Friend,
Episode 212 uploaded July 28: Biden’s out of the race and many
people are feeling more optimistic about Kamala Harris beating Trump in
the election. Host Sam Goldman comments about the new situation, what dangers lie
ahead and what we can rely on to stop fascism and build a better world.
Then, Sam talks with Graie Hagans, Chief Vision Officer with Bend the Arc: Jewish Action about
the roots and origins of antisemitism, the current dangers and complex
dynamics of the moment in the US and how Jewish communities and
individuals can truly be kept safe in an era of rising antisemitism.
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Graie Hagans: Anti-semitism,
it is specific, but it is not unique. It is not a special manifestation
that is disconnected from other systems of oppression that come out of a
Christian European imperial worldview and politic of conquering and
claiming the world. The right is using that conspiratorial anti-semitism
and that theological anti-semitism to both galvanize and undergird
their movement, but also to undergird so much of their policy
plans.They've spent the last four years really learning what is both
possible and is not possible with the Trump presidency. It's not just
ideas now. It is an actual plan about what it will mean to govern,
centralizing a white Christian Nationalist worldview politic from the
highest office in the United States of America, which is nearly the
highest office on the planet.
Sam Goldman: Have the fascists dispensed with election denial as a core component of their campaign? Have they stopped lying about the 2020 election and preparing to overturn the results in 2024 if they lose? Have the fascists ceased in their efforts to subvert the election? Are they no longer working to restrict or outright discount votes? Have they given up on voter intimidation, gerrymandering or purging voter rolls? Or we can just listen to what Trump said on Friday at the Turning Point Action Believer Summit? Donald Trump:
"Christians get out and vote. [cheers] Just this time.You won't have to do it anymore. Four more years, you know what? It'll be fixed. It'll be fine. You won't have to vote anymore, my beautiful Christians, I love you, Christians, I'm a Christian, I love you. Get out. You gotta get out and vote. In four years, you don't have to vote again. We'll have it fixed so good, you're not going to have to vote."
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