After the Unite the Right rally, many progressives and liberals rightly argued that there are moments when “both sides” is not a morally adequate response.
I do apologize and I do understand what you have done since the October 7 massacre. At the same time the narrative around Unite the Right is filled with inaccuracies and misstatements. I have listened to the tapes - multiple - Jews had nothing to do with those issues and this “Blood and Soil” issue may have been present but it was not a focus. The focus or excuse was the statues. It then became a bludgeon with lots of accusations and narrative twisting. Go back and listen again. I am not the only one saying that it was YOU WILL NOT REPLACE US. ie, you’re taking down our confederate hero’s and putting up something to bury the civil war. And as you should acknowledge they didn’t stop there. Mixing that night with where we are now doesn’t work well. There has always been some antisemitism in this country. What we have today is reminiscent of 1933 Germany. That rally was something else entirely. Even though there were antisemitic allusions.
Thank you for your apology. I will look into it further but i do remember specifically watching the footage and hearing that exact phrase. Maybe it was a pocket. Regardless, my larger point and the purpose of my post was to point out moral inconsistency among progressives and liberals.
Only one comment. Go back and listen to the videos of the marchers chanting. They were NOT saying Jews will not replace us. What did Jews have to do with statues which is what the United the Right Rally was about? Absolutely nothing. What they were clearly saying is, "you will not replace us" meaning you will not replace our historical statues of the civil war with whatever. Take another listen. Unite the Right had nothing to do with Jews - had to do with statues. Antisemitismm wasn't a Tucker Carlson - Megan Kelly - etc. approved narrative then. Try to engage in a bit of critical thinking.
Mary, the rally may have begun over the Lee statue, but participants in the torch march were indeed filmed chanting “Jews will not replace us” and “Blood and Soil.” Those chants are extensively documented and became defining images of the event.
And since you raised it, I also take issue with the suggestion that I haven’t engaged in critical thinking. Since October 7, I have spent nearly every day examining, writing about, and advocating for what I believe is moral clarity regarding antisemitism and antizionism. We may disagree, but questioning my willingness to think critically doesn’t advance the conversation.
It was JEWS will not replace us; referencing the Jews are trying to replace White People with POC. Do you have an excuse for Blood and Soil? Nazi cry having Zero to do with Traitor statues.
I’m not going to debate the history of the rally any further — from either side. My point isn’t about relitigating Charlottesville. It’s about whether we apply the same moral standard to antisemitism today that many people rightly demanded then. That’s the central thesis of the essay.
I do apologize and I do understand what you have done since the October 7 massacre. At the same time the narrative around Unite the Right is filled with inaccuracies and misstatements. I have listened to the tapes - multiple - Jews had nothing to do with those issues and this “Blood and Soil” issue may have been present but it was not a focus. The focus or excuse was the statues. It then became a bludgeon with lots of accusations and narrative twisting. Go back and listen again. I am not the only one saying that it was YOU WILL NOT REPLACE US. ie, you’re taking down our confederate hero’s and putting up something to bury the civil war. And as you should acknowledge they didn’t stop there. Mixing that night with where we are now doesn’t work well. There has always been some antisemitism in this country. What we have today is reminiscent of 1933 Germany. That rally was something else entirely. Even though there were antisemitic allusions.
Thank you for your apology. I will look into it further but i do remember specifically watching the footage and hearing that exact phrase. Maybe it was a pocket. Regardless, my larger point and the purpose of my post was to point out moral inconsistency among progressives and liberals.
Only one comment. Go back and listen to the videos of the marchers chanting. They were NOT saying Jews will not replace us. What did Jews have to do with statues which is what the United the Right Rally was about? Absolutely nothing. What they were clearly saying is, "you will not replace us" meaning you will not replace our historical statues of the civil war with whatever. Take another listen. Unite the Right had nothing to do with Jews - had to do with statues. Antisemitismm wasn't a Tucker Carlson - Megan Kelly - etc. approved narrative then. Try to engage in a bit of critical thinking.
Mary, the rally may have begun over the Lee statue, but participants in the torch march were indeed filmed chanting “Jews will not replace us” and “Blood and Soil.” Those chants are extensively documented and became defining images of the event.
And since you raised it, I also take issue with the suggestion that I haven’t engaged in critical thinking. Since October 7, I have spent nearly every day examining, writing about, and advocating for what I believe is moral clarity regarding antisemitism and antizionism. We may disagree, but questioning my willingness to think critically doesn’t advance the conversation.
It was JEWS will not replace us; referencing the Jews are trying to replace White People with POC. Do you have an excuse for Blood and Soil? Nazi cry having Zero to do with Traitor statues.
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I’m not going to debate the history of the rally any further — from either side. My point isn’t about relitigating Charlottesville. It’s about whether we apply the same moral standard to antisemitism today that many people rightly demanded then. That’s the central thesis of the essay.