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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsPlease join me in giving a collective hug to DU's Jewish members and their loved ones.
The attacks on the Jewish community have soared since Trump took office: bomb threats/vandalism of Jewish community centers, desecration of Jewish graves, chants of "Jews will not replace us", hateful signs and symbols becoming more and more visible on the daily... murder.
I know this is just an internet message board, but I hope you know that there is true feeling behind this small gesture...
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,733 posts)SCRUBDASHRUB
(7,252 posts)lostnfound
(16,180 posts)underpants
(182,829 posts)hlthe2b
(102,292 posts)handmade34
(22,756 posts)grantcart
(53,061 posts)LiberalLoner
(9,762 posts)octoberlib
(14,971 posts)FakeNoose
(32,645 posts)We're not all wackos, we're mostly good neighbors!
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Hortensis
(58,785 posts)How strangely quickly antisemitism pops up when they're such a tiny part of the population. Of course, that makes them seem a safe victim for those red in tooth and nail.
LeftInTX
(25,372 posts)Although this guy's motive was the caravan. (Kinda weird)
Surprised he didn't go after Catholics, Mennonites, Methodists or Unitarians.
leftynyc
(26,060 posts)His motivation was hatred for Jews. THAT'S why he didn't go after those other groups.
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)There are reasons this kind goes after Jews at 2% of the population (and now Muslims, less than 1%), but top among their being chosen over most others is that their numbers make them a safe target.
Notice how they're now grabbing the opportunity when we can't stop them to persecute undocumented immigrants, too weak to protect themselves, much less fight back. Of course they want them gone, but the people they really want to go after are the Hispanics who are beyond their reach -- U.S. citizens they'd "cleanse" the nation of if they could. But non-white Hispanics are 18% of the population, and adding in white Hispanics doubles that, so they're far too powerful to take on.
Poor dears. So frustrating.
CurtEastPoint
(18,650 posts)Nonhlanhla
(2,074 posts)mercuryblues
(14,532 posts)wendyb-NC
(3,328 posts)Solly Mack
(90,773 posts)RHMerriman
(1,376 posts)Definitely...
malaise
(269,054 posts)badhair77
(4,218 posts)MaryMagdaline
(6,855 posts)SallyHemmings
(1,822 posts)Docreed2003
(16,863 posts)DonCoquixote
(13,616 posts)...
bronxiteforever
(9,287 posts)catrose
(5,068 posts)though it's kind of self-referential since we recently discovered our Jewish roots.
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)LeftInTX
(25,372 posts)irisblue
(32,980 posts)applegrove
(118,683 posts)lamp_shade
(14,836 posts)oberliner
(58,724 posts)dlk
(11,569 posts)DesertRat
(27,995 posts)WhiskeyWulf
(569 posts)allgood33
(1,584 posts)SouthernIrish
(512 posts)monmouth4
(9,708 posts)Still In Wisconsin
(4,450 posts)There are holes in my family tree that say this kind of hatred is very real. It helps more than you know to have supportive friends here.
Nevermypresident
(781 posts)BHDem53
(1,061 posts)sinkingfeeling
(51,457 posts)billh58
(6,635 posts)Hugs
crazytown
(7,277 posts)CaptainTruth
(6,594 posts)Response to demmiblue (Original post)
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demmiblue
(36,865 posts)Welcome to DU.
FSogol
(45,488 posts)babylonsister
(171,070 posts)charlyvi
(6,537 posts)Granny M
(1,395 posts)So sorry for all those who have lost loved ones.
CherokeeDem
(3,709 posts)Hugs to all of our Jewish friends and to all of us who want these senseless acts to end. We are better than this...
We will be sitting Shiva with you.
KT2000
(20,583 posts)Botany
(70,516 posts)Years ago I visited a friend in Squirrel Hill and I saw Fred's house. I feel like crap right now even I am in Chicago and eating good Italian food.
Btw fuck the NRA.
pnwmom
(108,980 posts)BadMachines
(26 posts)You will forever and always have my love and support. I think everyone here would say the same.
demmiblue
(36,865 posts)I am not Jewish... my last sentence was conveying my feelings toward our Jewish DU members.
Welcome to DU, BadMachines.
BadMachines
(26 posts)Just a general message doing the same.
Thank you, glad to be here!
pazzyanne
(6,556 posts)Pepsidog
(6,254 posts)Kurt V.
(5,624 posts)SWBTATTReg
(22,133 posts)thriving community here in STLMO, and who a lot of my former bosses and old friends are members of (all wonderful human beings).
