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today in a webinar a participant asked re my experience fighting corbynism: how do i deal with recognizing similar patterns in the US and talking to my progressive friends about my fears?
this is a very emotional question and i have to say this: you're going to lose friends.
this is a very emotional question and i have to say this: you're going to lose friends.
there are many who are swept up in admiration for politicians and they refuse to see error or harm in their intentions. they will classify antisemitism as a blindspot or a mistake. it is not a mistake. it is an intentional bias and it will only be erased with accountability.
the more you force this issue and demand accountability, the more you will determine who is prepared to do real work towards progress, and who is dressing up their need for acceptance as acts of goodwill and humanitarian concern.
the most heartbreaking part of the culture of corbyn is that those who were taken in by it refuse to acknowledge that for them antisemitism and the safety of british jews was not a dealbreaker.
for me, a british jew who felt stripped of their nationality, the continued lack of accountability by friends to accept this is a dealbreaker. i am just grateful to have people in my life a year later who make me feel safe and heard.
the potential election of jeremy corbyn is a trauma that british jews are still unpacking, and particularly for those of us who fought against our own progressive communities and screamed to be heard it is not over. i still don't sleep sound.
in 2017, i stood side of stage at glastonbury festival â my spiritual home. i watched corbyn be cheered by more than 100,000, maybe 150,000 people.
i was numb. i saw a physical swell of populist hero worship. i knew to stand against that would be hell, but i did it anyway.
i was numb. i saw a physical swell of populist hero worship. i knew to stand against that would be hell, but i did it anyway.
