Racism reared its ugly head in the bomb shelter today.
I didn’t see the point of confronting it on the spot – I’ve learned that racists operating in maladaptive defense mode are not receptive to reason, empathy, or judgment in the moment of arousal – but I think my day would be lacking if I didn’t try, here in a more public forum when missiles are not being intercepted over our heads at the moment, to rectify the ugliness with an appeal to raise our collective awareness to a higher and holier level.
The rising tide raises all ships.
PSA: Missiles don’t discriminate between Jew and Muslim, or between Israeli families and “Arab workers.” Neither should we, in a time that we need to stand together more than ever and wrestle with our common fate.
I understand that racist people are operating from a place of fear, and that some residents may have legitimate concerns about strangers using their property, especially in proximity to their children.
If that’s you: then say THAT.
Don’t cast easy blame against people just as scared and vulnerable as you are, and have fewer resources to rely on, because they are strangers and speak a different language and are only associated with those who have actually murdered our citizens via movies and tweets by clout chasing lowlives.
The racist script needs to be ditched, now more than ever.
These missiles will most likely keep coming for months, long after the interceptors run out.
We may be facing the worst collective trial since 1948.
The way I see it, our best option is to face it together.