Thanks demmiblue...it is of course sad that we have to do things such as this, in this country, seemingly too much.
mopinko
(70,127 posts)what country is this, anyway.
oh, yeah, dumbfuckistan.
tavernier
(12,392 posts)and my many Jewish friends.
pwb
(11,276 posts)Digger
(478 posts)mfcorey1
(11,001 posts)mecherosegarden
(745 posts)NBachers
(17,120 posts)Daddyleg
(12 posts)NastyRiffraff
(12,448 posts)Tears for you, and hopes for a better tomorrow.
iluvtennis
(19,863 posts)Glamrock
(11,802 posts)sarge43
(28,941 posts)PatrickforO
(14,577 posts)We don't need hatred and divisiveness in this country. There should be no room in our hearts for that.
recovering_democrat
(224 posts)Blessing for all.
gopiscrap
(23,761 posts)PCIntern
(25,556 posts)Ive often thought of this occurring while standing or sitting in shul.
benfranklin1776
(6,448 posts)An attack on one is an attack on all.
nightwing1240
(1,996 posts)My deepest sympathies to the victims and the families of this horrific crime.
apkhgp
(1,068 posts)Hug Hug Hug Hug Hug Hug
Hug Hug Hug Hug Hug Hug
TomSlick
(11,100 posts)usrbs
(632 posts)How long will it take us to recover from the orange Mussolini?
njhoneybadger
(3,910 posts)steve2470
(37,457 posts)nocoincidences
(2,220 posts)Tikki
(14,557 posts)Tikki
H2O Man
(73,559 posts)amb123
(1,581 posts)littlemissmartypants
(22,692 posts)riverbendviewgal
(4,253 posts)Of those who died in Pittsburgh today.
*
Maggiemayhem
(811 posts)WhiteTara
(29,718 posts)eyes full of tears.
backtoblue
(11,343 posts)Harker
(14,024 posts)and a spiritual hug for whomever would wish to share one.
defacto7
(13,485 posts)spanone
(135,844 posts)relayerbob
(6,544 posts)The country has turned into a complete disaster. WE can at least try to spread some love among ourselves
Doreen
(11,686 posts)sprinkleeninow
(20,250 posts)The_REAL_Ecumenist
(722 posts)bitterross
(4,066 posts)JohnnyLib2
(11,212 posts)Stuart G
(38,434 posts)marmar
(77,081 posts)This country is suffocating on hate right now.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)tomg
(2,574 posts)colsohlibgal
(5,275 posts)My best friend ever was Jewish, condolences to everyone of that faith.
orleans
(34,060 posts)and love
Guilded Lilly
(5,591 posts)In Pittsburgh, my heart is particularly saddened.
Lunabell
(6,088 posts)My heart is so heavy.
democrank
(11,096 posts)~peace~
highplainsdem
(49,004 posts)ck4829
(35,077 posts)Ilsa
(61,695 posts)We Remember Them by Sylvan Kamens & Rabbi Jack Riemer
At the rising sun and at its going down; We remember them.
At the blowing of the wind and in the chill of winter; We remember them.
At the opening of the buds and in the rebirth of spring; We remember them.
At the blueness of the skies and in the warmth of summer; We remember them.
At the rustling of the leaves and in the beauty of the autumn; We remember them.
At the beginning of the year and when it ends; We remember them.
As long as we live, they too will live, for they are now a part of us as We remember them.
When we are weary and in need of strength; We remember them.
When we are lost and sick at heart; We remember them.
When we have decisions that are difficult to make; We remember them.
When we have joy we crave to share; We remember them.
When we have achievements that are based on theirs; We remember them.
For as long as we live, they too will live, for they are now a part of us as, We remember them.
peggysue2
(10,832 posts)This incited hatred and violence cannot, will not stand. Words matter.
Our blessings to all.
James48
(4,436 posts)Squeeze
majdrfrtim
(318 posts)to all who mourn. Grief is not a mental illness, but it can certainly feel like one perhaps because every new grief brings up every old grief. Lord knows, this week has occasioned monstrous griefs for our Nation. Or at least for those of us who have not yet lost our souls and/or our decency.
MustLoveBeagles
(11,611 posts)randr
(12,412 posts)Raine
(30,540 posts)MLAA
(17,298 posts)MontanaMama
(23,322 posts)My heart is so heavy.
mnhtnbb
(31,392 posts)to all DU'ers and their loved ones who could so easily have been targets of hate today by virtue of their ancestry or chosen religion.
LAS14
(13,783 posts)a la izquierda
(11,795 posts)My heartfelt condolences to our greater Jewish community (Pittsburgh and beyond).
byronius
(7,395 posts)Mazeltov Cocktail
(569 posts)Comfort you...
Blessed are those
who comfort the mourners...
