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Genocide in Gaza, Repression in the US
Episode 194 uploaded March 17: Sam Goldman comments on the downward spiral of the legal cases against Trump and the
further consolidation of the RNC and “conservative movement” around MAGA
fascism. She interviews two people resisting the escalating genocide in Gaza & repression of pro-Palestinian voices at college campuses.
* Dr. Nicole Erin Morse, Assistant Professor of Media Studies and
former Director of the Center for Women, Gender & Sexuality
Studies at Florida Atlantic University, a scholar of queer and
trans media production and a community organizer in South Florida with Jewish Voice for Peace and the Community Hotline for Incarcerated People. Read their op-ed I Refuse to Endorse Zionism, So I Am Resigning From My Leadership Position.
* Lela Tolajian, human rights activist and Georgetown University student. Read her
op-ed We, Jewish students, must not be silent on the genocide in Gaza
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Sam Goldman:
We have enough experience dealing with
Mango Mussolini for us to know full well that this [Trump campaign
speech warning of a bloodbath if he's not elected] is preparation, not
just performance -- and this time, he has precedent, experience, a
stacked Supreme Court and the full backing of an entire party, and the
"conservative" apparatus to make it real, along with tens of millions of
rabid fascist supporters who are armed to the teeth. It is, at this
point, pure delusion to listen to the incantations of "only the vote can
stop him" as he promises a bloodbath if he isn't anointed victor once
more. We have to get real about the danger and stop lying to ourselves
and others. It is time for bold truth telling,
Dr. Nicole Erin Morse:
The fact that the repression is focused on spaces of learning, of spaces of study, tells us that there is a real fear that people will be learning, teaching and telling the truth. There is something very important in professors and students speaking out. They wouldn't try to repress us this viciously if there weren't a power in what we have to say. Ask yourself: What can I do today? What is my role today to stop this genocide?
Lela Tolajian:
It is scary for some people to speak out. There definitely are students who are being targeted, who are facing disciplinary action, who are facing expulsion, people who've lost jobs. But no consequence you could ever have for speaking out could even be the smallest fraction of what people on the ground in Gaza are facing. Keep Gaza in your minds and don't just let it break your heart. Let it actually motivate you to get involved.
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