Some days I wake up and realize: We are about to win. Jewishness is about to stop being selfish. Suddenly all the parochial voices are going to feel very ancient and young people will reject their counsel. This attack by righteous Jews on the neocon propaganda, "Obsession," goes on for 12 pages. Oh my god. Rabbi Beliak, you got me at hello:
The frankly anti-Islamic message of Obsession is most apparent
when the viewer is being warned about the "danger at home." … To
understand why this is dangerous, one need only remember the situation,
during World War II, of Japanese Americans and the stigma faced earlier
in the 20th century by non-Anglo-Saxon immigrants, including Jews. Anyone needing reassurance after viewing Obsession
might find it in remembering the degree to which all of those groups
have, after all the fuss, helped to shape and become shaped by the
culture of our country.
when the viewer is being warned about the "danger at home." … To
understand why this is dangerous, one need only remember the situation,
during World War II, of Japanese Americans and the stigma faced earlier
in the 20th century by non-Anglo-Saxon immigrants, including Jews. Anyone needing reassurance after viewing Obsession
might find it in remembering the degree to which all of those groups
have, after all the fuss, helped to shape and become shaped by the
culture of our country.
On to the Occupied Territories! (Thanks to Jeet Heer, who is good on Mitch McConnell today.)
