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Gratitude for Ricochet

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I live in a Jewish community, so I know a lot of scared people. The acts of Hamas are awful, but not surprising. The response by so many in the US is nothing short of earth-shaking. "Kill the Jews" is the undertone for the huge street protests. The vaunted "safe spaces" that Woke created on college campuses are now exposed as nothing more than cover for institutionally-supported violence against Jewish kids. I have a kid at Rutgers - this is how Universities purge themselves of Jewish students.

If one reads the media, it seems the whole world is turning against us. If the Hamas atrocities can be openly disbelieved and ignored, then it means any attack against my person or my loved ones would garner the same response from those same people.

But I am fortified by this community. When others tell me how discouraged they are, I tell them that America has a lot of good people, people who know right from wrong and who are willing to stand up for those beliefs. I know this to be true because of all the good people here, on Ricochet.

I, a Jew who loves America, am deeply grateful. Thank You.

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  • navyjag@navyjag

    Completely sympathize and this war is bringing back old memories. JAGC lawyer on the Kitty Hawk in 1973. In San Diego before the next cruise but Viet Nam war was over (for us anyway) so not too concerned. And then the Yom Kipper war. Once Israel took the first blows and started moving against both the Egyptians the Syrians, Russia starting mouthing about what it would do to help the Arabs. Nixon said enough and send out a Code Red. Our ship on high alert like all the carriers although too far from the Med to help anytime soon. But the Russian thugs got the message and we stood down after two days. Just wish after Hamas wiped out we could take out Iran. No chance with Slow Joe in charge. Maybe he is getting his Big Guy 10% cut of the Mullahs' oil revenue.

  • Henry Castaigne@HenryCastaigne

    George Washington likes and respects the Jews and so do I.

    The Citizens of the United States of America have a right to applaud themselves for having given to mankind examples of an enlarged and liberal policy: a policy worthy of imitation. All possess alike liberty of conscience and immunities of citizenship It is now no more that toleration is spoken of, as if it was by the indulgence of one class of people, that another enjoyed the exercise of their inherent natural rights. For happily the Government of the United States, which gives to bigotry no sanction, to persecution no assistance requires only that they who live under its protection should demean themselves as good citizens, in giving it on all occasions their effectual support.
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