“We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.”
― Elie Wiesel … https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/1049.Elie_Wiesel
I refer readers to Paul Krugman’s noon hour post on Substack in Our Darkest Hour. Americans who do not stand and push back on this vile attack on civilians and civilian infrastructure in Iran (an international war crime) will be aiding the end of America which has striven to be a force for good in the world though imperfect. Our history, our story is being stolen and altered to the vision of radical people who profess Christian Nationalism. Their beliefs are antithetical to our traditions and values. Our moral force as a nation.
Everyone must push back, and be vocal, and rage against the immorality being perpetrated in our names. America, save yourself!
Timothy Snyder on Substack, i.e. “Thinking About,” has a similarly cogent essay as Krugman’s.
“Whatever happens tonight, or any other night in this war, is now legally defined by the president’s statement. In the practical application of the law of genocide, the Genocide Convention of 1948, the difficulty is usually in proving “the intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group.” Henceforth the intent is on the record, in the published words of the president of the United States and the commander-in-chief of the armed forces about the death of “a whole civilization.”
Susan Feathers 