the local electronic fishwrap published my letter after a bit of haranguing on my part;

Niemoeller said, “First they came for the Communists, but I was not a Communist, so I did not speak out. Then they came for the Socialists and the Trade Unionists, but I was neither, so I did not speak out. Then they came for the Jews, but I was not a Jew, so I did not speak out. And when they came for me, there was no one left to speak out for me.”  

I’ve never been able to keep silent in the face of crimes committed in our name. I’m a birthright Quaker who is old enough to remember the affects of McCarthyism in home and school. There is an item in that sentence worth fleshing out. Quakers were the first abolitionists and have stood in support of those at the short end of the stick ever since. We were among the first to stand in support of the new state of Israel seventy some years ago when they were the oppressed.  

Now it’s time to stand against Israel and for the Palestinians. Israel is the oppressor, committing genocide and the empire, America, is participating in that genocide, a total course reversal from who we tell the world we are. The thing is much of that statement of principle the empire promulgates is undone for any who study real American history. We aren’t who the history books claim we are. When you call me an antisemite remember Niemoeller’s quote and the info above. There are jews and Zionists. The Zionists are the problem.

Seven million people in the mid-east own the lives of more than three hundred million. We consistently vote against war and get more. Blind support of Zionist Israel is at the root of it. What will it take to make you angry about all of this? I’m appalled and amazed at the American silence in the face of our engagement in both wars which the trump said he would end, as well as the lies of the ‘mainstream media’ which go unchallenged. If you deny this, you either support their genocide or are uninformed...........more...........