Steven Spielberg, on the of Anti-Semitism in the world today:
“I find it very, very surprising. Anti-Semitism has always been
there, it’s either been just around the corner and slightly out of sight but
always lurking, or it has been much more overt like in Germany in the ’30s. But
not since Germany in the ‘30s have I witnessed Anti-Semitism no longer lurking,
but standing proud with hands on hips like Hitler and Mussolini, kind of daring
us to defy it. I’ve never experienced this in my entire life, especially in
this country. Somehow, the marginalizing of people that aren’t part of some kind
of a majority race is something that has been creeping up on us for years and
years and years. Hate became a kind of membership to a club that has gotten
more members than I ever thought was possible in America. And hate and
antisemitism go hand in hand, you can’t separate one from the other. I think
[Anne Frank was] right when she said that most people are good. And I think
essentially at our core, there is goodness and there is empathy.”
Still, another quote springs to mind, attributed to many people,
including Simon Wiesenthal:
“All it takes for evil to flourish, is for good men to do
nothing.”
Stand up against the hate … the anti-Semites, the anti-drag
queens, the anti-LGBTQ+, the anti-books, the anti-history, the anti-women …
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"Stand up against the hate … the anti-Semites, the anti-drag queens, the anti-LGBTQ+, the anti-books, the anti-history, the anti-women …"
ReplyDeleteSpot on, Bob!
xoxo :-)
It's what needs to be done to stop this shiz!
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Ru Paul's hit the nail on the head! And so has Hughley. I watched some of the Chris Rock special and thought he very tastefully destroyed Will and Jade (something) Smith. Everything he said was true. Spielberg also hits the nail on the head. The Haters are everywhere.
ReplyDeleteTruth should win out every time; sadly, it doesn't.
DeleteI have a trans child and he has been the blessing of my life. He has enriched our family in more ways than I can count.
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DeleteHugs!!
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Haters "standing proud with hands on hips like Hitler and Mussolini, kind of daring us to defy it" -- that's exactly what they're doing. The time to condemn Haters and remove them from power is now, not later.
ReplyDeleteAnd it's up to all of us.
DeleteSometimes I wonder who Tucker Carlson shares his brain cells with. Talk about lies, the man wouldn't know the truth if it smacked him in the face.
ReplyDeleteYour last sentence is perfect, and should become a slogan.
I think Tucker spews his lies because it gets him a good paycheck and that's all he really cares about.
DeleteIn the UK a former football player and commentator talked about legislation to stop people crossing the Channel to seek refuge in the UK. He used terms very similar to Steven Spielberg's and he is being condemned by the anti-refugee portion of the media for using Nazi terminology when talking about the evil legislation the UK government wants to make into law, against the wishes of the UN, the British Board of Jews, of Amnesty and of the many, many British people of all political backgrounds who do not believe in throwing asylum seekers into the sea to swim back to France (if they can). These objectors to the truth use anti-Semitic tropes against their enemies when it suits them, yet are quite happy to stoke anger against the Jews when appropriate.
ReplyDeleteAnti-Semitism is on the rise AGAIN, proving we have learned nothing.
DeleteYes Mawmah!!
ReplyDeleteIt was also about time Ru would let them HAVE it. She's one of the most visible Drag artists in the world.
Walsh and Knowles are soulless ghouls. Hate them.
Fucker Carlson is a liar and a grifter. His heavily edited 'walks through the Capitol' are propaganda. We saw the MAGAts destroying it. I hope they sue his ass into oblivion.
I have to watch the Rock special.
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I wish Ru had been more in their face, though I will take this.
DeleteChris Rock spoke his truth, after a year of everyone else having a thought; he deserves that much.
Chris Rock has every right to say his piece - and he did it rather well didn't he!
ReplyDeleteI agree completely!
Delete“I did everything right. I even homeschooled.” Yeah, I'd eventually want nothing to do with you either. I wish Matt Walsh would bring forth all those people. They must be on the roof shooting off guns with Drumpf's 9/11 celebrants.
ReplyDeleteThese fools are of the "some of my best friends are ... " and "lots of people tell me" brand of liars.
DeleteI can only quote John Fowles in THE MAGUS. "It is not that one person did something so bad but that it took so long for so many people to do what was right."
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DeleteAmen, sweetpea! xoxo
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DeleteRuPaul has a drag show on British TV. It's pretty popular. His reference to the "Hey! Look over there!" distraction technique is clever. It is a technique that politicians have used for decades - diverting voters' eyes from the things that really matter.
ReplyDeleteThat's our GOP, deflect by attacking drag queens so no one sees you're nothing but a bunch of traitorous goose-steppers.
DeleteTourists we welcome, rioters not so much. I can remember when inciting a riot was a crime that would land his fat @$$ in jail in a heartbeat.
ReplyDeleteTourists spend money and boost the economy; they don'
Deletet kill cops and sh*t on walls and steal things. It's really that simple.
Amen! Stand up against the hate.
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure RuPaul is correct when he says, "a social media post has never been as powerful as a registered vote." Social media is pretty damn powerful, as we've seen over and over.
I can't even talk about Tucker Carlson. I'm convinced that guy is on Putin's payroll.