I quote here a passage from Mein Kampf, something I never thought I'd ever be able to bring myself to do, but it might help all my American friends understand better the mental workings of the man now occupying the Oval Office. Mein Kampf ('My Struggle') is, according to Google, 'a 1925 autobiographical manifesto by … Continue reading THE ETHICAL WATCHMAN Speaks The Words Of Someone Called Adolf: Americans May Find Them Familiar
ISRAEL/PALESTINE
These posts portray my view of the war Israel is fighting in Palestine. They make clear that I am an anti-Zionist Jew, and will accept no criticism from Israel’s supporters that I and all the Jews like me are anti-semitic because we cannot support Israel’s genocide.
YouTube script: THE ETHICAL WATCHMAN Reads A Short Excerpt From ‘How Politics Works’ by DJ Trump and Ben E Netanyahu
Here Richard Snell reads from a book devoted to teaching children the art of being a politician. This as an excerpt from Chapter One which is called 'Basic Tactics': If you SAY that you are being criticised unfairly then you ARE being criticised unfairly. It MUST be an unfair criticism, because you SAY it is. … Continue reading YouTube script: THE ETHICAL WATCHMAN Reads A Short Excerpt From ‘How Politics Works’ by DJ Trump and Ben E Netanyahu
YouTube script: THE ETHICAL WATCHMAN Talks About Why He Has Created This Channel
Freedom of speech is a fundamental democratic right that must be exercised, especially in times of increasing oppression. The writer, limited by age and health, uses social media to express dissent against those who seek to silence others. Despite the struggle, they emphasize the importance of maintaining this vital voice in the fight against tyranny.
YouTube script: THE ETHICAL WATCHMAN Talks About Israel, As Politely As He Can Manage.
Listen, what I'm going to say next, I've said any number of times and in all kinds of different ways, but it bears saying again, and again, and again, until the world gets it. Because I'm not the only one saying it.If I was, I'd be very wary of being seen as some-one who just … Continue reading YouTube script: THE ETHICAL WATCHMAN Talks About Israel, As Politely As He Can Manage.
THERE’S PEACE AND THEN THERE’S PEACE
This is a Facebook conversation I had several years ago, but never got round to posting.Circumstances being what they are, I think maybe this is an appropriate time to post it.The question was, how to reconcile the Jews' and Israel's position with that of the Palestinians. Note that it was asked sometime before the Hamas … Continue reading THERE’S PEACE AND THEN THERE’S PEACE
ME, MY MOTHER, AND ISRAEL
I wrote a shorter version of this essay in March 2023. The events which followed eight months later have given it an air of prescience it doesn't deserve, as the Hamas attack of October 7th was, for all its un-needful cruelty, just a logical outcome of the situation which Israel had spent seventy-five years creating: … Continue reading ME, MY MOTHER, AND ISRAEL
ALL MY LIFE ISRAEL HAS TOLD ME
(I found this rant that charged out of my head onto the page a few months back. It is an old message in many ways, but, given trhe way things are now, it bears repetition) All my life Israel has told me who do not live in IsraelThat I am not safe in the country … Continue reading ALL MY LIFE ISRAEL HAS TOLD ME
THIS I AM TOLD
(This is a spontaneous, highly emotional, not very well structured rant from some time ago which takes as long to read as it took to write. I'm leaving it as it is however, because it says what I wanted it to say then and what I want to say now. It shows the anger I … Continue reading THIS I AM TOLD
A ZIONIST SPEAKS OUT. HEAR AND UNDERSTAND HIM….
This dialogue followed on from my posting on Facebook and X of an article published by the Jewish Voice for Labour (JVL) regarding BBC bias in the reporting of Israel's actions in Palestine, and my comment on it which stated that the report confirmed what many of us were already thinking. My Zionist interlocutor speaks … Continue reading A ZIONIST SPEAKS OUT. HEAR AND UNDERSTAND HIM….
TO BIBI
(Netanyahu: 'God Has Given') How do you do it?How do you persuade yourselfThat it's rightTo give the orderWhich will see the crushing,The tearing apart,The shattering,Of so many living human beings? How do you feel, thinking aboutHow they must feel,The horror of what they seeHappening around themTo their children,Their mothers and fathers,Their friends and neighbours;The confusion … Continue reading TO BIBI