Man. Idk. Yes and no.
Republicans: kill the poor
Dems: kill the poor (clean version)
But also to say this election cycles candidates were the same across the board is objectively wrong.
Yes, but they don't have to be exactly the same. They're both being oppressive in different ways. I think the right is worse, but the left still loses more because they refuse to stop needlessly alienating people.
and the silence of the GOP as they saw the danger of Trump, as they saw the propaganda and lies to foment hatred, as they let Trump commit treason by levying war against our democracy proves the truth: silence can kill a democracy
Bibesch, image describtion: The image shows a foto of Elie Wiesel and quotes him. It reads:
"Always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor never the tormented."
Words of wisdom most people have never seen with their naked eyes and never processed further than the first to words. To bad most of them showing regrets really show how dumb they really are and non intelligent people only like the 2 first words of that saying which is "Always take"... sad truth.
We must be careful though, to remain neutral for a time to best gain wisdom to inform the best choice, rather than to rush to judgement, thereby risking an incorrect decision. Careless or uninformed decisions that do not edify those whom authority serves are very dangerous.
Your posts betray not only a tremendous ignorance but a malicious warping of Elie Wiesel’s actual statements. He was never a Palestine advocate and explicitly rewrote the history to cover up the Nakba and excuse Israel’s genocide. He literally advocated AGAINST the crucial right of return. Racist
No! Not all Jewish people are Zionists. There are countless Jewish people who attend anti-Zionist protests constantly, and many organizations such as Jewish voice for peace are against the genocidal Israeli government, at least publicly.
This is a world of enemies just as it is of friends. I wish I could get along with everyone but unfortunately some people are just sick and beyond saving... Gotta stick with what I have and fight the good fight. I hope the orange man and the Tony stark wannabe get what they deserve.
It’s a wonder I haven’t been punched. Some men have wanted to, fact.
But, some parts of the South still think you shouldn’t hit a lady… even if she is a liberal.
When I was at BU grad school in the early 80's I had the fortune to meet Elie Weisel.. he was a very soft spoken kind man who left an indelible impression on me.
Elie was there to spend some time with Prof. Louis Lowy another brilliant, kind man who bore the tattoo required in NAZI death camps.
As someone who chooses to not choose any side and welcomes everyone with open arms and kindness... Understanding that both sides create issues that require sides to begin with is an important distinction... Not everyone wants constant arguing or advocating. analyze, recharge, and give empathy.
Remember also that often both sides are not equally valid or right. Where this is the case, they do not have to be treated w/the same respect or deference. Immoral, bad, evil, malice intended are not equal to their opposites. Call out the bad. Honour the good.
By the beard of zeus. This.
I'm so sick of the "both sides" when one side is objectively shitty and morally corrupt and power hungry. The differences between kamala/trump and D+R was oceans wide and to say "both sides" was not only disingenuous but horribly wrong
Where do you, physicians for a Healthy Democracy, stand on the ongoing holocaust being perpetrated on prime time against the Palestinian people by the descendants of the survivors of the Jewish holocaust?
I feel so blesssed to have heard Elie Wiesel speak at my niece’s law school graduation from WashU years ago. What an amazing peacemaker. His memory is a blessing. 🙏🏻
I also heard him speak at Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh on the 50th Anniversary of Kristallnacht. He is truly an amazing man May his memory be a blessing 🙏
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Tonvoisin ( French Dissident Writer ) My political Party : The Truth
Exactly. Start now by calling your Senators & telling them to vote NO to giving Trump the power to designate non profits as terrorist groups. NO to dangerous nominees like Tulsi Gabbard, Pete Hegseth & RFK Jr & to order FBI background checks on all Trump’s nominees. Yes to confirming judges !
Yes, and this goes to my thoughts that 3rd party voters actually affected this democratic win. Why didn't they acknowledge the real dangers of the right-winged rhetoric. To me they are complicit/compliant with what has happened .
14-year-old German Boy Scout Helmuth Hubener REFUSED to quit the Boy Scouts and join the Hitler Youth, German law in 1937, because he would not burn books, would not beat-up, and worse, Jewish, Gypsy and Gay boys. He hand typed copies of White Rose Free Speech pamphlets, handed them out himself
And you will always find allies, if you look. People forget in 1930, when German Chancellor von Papen invited Nazi Adolf Hitler to join his CONSERVATIVE/Royalist Cabinet, 1,000,000 Berliners came out to protest. If only, Chancellor van Papen had taken their protest to heart, Nazi vote had peaked.
I’m waiting for the next pandemic under trump due to incompetence. I purchased 1000 masks for $65. from an online store selling their overstock. I will share them with family if needed.
Disagree. Unless I have a moral or other obligation in a conflict, I may be neutral. It is often the wisest path. Many issues are presented falsely as a dichotomy.
