Another thing that was so evident to me when I got home mid-war was the relief. No one rips signs of hostages, there's no fear in wearing the dog tags/yellow ribbon. It was immediate.
I don’t believe in boycotts either Ruth, and I stand with you. The current certainty of the far right and the far left terrify me. I believe in the gray, indeterminate, far reaching center of existence, not the crazy corners where moral outrage costs nothing and performative indignation accomplishes even less.
So well put, Lorraine! I’ve tried to say exactly this over and over and failed miserably to put it as succinctly and powerfully as you have here. Thank you!
Thank you, Ruth. I am always grateful for your writing.
Another thing that was so evident to me when I got home mid-war was the relief. No one rips signs of hostages, there's no fear in wearing the dog tags/yellow ribbon. It was immediate.
I don’t believe in boycotts either Ruth, and I stand with you. The current certainty of the far right and the far left terrify me. I believe in the gray, indeterminate, far reaching center of existence, not the crazy corners where moral outrage costs nothing and performative indignation accomplishes even less.
So well put, Lorraine! I’ve tried to say exactly this over and over and failed miserably to put it as succinctly and powerfully as you have here. Thank you!
Your comment lifted me Anne! Thank you
Really liked The Parisian! and thank you for this column. We need more dialogue, not less. yes.
I read The Parisian when it was published and loved it.
Thanks Ruth! Glad you got to spent your last day in Haifa...
Thank you, Ruth! I so appreciate your contributions to a conversation that so many have simply shut down. We need more dialogue, not less.
thanks for this, ruth. captures a lot of my feelings when i was there in april on a trip focused on shared society
Reading this and the comments makes me feel less alone in my views. Thank you!
I subscribed because I’m a fellow hater of censorship and then I really enjoyed your post