I think something folks are missing is that a lot of, if not most of, people in the activist sphere are perfectly aware of the antisemitic undertones, messages, and individuals within their movements.
They just don’t really care.
Antisemitism is seen by most left-ish goyim as a lesser prejudice, something that’s not really an important issue. So when someone they’re organizing with harasses, assaults or vandalizes random Jews, Jewish-owned businesses, JCCs, or shuln, they’re perfectly happy to brush it off. It’s a minor blemish on what they feel is a noble and righteous movement, not a big deal overall. You can point out the ways in which they are harming Jewish people and communities by spreading antisemitic talking points and obvious lies all you want, but they’re still just going to reply with a non sequitur about Palestine.
The students at Columbia are perfectly aware of the naked hatred of Jews on display in the off-campus solidarity demonstration outside the gates. They are aware they are creating an environment in which the majority of Jewish students do not feel safe or comfortable being on campus.
Hey guys! The future of the Chandra telescope is currently up in the air (no pun intended). The US government is planning on massively reducing the budget for Chandra’s operations, which would cause them to lay off about half their staff. Future planned budget cuts can possibly end its mission altogether. The staff are government workers and cannot lobby for themselves (which is why I’m trying to spread the word 🙂 ).
1) contact your representatives (if you’re American)
2) sign the in-progress community letter to NASA and Congress (you do not have to be American for this!)
Please sign, contact representatives if you’re American, and share with folks!
Chandra has a decade of mission time left and is continuing to produce amazing data for astrophysics research. Cancelling it a decade early would be a tragedy.
