My wife fly to DC for the march. I did my part here in Seattle. It was indeed a moment when those of us present could hope for something better for our country.
But yeah, the intolerance coming from the national organizers killed the chance of a repeat.
Yeah, remember when those Black Lives Matter activists were waving torches and screaming “Jews will not replace us!” in Charlottesville? Or how progressives across the country soundly rejected Bernie Sanders because of his Jewish ancestry? And of course we can’t forget all those Democrats who continue to spout nonsensical conspiracy theories about “Jewish Puppet Master” George Soros.
It’s shameful, really.
Assumption is the mother of all fuck-ups, they say.
I wouldn’t trust it, even if he could…
Also one last thing:
This is not the freakin’ “persecution olympics”; all bigotry and mindless hatred based upon superficial differences is wrong and it’s a detriment to ALL of humanity.
Great take from Loretta Ross in Ms. Magazine:
I’ve fought white supremacy, misogyny and anti-Semitism for what feels like most of my life. As a professional feminist, I monitored hate groups in the early 1990s, and began a deep dive into how anti-Semitism in medieval Europe became the template for anti-black racism in the U.S. As a college professor, I teach about white supremacy, anti-Semitism and human rights to young people eager for knowledge denied to them.
That’s why I’m calling out the charges of racism and anti-Semitism bedeviling the upcoming Women’s March and the Jewish community. As the country edges towards neo-fascist authoritarianism, divide-and-conquer tactics will not benefit us. On both sides, people seem to forget the urgency of uniting against a common foe: the corruption of the Trump Administration and his enablers in the Republican Party
And now, as we’re approaching the third global Women’s March—a worldwide call for human rights against fascism and authoritarianism—people are flinging more charges of racism and anti-Semitism towards the women’s movement, and participating in derailing conversations that could unite us rather than divide us. I’m calling this behavior out because I can see who best benefits from our attacks on each other.
Whether one chooses to participate in the marches or not, I don’t believe that indulgence in the Oppression Olympics of competitive victimhood is unique or useful. Calling for people to resign from leadership, stay home, not run for office or get distracted from the overwhelming nature of the global neo-fascist threat exposes the dilettante nature of a simplistic analysis.
Our women’s movement is stronger than that—more complex and more diverse than ever before. We’ve shown what we can do at the polls, and now we must show our determination to defend democracy from those who want to destroy it for profit.
The Freedom Train for Human Rights has left the station, and we’re not stopping for those who are still debating whether to get on board for fear of sitting next to someone with whom they don’t perfectly agree. We’re a women’s movement, not a women’s cult.
Well, he is a white MAN after all! /s
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