodyCooper @rabbijill @Mimirocah1
Yes, people need to stand against evil, but it is more complicated than that. Most people are not so afraid for themselves, but for the fact that they have families. The kind of people doing these things are cowards, they will not go after the vocal, but rather children and pets of those who speak against them. They are not above hurting innocents in retaliation for push back.
Yes, people need to stand against evil, but it is more complicated than that. Most people are not so afraid for themselves, but for the fact that they have families. The kind of people doing these things are cowards, they will not go after the vocal, but rather children and pets of those who speak against them. They are not above hurting innocents in retaliation for push back.
@PJLavatai @rabbijill
@Mimirocah1
I guess. But as a Black person who is an activist and whose parents lived through the violence of the civil rights movement and ancestors survived the violence of Jim Crow and slavery, I’m trying to understand how not fighting against evil that comes for you and your people would protect your children. My parents fought like hell BECAUSE they had children and wanted a better world for us. Silence often dooms families.
@Mimirocah1
I guess. But as a Black person who is an activist and whose parents lived through the violence of the civil rights movement and ancestors survived the violence of Jim Crow and slavery, I’m trying to understand how not fighting against evil that comes for you and your people would protect your children. My parents fought like hell BECAUSE they had children and wanted a better world for us. Silence often dooms families.
@MelodyCooper @PJLavatai @Mimirocah1 Silence is complicity. When they come for one of us, they come for all of us. And I so agree - we fight because of our families. When I spoke out about anti immigrant hate, they came for me, not my kids. But I knew I had to keep speaking - FOR my kids
@rabbijill @PJLavatai
@Mimirocah1
Yes! And if you threaten my kids and my pet, I will double down! I stand for my Jewish brothers and sisters, LGBTQ+, disabled, immigrant, indigenous and all the marginalized who are unfairly persecuted. I see their fight as mine. When we stand with each other, we are most powerful at beating back antisemitism, racism, sexism, intolerance and white supremacy. They try to divide us. I say Stand Strong.
@Mimirocah1
Yes! And if you threaten my kids and my pet, I will double down! I stand for my Jewish brothers and sisters, LGBTQ+, disabled, immigrant, indigenous and all the marginalized who are unfairly persecuted. I see their fight as mine. When we stand with each other, we are most powerful at beating back antisemitism, racism, sexism, intolerance and white supremacy. They try to divide us. I say Stand Strong.
@MelodyCooper @rabbijill @Mimirocah1
I stand for all too, but I am not a public person with a public platform.
I have no problem speaking out, but I do know that some, especially young, single women with young children, may not. Radicals have often targeted the children of their opponents, and it is a mother’s deepest instinct to protect her children.
If you have the courage to stand for the marginalized, they are also who you are standing for.
I stand for all too, but I am not a public person with a public platform.
I have no problem speaking out, but I do know that some, especially young, single women with young children, may not. Radicals have often targeted the children of their opponents, and it is a mother’s deepest instinct to protect her children.
If you have the courage to stand for the marginalized, they are also who you are standing for.
@PJLavatai @rabbijill @Mimirocah1 Yes, and not everyone can take a stand in the same way, depending on the situation. When I was a young single mom, I was out there taking a stand, but I understand that may not be possible for everyone. There are simple, quiet ways to step up, from donating to orgs to being compassionate to someone who rarely sees it. And you should report folks to authorities when they make threats (unless that’s who’s threatening you!)