Can't We All Just Get Along? The Rise In Extreme Hate

My mother has often said that antisemitism is alive and well. I have fought her and said that this is not a force that people need to fight anymore. Maybe I am wrong.

Lately, I have been seeing some very concerning things - as has anyone who has been keeping up with NYC and the recent attach at the Holocaust museum.

Check out these two op-ed pieces about how the rhetoric of hate is being fomented by the right wing "pundits". While they do not blame the violence on them, it does indeed link how the language they use can be twisted when in the hands of someone who feels disenfranchised (which many are right now).

We need to fight these forces with whatever we have. It is a moral imperative. This does not mean that everyone needs to be a screaming liberal. But is does mean that you should think about how arguments are presented and can be taken out to context. Communication is the response you get, and if you are getting violence linked to your perspective, you should think about your arguments, and recognize some culpability.