Why is Hatred Not Treated Equally?
This might be a bit controversial. I'll own that. This past Saturday there were some horrendous hate crimes against Jews in Texas. To be clear, though, all hate crimes are horrendous and (in my humble opinion) should be treated the same. Yet, as more time passed on Saturday ---- then the hostages were released Saturday night --- and then onto Sunday, the only people I saw commenting about this were my fellow Jews. Sure, there was the lone politician here or there. But for the most part, aside from my fellow Tribe members, social media was pretty silent. I thought back on the last 18 months. I can't even remember all of the incidents of hate crime --- against African Americans, against Latinos, against Muslims, against women, against LGBTQ, and against Jews. I remembered all of the people who posted and commented when terrible acts happened to other populations. And, rightfully so. But why weren't these same people w...
