So very proud of both of you, and all the important work you are doing! Will continue to call and follow your lead, and #keepgoing! And thank you for showing the world what caring and not giving up means.
I also filed a complaint with the KCHR regarding Rabbi Litvin's attack on you and your mother. He clearly doesn't belong in a state agency that's supposed to stand up for equality, not against it.
Your mom is awesome. I'm so deeply embarrassed by the comments the rabbi who is from my state made. His despicable attitude doesn't shock me though because I have yet to find a public representative from any local group affiliated company with Judaism willing to admit genocide is wrong when it's happening to Palestinians. Or admit that genocide is happening, has been happening and is being accomplished using US tax dollars. Yet every one of those same public officials believes they are abliberal democrat. I have made hundreds of similar phone calls to my house representative since October 7, 2023. He's shown some slight progress since he's the only Democrat from Kentucky in Congress. He's terrified of offending the local Jewish population and with leaders behaving like Rabbi Litvin...
Congratulations on the endorsement from Grim and Scahill! You do great work, it's true the apple may not fall far from the tree- the only poison involved is the willingness to stand up against injustice and shout the truth. That only seems poisonous to hate-mongering supporters of apartheid like the despicable Rabbi Litvin.
The surest way to defeat the darkness of ignorance and hate is to keep shining the bright light of truth. You are a beacon of truth, Jasper, happy thanksgiving.
The way I would tend to define “Liberal Zionism” is that Liberal Zionists are typically non-Israelis—be that Americans, Europeans, or Israeli émigrés—who don’t have a position on Zionism, per se, but rather who find Israeli bloodthirstiness embarrassing and who cover for Israelis mostly as a way to get Israelis to leave them alone.
In other words, Liberal Zionists are usually people who have relatives in Israel, relatives whom they privately disapprove but whom they tolerate out of shame.
This is to say that to be a Liberal Zionist is to be a cuck, the worst stereotype Israelis hold of diaspora Jews (and liberal-centrist gentiles), feckless and empty, of little use to Israel beyond pocketbooks and human shields.
To be a Liberal Zionist is to pay the protection racket to one’s mobster cousins, while one’s mobster cousins tell all the world that the Liberal Zionists are responsible for the mobsters’ crimes.
And, to be fair: does participating in the protection racket *not* make someone complicit? Why should there be sympathy for people with neither the spine for true malice nor the spine for moral integrity, when those people’s mobster cousins use them as human shields?
No: the correct response to one’s cousins being fascists is to *bully the fascists* rather resigning oneself to being bullied.
Who’s an uwu special bb fascist? uwu. waaaah. waaaah.
Such a great piece, Jasper. You delineate so clearly the inherent cognitive disconnect and how disparate their "ideology" is from core values/morality. And I love how their vitriolic nonsense just sharpens your blade. Well done.
Plus your Mom is awesome. Anyone who grew up marinating in that much love and compassion would turn out to be a good person, as you have.
So very proud of both of you, and all the important work you are doing! Will continue to call and follow your lead, and #keepgoing! And thank you for showing the world what caring and not giving up means.
I also filed a complaint with the KCHR regarding Rabbi Litvin's attack on you and your mother. He clearly doesn't belong in a state agency that's supposed to stand up for equality, not against it.
Your mom is awesome. I'm so deeply embarrassed by the comments the rabbi who is from my state made. His despicable attitude doesn't shock me though because I have yet to find a public representative from any local group affiliated company with Judaism willing to admit genocide is wrong when it's happening to Palestinians. Or admit that genocide is happening, has been happening and is being accomplished using US tax dollars. Yet every one of those same public officials believes they are abliberal democrat. I have made hundreds of similar phone calls to my house representative since October 7, 2023. He's shown some slight progress since he's the only Democrat from Kentucky in Congress. He's terrified of offending the local Jewish population and with leaders behaving like Rabbi Litvin...
Congratulations on the endorsement from Grim and Scahill! You do great work, it's true the apple may not fall far from the tree- the only poison involved is the willingness to stand up against injustice and shout the truth. That only seems poisonous to hate-mongering supporters of apartheid like the despicable Rabbi Litvin.
His mom is my cousin, you’ve no idea how awesome she is, always has been!
The clip with your mom and you made me want to cry. It's beautiful...
The surest way to defeat the darkness of ignorance and hate is to keep shining the bright light of truth. You are a beacon of truth, Jasper, happy thanksgiving.
You and your work are invaluable.
But can you also tell your mom:
Your words made me cry. Never let go of your love, empathy and sacred stubbornness.
Much Love.
Also, my dog says hi. :)
your mother is the GOAT
The way I would tend to define “Liberal Zionism” is that Liberal Zionists are typically non-Israelis—be that Americans, Europeans, or Israeli émigrés—who don’t have a position on Zionism, per se, but rather who find Israeli bloodthirstiness embarrassing and who cover for Israelis mostly as a way to get Israelis to leave them alone.
In other words, Liberal Zionists are usually people who have relatives in Israel, relatives whom they privately disapprove but whom they tolerate out of shame.
This is to say that to be a Liberal Zionist is to be a cuck, the worst stereotype Israelis hold of diaspora Jews (and liberal-centrist gentiles), feckless and empty, of little use to Israel beyond pocketbooks and human shields.
To be a Liberal Zionist is to pay the protection racket to one’s mobster cousins, while one’s mobster cousins tell all the world that the Liberal Zionists are responsible for the mobsters’ crimes.
And, to be fair: does participating in the protection racket *not* make someone complicit? Why should there be sympathy for people with neither the spine for true malice nor the spine for moral integrity, when those people’s mobster cousins use them as human shields?
No: the correct response to one’s cousins being fascists is to *bully the fascists* rather resigning oneself to being bullied.
Who’s an uwu special bb fascist? uwu. waaaah. waaaah.
Such a great piece, Jasper. You delineate so clearly the inherent cognitive disconnect and how disparate their "ideology" is from core values/morality. And I love how their vitriolic nonsense just sharpens your blade. Well done.
Plus your Mom is awesome. Anyone who grew up marinating in that much love and compassion would turn out to be a good person, as you have.