Summary of Jonathan Greenblatt's It Could Happen Here

Everest Media

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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
Sample Book Insights:
#1 I imagined a nightmare scenario where early one morning, my phone would buzz me awake and I would fumble for it in the dark. A staffer on the other end would inform me that there had been a horrible massacre at a Jewish site somewhere in Europe.
#2 The shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh was the deadliest antisemitic attack in American history. It was a devastating reminder of the Jewish people’s inherent vulnerability.
#3 As I stood in front of the Tree of Life synagogue, I thought about the European Jewish community, which was experiencing the same kind of hate that America’s Jews were. Would we have to fortify our schools, markets, and places of worship.
#4 The attack in Pittsburgh demonstrated that Jewish sites could be attacked in America, something that seemed inconceivable just a few years prior. If Jews weren’t safe, then no marginalized or hated group would be safe.

Sujets

• Ideology
• Democracy

Informations

• Publié par: Everest Media LLC
• Date de parution: 20 mars 2022
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781669355236
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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#1

I imagined a nightmare scenario where early one morning, my phone would buzz me awake and I would fumble for it in the dark. A staffer on the other end would inform me that there had been a horrible massacre at a Jewish site somewhere in Europe.

#2

The shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh was the deadliest antisemitic attack in American history. It was a devastating reminder of the Jewish people’s inherent vulnerability.

#3

As I stood in front of the Tree of Life synagogue, I thought about the European Jewish community, which was experiencing the same kind of hate that America’s Jews were. Would we have to fortify our schools, markets, and places of worship.

#4

The attack in Pittsburgh demonstrated that Jewish sites could be attacked in America, something that seemed inconceivable just a few years prior. If Jews weren’t safe, then no marginalized or hated group would be safe.

#5

There have been numerous extremist attacks across America targeting not just Jews, but other minorities as well.

#6

The spread of hate is evident not only in the FBI’s hate-crime data, but in the broader profusion of extremist activity across society. Groups like the Proud Boys and QAnon are openly organizing and spreading hateful ideology.

#7

There is a rise of hateful forces on the extreme end of the political left, and they often seem to cohere around an irrational and obsessive intolerance toward Israel and its supporters.

#8

Many groups are drawing inspiration from one another and sharing knowledge about best practices when it comes to hate. Countries around the world are beginning to designate extremist groups as terrorist threats even if they’re not physically based in their territory.

#9

There is a broader wave of hateful speech and ideology infiltrating American culture and daily life. It is becoming more and more normal to hear people speak about events and people in ways that used to be considered outlandish and obviously false.

#10

These toxins can be found in the mainstream, bubbling up from the recesses of online forums and spaces and then onto public social media feeds. They are then legitimized by legitimate public voices, and become weaponized.

#11

These groups, while appearing to be fighting against injustices against Palestinians, are in fact normalizing bigoted rhetoric. They are able to separate their bigoted rhetoric from their more extreme positions, which allows them to gain and maintain a foothold among more mainstream progressives.

#12

Hateful ideology is so simple and adaptable that it can be carried out by any extremist group, regardless of their beliefs. The core ideas behind it are always the same: a sense of grievance and dehumanization of an evil Other.

#13

During the Capitol riot of 2021, many people were shocked by the display of hate and violence. But for Segal, it was the physical embodiment of the mainstreaming of hate he had been tracking for years.

#14

The Tree of Life shooting left many wounds, but it also showed the world what good people are capable of when they come together against hate.

#15

We must fight back against smaller instances of hateful speech and ideas before they have a chance to radicalize more people. The bigoted behavior we encounter in our daily lives or perhaps even engage in ourselves on occasion might seem innocuous, but it’s not.

#16

We must call out smaller acts of hate whenever we encounter them. We cannot just fight back against hate crimes and counter organized extremist groups, but also call out smaller acts of hate whenever we encounter them.

#17

Every hateful thought or deed matters, not just because of the direct harm it causes to others, but because of the indirect role it plays as a vector for the spread of hate.