Sunday, April 7, 2024

Antisemitism is not an explanation 4 everything

White Americans during our racial divide in America have often declared that racism is not an explanation for everything and this is not only true but this sentiment is also true with regards to Antisemitism in America 

Antisemitism is not the explanation to everything from the inhumane war in Gaza against Palestinians to the suppression of criticism of Israel not justification of the assault on Academic Freedom in our colleges and universities and war places in both the public and private sectors of America 

Humanity is not a political entity nor a commodity to be negotiated and treated as something to trade for, Humanity is a natural right that is the sovereignty of every human being in the world 

The presence of Antisemitism does not negate the existence of Humanity nor does it make it more important than Humanity especially in a War

Friday, March 29, 2024

DEI Part 2

Of late in America there is a campaign to get rid of DEI in all of its iterations in our educational institutions and in the marketplace both the public and private sectors.

Ignore this siren call, In fact one should challenge and construct a detailed series of facts and documents that establish the utility of DEI while also addressing in detail the arguments against DEI.

Rather than summarily dismiss those who articulate the sometimes hateful rhetoric that DEI is not necessary and in some twisted narrative is anti White and UnAmerican and  not needed in a post racial America. One constructive approach would be to enlist those who oppose DEI in articulating what they believe is conducive for a united DEI reality and implementation in our nation, this strategy can mitigate friction with colaboration.

One of the hidden obstacles to DEI is often the inability of its proponents to make get pass the  proponents of the end of DEI in America as just a racial barrier they are not just conservatives but also progressives and religious types.

Those who occupy the C suites in America know that diversity and inclusion are productive and has profitable utility but that alone is not sufficient. Yes coordination of political cheerleading is necessary in the still fading Trump Era of America.

In this strategy there opportunities for on line dialogues, meet and greet DEI centered topics and collective intercultural, interracial and class and religious exchanges that highlight DEI.

The end objective is the continuation of the evolution of America  with the realization there simply cannot be America without DEI.


Wednesday, March 20, 2024

The War against Academic Freedom

The critics of Academic Freedom forced the resignation of its historic Black Woman President simply because she declared genocide was wrong for all people instead of expressly stated Jewish people!!!

MAGA platforms in America contributed to the false and destructive narrative that antisemitism was everywhere in America and that Black Americans were inherently antisemitic despite millions of Black Americans around the world R Jewish!!

Presently in our Congress the House Education Committee is conducting a national witch hunt to label and discredit students, professors , organizations who are critical of Israel’s inhumane war in Gaza against Palestinians.

This hunt for people who value open dialogue and constructive criticism of Israel is both UnAmerican and shameful. It is a direct assault on the principles of Academic Freedom and it seeks to silence rigorous debates on the ethics of War against people who simply want to live but are viewed as the enemy of the nation of Israel because they are Palestinians 


The campaign to conflate Palestinians as Hamas is just as wrong as the campaign to conflate criticism of Israel as antisemitism and end Academic Freedom in our Colleges and Universities in America 

Greg/BLM

Friday, March 15, 2024

Not Equivalent

 This equation will never be equal nor equivalent 


1700 Israeli deaths = 30,000+ Palestinians deaths


The endless excuses, deflections, ridiculous rationality, narratives, conflation of Hamas with Palestinians will never make this equation true or equal nor Right


When I add the destruction, displacement and violence associated to this equation it only gets more unequal


Biden, Trump , MAGA, Apologists for Israel can’t make this equation equal


4 too long Palestinians lives have not been equal to Israelis


The same truth existed in America for centuries and to some degree it still does … Black Lives don’t Equal White Lives


Black Americans stand with Palestinians 

Greg/BLM

Words are not enough

 Words are not Enough (c)


When I don’t have the words to compose my love 4 U.. I still love U


When I can’t remember a poem or a sonnett to whisper all the wonderful ways U make me feel … I still love U….


When I forget a memory or a moment in time when love occupied the distance between and @us.. I still love U…. 


When hardships and difficult words are shared between U and I … I still love U….


When I believe I can’t do anything Right and all that I do is wrong… I grab U and wrap my self around U … I know then that U still love me R…

Leadership

Many of my Jewish friends and family are ashamed of the politics of the lobbyists 4 Israel from their attacks on Black Elected Officials who condemn the inhumane war in Gaza by Israel to the curated and vile campaign that conflates Black Americans as Anti- Semitic 


It is extremely disturbing on so many levels and layers of the relations between Black Americans and Jewish Americans in our country 


Black Americans created the Civil Rights Movement in America where Jewish-Americans and others have benefited from … Black Americans have contributed to the wealth of many Jewish Americans in a variety of enterprises and relationships in America which has not come close to being reciprocal 


To observe MAGA/ Conservatives influence over prominent Jewish Americans is quite disturbing 


Thankfully the most powerful Jewish American in our Congress finally stepped up and condemned the war monger leader of Israel while also advocating for elections is Israel was truly transformative and long overdue


Greg/BLM

Thursday, March 7, 2024

‘State Rights’ Redux

 Only in America is there celebrations over the end of programs that seek to promote, improve and affirm diversity, equity and inclusion in our country 


Once again the racist governance policy of ‘State Rights’ is now the law in Florida a state with a inhumane legacy towards minorities especially Black Americans that hung from the trees in Florida under the ‘color of law’ in Florida


The government of Florida is in violation of not only numerous federal civil rights regulations but also the 14th Amendment of the US Constitution 


This pass week the SCOTUS ruled that a state in America cannot overturn a Constitutional Amendment 


The implementation of ‘State Rights’ that denies the constitutional protections of life, liberty and pursuit of happiness includes the the governance objectives of DEI ‘s programs, protocols and policies is a violation of our US Constitution 


I expect the US Constitution will reject the State of Florida’s unlawful termination of its DEI program, protocols and governance objectives 


P I looks forward to supporting Black plaintiffs in Florida and their lawsuits against Florida arising out of this blanket violation of their 14th Amendment rights.