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oblivia17 t1_iuhbv91 wrote

Elie Wiesel watched babies being burned alive in open pits. You're really going to use his words in your condemnation of the crack'd egg for voting R? You guys are so out of touch, I wish you could see how you look to normal people.

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djn24 t1_iuhrjcq wrote

Let's look at what directly preceded that line in his speech:

>And that is why I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation. We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim.

And a little after that line:

>There is so much injustice and suffering crying out for our attention: victims of hunger, of racism, and political persecution, writers and poets, prisoners in so many lands

Wiesel spoke about calling out and confronting injustice long before it can ever reach the levels he saw.

So yes, his thoughts on the subject are worth sharing while discussing if you should or shouldn't be neutral about a political party in America that openly embraces making life more difficult for marginalized groups across the spectrum, questioning their rights, and emboldens hate groups to terrorize those individuals.

To minimize that, as you are doing, signals that it is okay to support that.

Considering that you, oblivia17, frequently post on conspiracy theory subs about "the left" and on conservative/neo-fascist groups, you have clearly already taken your side.

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