The Crucifixion of Mel
Writing by treason on Monday, 31 of July , 2006 at 5:13 pm
I caught a little bit of the story on the radio. Someone walked into the Jewish Federation in downtown Seattle and announced: “I’m a Muslim American; I’m angry at Israel!” That this justifies his actions - shooting five Jewish women - is another story…and the media will most likely debate that if they ever get around to reporting this attack. I’ve been watching the news, waiting to hear more information, but all I’m hearing is how despicable that drunk Mel Gibson is.
“We oughta deport that anti-Semite back to Australia!”
Now see here. Mel was born in Peekskill, New York. I’m not making excuses for the man, but I’m baffled by the reaction to his alcoholic rant. After listening to callers on talk radio and the media’s coverage of the Israeli/Lebanese conflict, Mel Gibson comes across as the least hateful of the group.
It’s like the freaking levees in New Orleans. The pressure’s building and everyone chooses to ignore it until there’s a break. Like the putrid water from Lake Pontchartrain, anti-Semitism is suddenly in our faces and everyone…strangely…is taken by surprise.
I was sitting with my classmates today, and a very sweet Filipino woman from New York started to say that she was contemplating a move back. I asked how it would be possible for her to afford to live in Manhattan. She assured me there were available apartments there.
Another student, an Indian who moved here after leaving a job in Dubai, asked a question: “But it’s cheaper to live in Brooklyn, isn’t it?”
“Yah, it ees cheaper, but dere is sooo manny Jews dere.”
I noticed that when she said the word “Jews” her face squinched up and got sort of scowly. It was an odd moment. In fact, for a second I thought I was watching CNN.
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