#Occupy Judaism
Although we've seen videos of anti-Semites parading in Obamavilles across the country, Jordana Horn of the Jerusalem Post has explored another side of the protest:
“There are a lot of Jews who have been really affected by the economy,” Rabbi Alana Suskin, a participant in Occupy DC, said. “There may be one synagogue in the country where no one has lost their jobs. Jews also have their poor. It’s the unspoken elephant in the room. Not everybody’s well off. Probably most Jews are part of the 99%.”
While Wall Street is the villain of the #OWS movement, #Occupy Judaism is just a clever name for Jews involved in the aforementioned group.
The whole article itself is worth reading, so I won't waste your time too much with my talking. However, if you don't feel like reading it, just let this quote sink in:
Sieradski called the Occupy movements “one of the most exciting things to happen in American Judaism."
Any mob (and if this isn't a mob, what is?) is predisposed to getting its share of nuts. But when the mob is fighting against financial institutions and "capitalism," I would have liked to have seen Jews in New York be a little more prudent in joining the Flea Party.
By the way, I found the graphic in this post on the Occupy Judaism Facebook page. It's actually really funny. The term "Obamaville" isn't mine, nor is the "Flea Party."
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May '10
Re: #Occupy Judaism
Here in my home town of Melbourne Australia, we have had our copycat versions of OWS. Ours of course started out with the International Socialists, Greens Politicians and the rent a crowd types whose first action was to protest against the Israeli owned Max Brenner Hot Chocolate cafe due to their "occupation" of Palestine.
BTW Australia's unemployment was up this month to a 2 year high of 5.7%, none of our banks failed (heavier regulation and some luck), and a China driven mining boom continues to enrich the country. (Melbourne has the largest group of Holocaust survivor families outside of Israel.)
Re: #Occupy Judaism
Wow, so do they still complain about the economy though (even though it's doing well)? Or is it just "humanitarian" issues?
I'd love to see what some of those signs say, haha.
Edited on October 15, 2011 at 10:53pmMay '10
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Ethan, for your info conservative blogger Tim Blair has listed the committees these bunch of idiots have created, these include my favourites the Grievance committee, and People's cinema (sounds appropriate)
See Blair's list :
http://blogs.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/timblair/index.php/dailytelegraph/comments/australia_occupied/
Love this tweet from Victoria's finest (police motto 'Uphold The Right' ).
" "What's going on over there?" Cop on horseback: "It's the hating-the-world rally." "
(We also have present the bike cops, who seem to spend most of their time improving their glutes, and little work on preventing crime)
Anti Chocolate Judenhass here :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCPIocGQezg&feature=player_embedded
Edited on October 16, 2011 at 1:25pmAug '11
Re: #Occupy Judaism
Did they even watch Fiddler on the Roof? The whole population of Anatevka was pushed out because of a czarist system. The only hope Tevye's family had was America and Capitalism.
Jan '11
Re: #Occupy Judaism
I love the graphic, It is both Jewish in a populist sense and Bull. The perfect combination for occupy Judaism or (the bull for) any of the occupies. A raging bull mad at what? Who knows? I love the quote from Joe Louis posted somewhere on Ricochet, aimed at Hitler, but equally applicable to most of the participants and the general thrust of the occu-pies. "There is nothing broken in America that you can fix."
May '10
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I'll take a Jewish bull over a Papal Bull any day. (Ok I couldn't resist)