Reminds of what I've heard too much of lately: Tolerance. I can't. I will never tolerate bullies, racists, misogynists, elitists, greedy men who are just pricks.
In the current environment i just earnestly request "don't support the tormenter, your silence is better than your vocal support of the oppressor."
Times have changed, for the worse.
The relevance of the picture is that I took it, so I was there, and I am regularly and deeply involved in organizing. The point being, get off your failed Marxist horse and stop making assumptions about who is silent and who is using their voice.
FWIW I am also an activist, so I'm glad we have common ground there.
I respect your personal involvement and use of your voice, but encouraging others to be silent and suggesting that being "not the bad guys" is enough is what I take issue with.
If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality. - Desmond Tutu
If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality. - Desmond Tutu.
They didn't win, they just elected a guy. Accepting defeat and being cynical is exactly what they want, and exactly what has allowed previous evils to transpire. The only thing that will get us through this is our strength and empathy, so don't give either up too easily.
Also, neutrality doesn't mean never advocating for change or never agreeing with a position that someone at either end of the extremes might take on an issue. For me, it means assessing any given issue with objectivity and compassion, then generating an opinion and maybe taking action for change.
Neutrality means jack shit when society is this badly out of whack. You pick a side, because anything else is by definition being complicit with the criminal acts of an authoritarian.
If you condemn an act, you arent neutral. That means you've made a decision to accept a fact. Furthermore, there is no neutrality when authoritarians are in control, because then you are ok with what they do.
I could condemn an act while staying neutral, facts are not something one can just "choose" to accept, they are facts...
If existence of a "fact" is a disagreement it isn't a fact but rather a theory/accusation (that you could listen to the arguments of both sides and make your mind on)
Well i guess it depends on how you define "neutrality"
Authoritarians in control of what?
What do they control that influences that people can no longer stay rational and judge things without their identity tied to either parties?
If I can weigh into this discussion, there is a difference between staying neutral on an issue and taking no action, versus not getting caught up in social polarization and info-wars. The latter can mean taking effective action to correct a societal problem, but staying out of the social conflict.
Religion is not 'good', nor is it benign. It is in fact, harmful to individuals, and dangerous to society. Thus, the idea of "religious tolerance" is null & void.
So right. Never agreed with 'turn the other cheek' or 'ignore them they'll soon get fed up'. Got to stand up for what's right. Will always have Elie's book 'Night' on my shelf.
Yet neutrality doesnt mean silence. Its voicing out the wrongs and rights of both sides. Thats why its neutral, if being neutral encourages the tormentors then it wouldnt be neutral now is it? 😅
Not every peril has a moral high ground. This quote is really bullshit in a lot of situations. If there are oppressors and oppressed, yes, he is right. But things are rarely black and white.
No, he wasn't. He used the oppression of Jews to justify the oppression of Palestinians. Justice selectively applied is discrimination. He was an asshole.
Often silence is an unspoken tacit yes. If ever a man has reason to hate, it would be Elie Weisel. His whole life is a tribute to his survival from the Concentration Camps to his role as spokesperson for affirming the power to live again after the Holocaust horrors. A power house author and Speaker
I support this principle. It's rarher different a principle from the one that's referred to as "bothsidesism", often practised by the media, that like to portray, or hide behind, feigned neutrality.
If I tolerate intolerance I play the fool.
Silence will not protect me.
Accommodation will not spare me
Complicity will not shield me
Fight against the rising tide of intolerance.- RT
It' unfortunate these words have rang true since the beginning of time....now it seems only the True Tribe notices the state of human-ity and cry when a butterfly dies.
So which side are you on, physicians? Are you proactive about national healthcare in the US or are you content with working in a system that profits from sick people? Are you fine with bankrupting cancer and gun violence victims in the name of your fat salaries? It's a valid question.
... between imaginary side taking pulsion to navigate through symbolic and "politiquement correct" to be politic without disapearance and A/politisme of freespeech.
taking side, is at the best of work, being nothing but someone who care about something outside our own face. Nothing is more political than a condensation ...
I agree this is mostly true, and there are times in human dynamics finding common ground works best to find solutions that can be reached together. With an I’m right/ your wrong mentality, division and distress follows. We do need to stand firm and defend aggressive, abusive behavior
He said as much to about 100 members of the American Bar Association at a dinner they sponsored for him on the 50th Anniversary of the Declaration of human rights. He pointed out that in the 1930s the ABA failed to speak up against what was going on in Germany, noting that, "The Nazis could never ⤵️
Find it difficult to ignore the record of Weizel himself though. He worked very hard to take sides against the victims of the Armenian genocide, not from conviction but the express request of the Israeli government, as well as supporting the Israeli occupation.
