Bari Weiss at the Federalist Society

Yeeeeeeeep!

This crowd will disagree with many of Bari's positions, but the simple fact is that she is both smart and reasonable ... even if you disagree with some of her conclusions. Anything she has to say is worth listening, even if you find yourself disagreeing in the end

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And that antisemitism is the world’s oldest hatred. And that in every generation someone rises up to kill us. “They tried to wipe us out, they failed, let’s eat” as the old Jewish joke goes.

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Very good speech. I just read it. There's a link there to watch it. I might do that as well.

The Jewish community in the US has been quite animated since 10/7 and rightfully so. I do wish they would get this concerned about the US and our future here, and what's done by our government and the other forces currently engaged in a campaign for the controlled demolition of our nation.

To Weiss's credit she does make some connections here, but where was this passion in the Jewish community before 10/7? Where was it during COVID? Where has it been as they've weaponized federal law enforcement against political opponents? Where has it been as the federal government launched an assault on the First Amendment and mounts an assault, continuously, on the Second Amendment?

Weiss points out the rot and decay that is evident in the West, put on display immediately after 10/7. She expertly points out the disgusting behavior at many universities, such as Harvard. That rot didn't just materialize on 10/8. It's been here and it will lead to the targeting of Jews here, in the US, as well as many other groups. Indeed, some of this targeting has already taken place.

If the current incarnation of the destructive left gets what it wants, the destruction of this nation, what does the Jewish community think will happen to them here, and in Israel?

When I see these great, impassioned speeches by Weiss and people like Ben Shapiro, I'm impressed. However, I'm also left with the feeling that they see themselves more as Jews living in America, than Americans that are Jewish. It's the America and Americans part that has the Constitution, the ideals like freedom of religion, and the track record of fighting to preserve those ideals here and abroad. Without the US, Israel does not exist. Maybe the Jewish community should generate some passion over the prospect of losing both, because if we fall, Israel will as well.

I subscribe too and frequently read her online newspaper "Free Press".

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I'm also left with the feeling that they see themselves more as Jews living in America, than Americans that are Jewish

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Generally, this is who they are. "Rootless cosmopolitans" as Wayne LaPierre described them.

Sarah Silverman once did a bit about how she broke up
with her boyfriend bc he flew an American flag on his front porch. She said it was her Jewishness that made it uneasy for her.

Weiss has been fighting the fight for a while now.
Here’s her resignation letter to the New York Times.

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But the lessons that ought to have followed the election—lessons about the importance of understanding other Americans, the necessity of resisting tribalism, and the centrality of the free exchange of ideas to a democratic society—have not been learned. Instead, a new consensus has emerged in the press, but perhaps especially at this paper: that truth isn’t a process of collective discovery, but an orthodoxy already known to an enlightened few whose job is to inform everyone else.

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I subscribe too and frequently read her online newspaper "Free Press".

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I received my "Free Press" hat yesterday.

Highly recommend watching. Heartfelt and patriotic. I have chills.

I might not agree with her on everything, but she advocates free speech and freedom of the press, which are sadly paramount these days.