Yesterday marked the 84th anniversary of #Kristallnacht, the Night of Broken Glass, when Germans began a Nazi pogrom — burning synagogues, destroying shops, and murdering Jews.
Today, we remember that our safety lies in solidarity with each other.
You’re going to be hearing a lot more about what’s known as the “great replacement” conspiracy theory.
We’ve been tracking this conspiracy theory in recent years as it’s been increasingly embraced by the Republican party and its pundits.
Here’s why this matters. 🧵
Yesterday a white 18 yo allegedly drove to Buffalo, NY to murder Black people. His manifesto cites the same conspiracy that incited the deadliest antisemitic massacre in American history in Pittsburgh in 2018 & the attack on immigrants in El Paso in 2019.
“Great replacement” is a racist and antisemitic conspiracy theory which promotes the lie that Jewish people are behind efforts to replace white Americans, often through immigration or elections.
The McMinn County School Board in Tennessee has voted to ban Maus, the acclaimed graphic novel by Art Spiegelman about his family’s experience in the Holocaust.
Tomorrow is Holocaust Remembrance Day.
This is outrageous and part of a dangerous pattern.
Conservative school boards and right-wing legislators are working overtime to ban schools from educating about the history of racism, antisemitism, and bigotry.
They refuse to confront the truth about white supremacy because it enables them to hold on to power.
That’s why they mandate schools share books from Holocaust deniers and ban anti-racist education and Black writers.
This is happening in real time: the erasure of the Holocaust, slavery, genocide, and history in our schools and our politics.
Three years ago today, a man driven by conspiracies and lies took up arms in order to kill Jewish people and stop new immigrants, murdering eleven beloved community members at the #TreeOfLife - Or L’Simcha building in Pittsburgh.
The lies haven’t stopped.
From Charlottesville to Pittsburgh to Poway to El Paso, we’ve seen too often that some lies spill blood and some words echo as gunshots.
This is why we must continue the fight against white nationalism and antisemitism in all forms.
Three years after the #TreeOfLife massacre, the same antisemitic, anti-immigrant lie which motivated the gunman is still being repeated by pundits and politicians.
They’re using it to manufacture division and fear to grow their own power, no matter who gets hurt.
On the eve of the #TreeOfLife anniversary, @GOPLeader Kevin McCarthy just went on Fox News to spread fear & lies about a migrant caravan.
This is the same tactic the right used in 2018 — the same conspiracy theory that led to 11 Jews being killed in Pittsburgh three years ago.
Three years ago, a chorus of lies and conspiracy theories incited a series of bombs sent to media outlets and political figures, and culminated in the deadliest antisemitic massacre in our country's history.
The man who committed the attack on the #TreeOfLife building was motivated by replacement theory — the conspiracy theory that falsely claims Jews are bringing non-white immigrants to the United States.
It's the same lie pundits & politicians are pushing.
By prioritizing this child welfare provider’s religious beliefs & allowing this provider to discriminate, the Court has in effect called into question whether LGBTQ children’s needs will be met by families who are willing, able and qualified to provide that care.
While we are relieved this decision was narrowly focused on the facts of this particular case, we cannot be complacent.
We know too well that those who advocate for "religious liberty" to be a blanket license to discriminate will not stop here.
To address antisemitic violence, we need to confront those responsible for using antisemitism to manufacture fear & division.
We shouldn't legalize definitions that can serve as diversions from threats we face or be used to attack free speech of activists & entire communities.
We need a multi-pronged approach that uses the existing tools of government, as well as structural reforms that ensure a thriving & inclusive democracy where every single one of us is safe, no matter our race, class, or faith.