did you also discuss why some Muslim New Yorkers feel unsafe
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Daniel Goldman
My statement after meeting with @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social:
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No.
AIPAC benefits from making Jews feel unsafe around anyone who even suggests holding Israel accountable. And that's what this is all about, really.
No one ever asks why young Black and Brown men feel unsafe (police and the carceral state).
Or even why young women feel unsafe in the workplace (Andrew Cuomo).
The “unsafe” question is always used to affirm bigotries and make the target responsible for easing the bigot’s discomfort.
It’s just him smearing a left wing candidate cause he’s no longer the bright young star of the Democratic Party.
Jews will feel so afraid
But Muslims have nothing to fear?
Dan Goldman is Jewish. He is probably able to advocate and explain many of the concerns of Jews in NYC. He probably couldn't do nearly as well at explaining the concerns of Muslims in NYC.
Should Mamdani listen to Muslim NYCers’ concerns also? Of course.
At the same time, a MoC has individual experiences that will enable him/her to understand some constituents more than others.
And not every communication can be about every group at once. Goldman ALSO didn't mention Sikhs or Jains here, for instance.
And some of the racism and bigotry is from members of Dan Goldman's community.
He might be able to say Mamdani is not a threat to them, and tell them not to threaten Mamdani.
For instance.
After that, some qualms!
Many, me included, worry that this slogan endorses violence against Jews everywhere.
Mamdani has since made clarifying and mostly-reassuring statements about this, which is good.
just not, apparently, today
chastity but not yet
things of that nature
The fact that #othering by Religion, wealth, origin, parents origin, happens at all is so against the notion that 🇺🇸 was always perceived to be by the 🌍!
It's gone so far and fast... Unrecognisable!
Unfortunately, the list of "acceptable" bigotries in America seems to be growing again in the current political climate.
I mean, really, Americans are the world’s biggest babies.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cyveq30lmdlo
https://www.reuters.com/legal/grand-jury-indicts-texas-woman-attempted-drowning-3-year-old-muslim-girl-2024-09-04/
https://www.npr.org/2023/12/03/1216852611/palestinian-student-shot-in-vermont-is-paralyzed-from-chest-down-his-family-says
https://www.timesofisrael.com/jewish-florida-man-arrested-after-shooting-2-israelis-he-thought-were-palestinians/