Don’t believe your lying eyes. Trump’s mask is off and his dystopian fascist reality is taking shape. There are disaffected Magalites getting disillusioned every passing day. Help them onward to join the pro-Democracy coalition and turn it into a supermajority-this is how you turn the tides blue. 💙🌊
Ask not what your country can do for you -ask what you can do for your country. When “We the People” stand United, under the hallowed banners of liberty, equality and justice for all and fight “BIGLY”, we will not only prevail, but we will WIN to let freedom ring loud, clear and blue. LFG! 💙💙🌊🌊
It’s FAFO time for them- they are starting to feel distraught, insecure and panicked-this is the opportune time to “demagafy.” This way when Mango Mussolini tries to sing his pied-piper song again,(he will) they will not only be immune/but will vociferously reject his mesmerizing beckoning call.
Just roll up the “truth” newspapers NOW and smack them around mercilessly and we won’t go back!! We have until 1/20/2025” where “We the People” have immense power to change the course of our collective manifest destinies. When we fight “BIGLY” we will not only prevail, but we will win!
“To secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands, but the opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself“ - Sun Tzu, The Art of War
Strong 🦻HEARtS💙💙 Clear eyes👀. It ain’t over until the fat Orange convict singsings on 1/20/2025! We are not going back! Divide-conquer and convert the MA.GA.
A great thinker/writer. Have read his "Night" and taught it to HS kids and "All Rivers Run to the Sea"...a Romanian Jew, he was hauled off as a teen to a concentration camp late in WWll. Found out via DNA that my Dad's Jewish genes included a Romanian strand.
He was a Polish Jew. Night is the story of Kristallnacht, the Warsaw Ghetto uprising. He was taken to Aushawitcz. He was the only one of his family to survive. I shared Shabbat dinner with him in Pittsburgh. One of the greatest moments of my life. At my synagogue. May his memory be a blessing ✡️
Middle of the road is boring. Sitting on the fence inevitably leads to a spike going up your arse. Seeing things from both sides makes you dizzy. Devil's advocates are ultimately siding with the devil
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Republicans: kill the poor
Dems: kill the poor (clean version)
But also to say this election cycles candidates were the same across the board is objectively wrong.
karma is real...
https://bsky.app/profile/a11yawareness.bsky.social/post/3lauxuvq3gs2g
"Always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor never the tormented."
>ignores said evidence and goes on the attack
>calls the person exposing racism a racist
Okay Zionist
He did SO MUCH GOOD for SO MANY people.
-paraphrasing Elie Wiesel
https://foreignpolicy.com/2016/07/04/elie-wiesels-moral-imagination-never-reached-palestine/
is for good men to do nothing
But, some parts of the South still think you shouldn’t hit a lady… even if she is a liberal.
Elie was there to spend some time with Prof. Louis Lowy another brilliant, kind man who bore the tattoo required in NAZI death camps.
I'm so sick of the "both sides" when one side is objectively shitty and morally corrupt and power hungry. The differences between kamala/trump and D+R was oceans wide and to say "both sides" was not only disingenuous but horribly wrong
You can't have peace while arming one side.
You don't say anything, because you didn't see anything, capiche?
Tonvoisin ( French Dissident Writer ) My political Party : The Truth
"So because you are lukewarm (spiritually useless), and neither hot nor cold, I will vomit you out of My mouth [rejecting you with disgust" Rev 3:16
Times have changed, for the worse.
silence is how people get killed, but if you think you know how to avoid genocide better than Elie Wiesel don't let me stop you from doing nothing.
I respect your personal involvement and use of your voice, but encouraging others to be silent and suggesting that being "not the bad guys" is enough is what I take issue with.
Only with neutrality as a reference point one can see things for what they are, that's how courts work.
Picking sides is being biased, not fighting the oppression
If existence of a "fact" is a disagreement it isn't a fact but rather a theory/accusation (that you could listen to the arguments of both sides and make your mind on)
Authoritarians in control of what?
What do they control that influences that people can no longer stay rational and judge things without their identity tied to either parties?
Ignoring this fact is ignorant in of itself.
It's your choice to remain neutral but it's also on your consciousness that you're co-responsible for tyranny
How Corporate America Invented Religious America
https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2015/04/corporate-america-invented-religious-right-conservative-roosevelt-princeton-117030/
RELIGION HARM STUDIES LIST:
https://pisoproject.wordpress.com/religion-harm-studies/
Silence will not protect me.
Accommodation will not spare me
Complicity will not shield me
Fight against the rising tide of intolerance.- RT
Watching someone openly attack an identifiable group, & choosing to do nothing, actually means you are supportive of the attack
In politics it means not voting against trump, equates to supporting his hatefulness
Find it difficult to ignore the record of Weizel himself though. He worked very hard to take sides against the victims of the Armenian genocide, not from conviction but the express request of the Israeli government, as well as supporting the Israeli occupation.