Jewish Blessing of the Mourners
dewsgirl
(14,961 posts)Glorfindel
(9,730 posts)Love & respect to our Jewish friends.
Woodycall
(259 posts)One scene in the story shows the pair stuck in traffic on the way to synagogue. Hoke questions a police officer about the delay and then returns to the car to tell Daisy that her temple has been bombed.
"Who would do such a thing?" she asks in disbelief.
"You know as good as me Miss Daisy, it always be the same ones," Hoke replies.
Progressive Jones
(6,011 posts)LostOne4Ever
(9,289 posts)bdamomma
(63,875 posts)deaths of innocent people again. When is it going to stop???
Haggis for Breakfast
(6,831 posts)Hugs, love, peace and blessings.
We must unite. The right is trying their damdest to divide us and drive a wedge between all of us. We cannot allow this to happen. We are strongest when we stand together.
Pittsburgh, I stand with you tonight.
icymist
(15,888 posts)Texasgal
(17,045 posts)leftstreet
(36,108 posts)seta1950
(932 posts)Hugs from California
Chemisse
(30,813 posts)GP6971
(31,168 posts)ZeroSomeBrains
(638 posts)qanda
(10,422 posts)And all of those affected by the tragedy here.
ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)raging moderate
(4,305 posts)Generic Other
(28,979 posts)lunamagica
(9,967 posts)csziggy
(34,136 posts)Demonaut
(8,918 posts)Vadem
(2,596 posts)Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)denvine
(802 posts)BobTheSubgenius
(11,564 posts)What a nice thread!
Silver Gaia
(4,544 posts)forgotmylogin
(7,530 posts)whathehell
(29,067 posts)nolabear
(41,986 posts)Lugnut
(9,791 posts)True_Blue
(3,063 posts)erinlough
(2,176 posts)area51
(11,910 posts)Behind the Aegis
(53,959 posts)I have seen others reach out too. It has been nice to see. I hope those expressing their concern will keep their eyes open to anti-Semitism.
es466
(114 posts)GetRidOfThem
(869 posts)Guys (and women), I am really sorry this happened to your community. I am German, and whenever I see something like this it raises fear and an awful angst in me as to how we as human beings treat each other. I don't want anyone to sink into the abyss we Gernans fell into, when we betrayed and perscuted an entire Strata of our own culture and Germaness. So a big hug to your community and best wishes, and hope that this may not repeat itself...
NNadir
(33,525 posts)We will rise to protect you as we love you.
calimary
(81,318 posts)Rhiannon12866
(205,479 posts)leftynyc
(26,060 posts)And thank you to all posting their support. May their memories be a blessing and the wounded heal quickly.
Bigredhunk
(1,351 posts)Absolutely
roscoeroscoe
(1,370 posts)We stand together
BlueJac
(7,838 posts)N_E_1 for Tennis
(9,734 posts)bluecollar2
(3,622 posts)VOX
(22,976 posts)Last edited Sun Oct 28, 2018, 11:54 AM - Edit history (2)
Ill stand with you forever. For now, I wish you some P E A C E in this uneasy time. .
BumRushDaShow
(129,096 posts)The Wizard
(12,545 posts)polmaven
(9,463 posts)Hugs to each of you.
TuxedoKat
(3,818 posts)and prayers. Shalom.
yardwork
(61,650 posts)gademocrat7
(10,659 posts)BlancheSplanchnik
(20,219 posts)It is a blessing to give comfort.
Blessings back to everyone. 🙏🏾
hwmnbn
(4,279 posts)Enoki33
(1,587 posts)RobertDevereaux
(1,857 posts)Just grieving to the depths.
El Shaman
(583 posts)all.
lillypaddle
(9,580 posts)and vigilance to you all.
Loge23
(3,922 posts)We all must know that attacks to any individual group is an attack on all of us.
Remember...."first they came for...."
krakfiend
(202 posts)suffragette
(12,232 posts)Hekate
(90,714 posts)I would not hang around any place that tolerated anti-Semitism.
DU gets it. The Admins got it from Day One. The TOS reflects it.
We may stumble here, but we do not fall into that ancient evil.
RelativelyJones
(898 posts)northoftheborder
(7,572 posts)malthaussen
(17,204 posts)-- Mal
AllyCat
(16,189 posts)I cannot imagine the pain and worry that you may be feeling.
WinstonSmith4740
(3,056 posts)Starry Messenger
(32,342 posts)Doitnow
(1,103 posts)Heartstrings
(7,349 posts)frogmarch
(12,154 posts)IthinkThereforeIAM
(3,076 posts)...hugs.
Happyhippychick
(8,379 posts)TheBlackAdder
(28,209 posts).
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