Grief and outrage

[sabotabby]

The 11 Jewish people murdered today by a white supremacist while in a synagogue—only a few days after two black people were murdered by a different white supremacist— were targeted at least in part because they were helping refugees.

If you grow up Jewish, you grow up knowing that something like this will happen. You learn your history. You do one of two things: You turn inward, closed off to the rest of the world, protective and fearful. Or you recognize the solidarity between all people. You understand that if they come for the Muslims, for the Latin American migrants, for the Black and Indigenous and trans people and disabled people, you understand that eventually they will come for you, too. The victims of today's horror took the latter approach, as I have tried to do all my life, and this makes the heinousness of the murderer's act hit that much harder.

The point is to have us cowing in terror, but but despite being rather profoundly secular and not relating to broad swathes of the mainstream Jewish community for various reasons, I'm kinda wanting to go to synagogue more, not less.

Fuck every fascist and fuck everyone who fertilizes the soil in which fascism has grown. There are people in the world like these Mexicans who are helping the migrants from the south on their long, painful journey to safety, there are people like HIAS, there are people who will take a stand and fight.  In the end, we'll still be here when fascism and white supremacy have been consigned to the dustbin of history.

"PAUL ROBESON- KADDISCH" (Watch on YouTube)

Comments

[grimjim]

Assuming radical life extension is democratized, how about we aim to literally still be around when history gets there?

[sabotabby]

Sadly, I don’t mean us as individuals.

[dewline]

There are people pushing for such democratizations of such biotech, so don't count out the possibility!

[minoanmiss]

I stand with you.

[sabotabby]

<3

[notasupervillain]

Turning inward has never had them hate us less. Anyone full of hate will get around to hating us, and letting them persecute others won't protect us. All there is to do is be the bright light in the darkness.

[sabotabby]

Yeah, and yet I've lost count of the times I've been called a self-hating Jew or been told to consider any political position on the basis of whether or not it's "good for the Jews." Sigh.

[notasupervillain]

I see being Jewish as giving me common cause with the downtrodden wherever I find them. This means the Palestinians, more and more. This is not a popular opinion with my fellow Jews.
That said, far too often the people support the Palestinians are primarily interested in their dislike of Jewish Israelis. Many of the people who claim to support Palestinians are not my allies.
It's a hard world we live in. All we can do is look for what our Work is, and do it. Helping children grow into good adults is a pretty important part of the Work.

[minoanmiss]

I see being Jewish as giving me common cause with the downtrodden wherever I find them.

Jewish people holding to this ethos have changed my life several times over, always for the better.

[notasupervillain]

:)

[sabotabby]

I see being Jewish as giving me common cause with the downtrodden wherever I find them. This means the Palestinians, more and more. This is not a popular opinion with my fellow Jews.

Welcome to my life. Le sigh.

[notasupervillain]

So often, I feel like the majority of Jews have learned the wrong lesson from history. We've learned to be afraid of the downtrodden. The fear is rational, but it doesn't make us safer.

[sabotabby]

AYUP. I was having a convo last night with a Jewish woman who seemed to not get the connection between Cheeto Benito, kiddie concentration camps for refugees, and the mass shooting in the synagogue. I'm like, really lady?

[notasupervillain]

THESE POINTS ARE LITERALLY IN A STRAIGHT LINE.

[sabotabby]

Sumerland
Blue Water
Psychonaut
Moonchild
Prophecy

I mean whatever happened to Fields of the Nephilim? They were fantastic; criminally underrated, if you ask me. And they just disappeared. I don't go out goth clubbing much anymore because I'm old, but when I do, I seldom hear them. I think once in the last decade, maybe. But in my opinion, they're so much better than many of the 80s and 90s bands that still do get played.

Also, I wish the Democrats were half as metal as you think they are, and your buddy Trump would be happy to sell Ukraine to his BFF Putin if he could locate it on a map.

[sabotabby]

Hahaha okay but consider this: Have you tried taking a nap? You might feel better.

[rdi]

You are an AI in training and I claim my £5.

[sabotabby]

Do we all get £5?

[rdi]

If we can find the OP, certainly.

[dewline]

They really should take that advice about the nap.

[rdi]

Dude, UFO were a mediocre English metal band. Not remotely goth.

Hybrids of Fallen Angels is totally the name of my next band, though. Thanks for that.

[sabotabby]

That's a great name, unless Fields of the Nephilim object.

[dewline]

*looks at the posting you're replying to and mouths the words "What the actual HELL?"*

[dagibbs]

I know!

[rdi]

Yeah, they were a really good band. Need to dig them out again.

[dewline]

No. DT-45 is not "a man from God". And as for most of the rest of it, I look at you as I would an ebola sample in secure containment.

I will acknowledge that Putin is getting "advice" from some Very Bad People.

[sabotabby]

Did you even listen to any of the sick tracks I posted? They're really good; you should check them out.

[franklanguage]

Paul Robeson was one of the most amazing people who ever lived.

[sabotabby]

Agreed. Stalin fetish aside.

[smhwpf]

Fuck every fascist and fuck everyone who fertilizes the soil in which fascism has grown. There are people in the world like these Mexicans who are helping the migrants from the south on their long, painful journey to safety, there are people like HIAS, there are people who will take a stand and fight. In the end, we'll still be here when fascism and white supremacy have been consigned to the dustbin of history.

Amen.

And wow, Paul Robeson.

[sabotabby]

I love Paul Robeson so much.

[ironed_orchid]

As always, you are brilliant and articulate and I love you.

[sabotabby]

Haha I don't think I'm articulate but I love you too.