Bill De Blasio tweets subtle anti-semitic message

[Brittain33]

I’m Jewish and I approve this message.

[Brittain33]

As Mayor of a city with many complicated racial and religious relationships, and a huge Jewish community, de Blasio has shown massive and dangerous ignorance. I'm not asking him to recognize every Hasidic sect, but he should know the basic differences between Jews.
I know that the Hasidic, Haredi community has many sects disregarding the rules. I know that because about half of Israel's Coronavirus pandemic is them. But de Blasio here is addressing the entire Jewish community and, while I know he's not an anti-semite, he's definitely doing their job for them.

I’ll wager the very large nonobservant, Reform, Conservative, and even Modern Orthodox communities in New York know he’s not speaking to them.

[Brittain33]

Not directly relevant, but I was shocked to see Noach Dear died of coronavirus some weeks ago.

[Brittain33]

I don't believe DeBlasio hates Jews in general.  I believe he hates the Hasidic Jewish community. 

You don’t think the 2,500 people attending a funeral had something to do with his Tweet?

[Brittain33]

The problem is he's playing on a well known and long-standing stereotype of the Jews being disease spreaders, one that goes back to the plague where they were treated as the scapegoat. There is no excuse short of playing to antisemitism for his remarks.

He's not "playing on it," he's unfortunately trying to manage a situation where Hasidic Jews, as a community, are repeatedly taking actions that trigger the stereotype without consideration for the negative consequences to people's health.

Truth is an absolutely defense against charges of slander or libel.

[Brittain33]

I don't believe DeBlasio hates Jews in general.  I believe he hates the Hasidic Jewish community.

You don’t think the 2,500 people attending a funeral had something to do with his Tweet?

I'm sure it had something.  

I'm glad we're in agreement why DeBlasio felt he needed to communicate to the Jewish community of New York in particular in his tweet.

[Brittain33]

Non-essential gatherings of all sizes are banned by Gov. Cuomo.

20+ scholars gathering indoors are an illegal gathering, even if they try to stay 6 feet apart from each other.

[Brittain33]

I do that quoting thing too, but would you mind putting the new text in bold or italics or something so my name isn’t associated with that sentiment? Thanks

[Brittain33]

NYT reports that Hasidic Jews are flocking to donate plasma with antibodies.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/12/nyregion/virus-orthodox-plasma-donation.html?referringSource=articleShare

[Brittain33]

Stop trying to make kvetch happen, Shua

[Brittain33]

BLM can protest all they want in the streets,

In this timeline, the NYPD has pushed back on protesters, sometimes with violence and tear gas, actually.

[Brittain33]

I feel personally safe in America as a secular Jew, but Jewish institutions (synagogues, clergy homes) and Hasidic individuals are under regular threat of violence, arson, and property crimes. It's not as bad as in Europe where you need round-the-clock security at museums and synagogues, but it's bad in a way my own lived experience and yours, Horus, doesn't reflect.

And I grew up in a town where our public high school was chalked up with swastikas and KKK because we had a large Jewish minority and were surrounded by towns without one. And our temple was chalked up, and when I was in high school marching band we were told to go to the bathroom and concession stands in groups at away games because people from other towns would attack us.