It's really important to distinguish between Jewish American people and the
Israeli government. Among Jewish people throughout the world, it is
important to distinguish between those who are Zionists and those who are
not. Among those who are Zionists, it is important to distinguish between
those who are not wealthy or powerful, but support Israel because of a
history of anti-semitism from which they believed Israel would protect them,
and those who are right wing racist Zionists. And it is also important to
rmember that until the 1960's, a very large percentage of American Jews were
low and middle income people, lived in poor neighborhoods, and were subject
to the same deprivations as everyone else who lived in poor neighborhoods.
Because education had always been so important to Jewish people, by the
1960's and 70's, many had improved their financial status and moved to more
privileged areas. My husband was Italian and grew up in, I think, an Italian
area in Harlem for part of his childhood. His family moved a lot. He used to
tell me, half in jest, half seriously, that had he not been blind which
meant that he attended the New York Institute for the Blind and Brooklyn
College, he would have been in the Mafia.
Miriam
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[mailto:blind-democracy-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Frank Ventura
Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2016 6:56 AM
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Subject: [blind-democracy] Re: Images of Militarized Police in Baton Rouge
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Bob, I agree it may be more subtle here in Boston; usually to protect
potential republican presidential candidates; that is not the way it is in
the rest of the country since the 70s. I think one of the worst is NYC where
the murders that cops commit are rarely reported in the media, especially if
they happen in the poorer boroughs of Brooklyn and the Bronx. In the
neighborhood I grew up in it was literally a bloodbath with daily cop
violence. Of all the kids in my age range only myself and Ritchie Castro
made it out without catching a bullet. Even my neighbor Jose who was the
Tiny Tim of the neighborhood, small frail , wheelchair bound and non-verbal
was shot. If anyone still believes that the cops are actually there to
"protect and serve" instead of the understanding that they are an occupying
army then said person should be stripped of their wealth and forced to live
in AnyCity USA for some time. Most cities in the US have been turned into
the mold formed after Gaza, or is it the other way around? The right wing
media has been very successful in framing this as a black versus white issue
to maintain the support of the stupid white suburban white sheep. In reality
it is the Israeli trained empire versus the working class, and guess who is
winning. In addition to African Americans, poor inner city Hispanics and
poor inner city whites (yes they exist) are being killed as well. But, the
right wing media doesn't want us to know that for fear that white America
will wake up and see what is going on. Don't believe me, just look at our
for profit prison population. How many citizens of Israel do you see in
there? Look harder since all you will see is African Americans, poor
Hispanics, and poor whites. We are becoming the new slave labor colony and I
think it is becoming obvious who the slave master is.
Frank
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[mailto:blind-democracy-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bob Hachey
Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2016 4:03 AM
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Subject: [blind-democracy] Re: Images of Militarized Police in Baton Rouge
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Hi Frank,
Thanks for posting the petition on defunding brutal police departments. I'm
a Moveon member, but didn't get that one.
WE are fortunate here in the Boston area in that we have not seen the
horrendous police brutality that we've seen in Baltimore, Ferguson, Batton
Rouge and Minneapolis, unless it has been kept out of the media.
I have recently spoken with a number of RIDE ddrivers, people of color who
have lived in some of Boston's poorer neighborhoods and they have personally
experienced harassment at the hands of the Boston PD, but nothing like the
brutality that seems to be all around us.
Bob Hachey
Bob Hachey .
