[Peace-discuss] My letter in today's NG

[David Green]

Thanks Francis; I'll be happy to expound on this and related topics.
See links to articles referenced below:
The News-Gazette has recently published two “SundayExtra” commentaries representing Hineni CU, a progressive Jewish organization,addressing Islamophobia and anti-Semitism. Unfortunately, this adds to thecacophony of decontextualized, uninformed, and non-insightful views currentlybeing expressed from the “Alt-right” to the “Antifa left."
Those generally calling themselves “progressive” in thecurrent context have little stomach for acknowledging the morbid continuity ofadministrations from Carter to Trump, inclusive: perpetual resource warsabroad, war on the working class abetted by structural racism (including drugwar/mass incarceration) at home. Instead, we are urged into a moral panic inresponse to disparate and pathetic groups whose violent potential isalleged—inaccurately and egregiously so—to be analogous to Nazi Germany.

The hypocrisy of “Jewish progressivism” in relation toIsraeli apartheid is obvious. The increased reliance of “progressives” ingeneral on the thin and exaggerated thought crime “data collection” of the(Zionist) Anti-Defamation League and (cynical, filthy rich) Southern PovertyLaw Center only further reveals an advanced, intellectually decrepit stage ofidentity politics, now transparently dressed in the academic jargon of“intersectionality.”

In this context of decontextualized, social media-drivenmoral panic, basic social justice movement tenets regarding principles,strategy, and tactics are carelessly and shockingly rationalized away: freedomof speech and assembly, non-violence, and the necessity of rational andinformed debate. Unfortunately, Students for Justice in Palestine appears tohave joined this descent. Thus, as Noam Chomsky has correctly described theridiculous “Antifa” as a “gift to the Alt-Right,” it now becomes a gift toZionists.




http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/guest-commentary/2017-09-10/sunday-extra-leaders-must-denounce-hate-crimes.html




http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/guest-commentary/2017-08-13/sunday-extra-lets-stand-together-against-hate-c-u.html




 




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