Chris Rabb, Hasan Piker, and the Uncomfortable Practice of Liberal Democracy
TLDR: Chris Rabb has been criticized for campaign with Hasan Piker. I understand why people, and especially Jewish people are uncomfortable with the stridency in the debate over Israel and Palestine. I argue however that living with discomfort and working with people who we agree with on some issues and disagree with on others is part of life in a functioning liberal democracy. So is engaging in debates with them. I draw the line at work with racists, sexists, bigots, and antisemites. While some of the things Piker has said come up to that line they don’t cross it. Most importantly, he is not an anti-semite. The Whole Story it is a lot harder to be a liberal progressive Jew than it used to be. Disputes over the Israel-Palestine conflict can be very uncomfortable for us. But we need to deal with our discomfort about Israel / Palestine in other… Continue reading
