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This article is not about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
This article does not attempt to equate the plight of Palestinian people with the Israeli victims of terrorism or the Black American targets of white supremacy. This article has nothing to do with Jewish people or Israeli citizens. Because there are people far more educated on the geopolitics of the Middle East, this article isn’t about Hamas or Israel or Jews or Palestinians or geopolitics in general. This article isn’t even about language, oppression or free speech.
According to the most recent NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll, 38% of non-whites see Israel’s response to the attack by Hamas as “too much” compared to 20% of whites. A CNN poll found that 62% of white Americans think Israel’s response to Hamas attacks was “fully justified,” versus 31% of non-whites. But, before you jump to the conclusion about people of color supporting Hamas, terrorism or anti-semitism, let me explain what this article is about.
As someone who grew up under an oppressive authoritarian regime, my language has always been limited.
Although the U.S. Constitution says, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion,” dictator-in-chief…
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