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Dear Friend,
This week, Rep. Paul Gosar (AZ-04) — an aggressively xenophobic
right-wing extremist — attacked us on Twitter for calling out Laura
Loomer, the self-described “proud Islamophobe” who’s running for
Congress. Loomer is so hateful that Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram
(even Uber and Lyft!) had no choice but to ban her.
It’s not surprising that one of America’s most conservative members
of Congress is spewing casual antisemitic rhetoric about us on a
national platform. But it’s a reminder that America is facing
a stark choice between two visions: an America committed to
justice and equity, where there’s a place for everyone; and an angry,
hate-driven nation.
We know where we stand. And
our PAC has endorsed powerful candidates who are committed to turning
our shared values into policy.
Gosar’s attacks on us aren’t dog whistles: they’re
as loud as yelling into a microphone, dangerously promoting
antisemitic conspiracy theories that put our community and our allies
at risk.
People like Gosar and Loomer are the engine that drives white
nationalism, and Bend the Arc’s work pushes back against white
nationalists like this — calling out injustice and inequity,
and fighting for the inclusive and optimistic nation you and I believe
in.
Our
PAC endorses candidates who will fight alongside us. They’ll
battle white supremacy, and work for an end to police violence.
They’ll advocate for dignity for immigrants, and for basic rights for
LGBTQ people. And, after the last four disastrous years,
there’s so much more we all have to do.
White supremacy is built into the structure of this nation, and
white nationalists like Gosar and Loomer want to keep it that way
forever. We
need every Jewish American to join with us, and help show that our
country will be greater, our moral force clearer, our future more
hopeful, with every advance we make toward the multiracial democracy
this nation can and should be.
White nationalists attack us because they fear us, and
they’re right to fear us. There are more of us. Our moral
force is greater. Our determination is more forceful. And if we stand
together, we will prevail.
Onwards,
Derek Pugh, Director
Bend the Arc Jewish Action PAC
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