Most of us are just exhausted. Exhausted from a Twittercentric news cycle that isn't even 24 hrs anymore, more like 24 minutes. Exhausted from self-censorship lest we get labeled and canceled for having opinions that were perfectly mainstream 10 minutes ago but are now verboten.
Jews are particularly exhausted. We are being used as political props by extremists on both sides of the aisle. We are hearing the worst, most divisive, anti-Jewish voices in both parties are being amplified and portrayed as martyrs and leaders.
But what exhausts me most are not Omar /Tlaib’s lies. Snakes gonna snake. I’m not even that angry at the President. Trump’s gonna Trump. What exhausts me are the supposedly mainstream voices in the politics and the media, on both sides, rising to their defense.
Am I guilty of the dreaded ‘both-sides-ism?’ Perhaps. But when it comes to Jews, the last week has been just freaking exhausting, from all sides.
There is a catch phrase floating around Jewish Twitter. #TheJewsAreTired. Yeah, we are. And we need to be able to express that.
But we also know we won’t get the luxury of resting.
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