Are you still counting the days?
As you can see from this image, she is a black woman.... ?
(Well, that's how I heard her describe herself once. But she looks whiter than I do.)
Eight or so years ago she joined an on-air discussion on racism, fueled by the Trayvon Martin shooting.
This was her closing line:
"I've learned that all over the world, they may not call it racism, maybe it's bias, maybe it's tribalism."
My question for your table is going to be: Is tribalism OK, or is it the same as racism?
But before I ask the question, let's ask a more personal question for most of the readers of this blog.
Does "being Jewish" mean being a tribalist?
Some will say that being Jewish means what we tell a potential convert: that you are always a potential target for someone.
Not a random target; a premeditated, cold-blooded target.
Such as the victims of the 2012 assassination in Toulouse, shown here with their now-widowed wife/mother:
Or non-violent words, mere words.... or mere images....
Sometimes it's even more "casual"....
(And see this report on COVID-related antisemitism; and here for longer-term trends.)
Others will say that being Jewish means acting in solidarity with Jewish victims, such as the Chabad Centers in Portland and Delaware, both of which have been hit by arson.
Michele Norris has an online project cleverly called "The Race Card" - the idea is to invite the public to submit 6-word statements about race. Here's the link.
Question 2 for your table: What 6 words would you submit?
Here are mine:
Tribalism is okay, racism is not.
3rd question for your table: Agree or disagree?
Shabbat Shalom
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