my thoughts on the Helen Thomas fail
For some mild background.
Look, telling Jews to go back to Poland and Germany is fucked the hell up. Doing a tiniest bit of research can give you a little bit of an in depth reason why. Having a bit of compassion would tell you that it's terrible, to tell a people who were targets of genocide, to go back to the places where it happened.
When it comes to Israel. Antisemitism, Islamophobia, and racism all exist. These are all going to hover in the background of policy making and discussion. It's something you have to be fucking aware of when you talk about if you want to be respectful of everyone involved.
Look, telling Jews to go back to Poland and Germany is fucked the hell up. Doing a tiniest bit of research can give you a little bit of an in depth reason why. Having a bit of compassion would tell you that it's terrible, to tell a people who were targets of genocide, to go back to the places where it happened.
When it comes to Israel. Antisemitism, Islamophobia, and racism all exist. These are all going to hover in the background of policy making and discussion. It's something you have to be fucking aware of when you talk about if you want to be respectful of everyone involved.