cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/39220726
Brett Wilkins
Nov 19, 2025A speechwriter for prominent Democrats including former President Barack Obama and presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and John Kerry faced widespread outrage this week after video emerged of her blaming Holocaust education for young Jews’ empathy for Palestinians in Gaza and revulsion at Israel’s genocidal war there.
Earlier this week, Sarah Hurwitz—who was also a senior speechwriter for former First Lady Michelle Obama and other Democrats—spoke at the opening plenary of this year’s Jewish Federations of North America general assembly in Washington, DC. The event featured speakers including Free Press staff writer Olivia Reingold, who implicitly attempted to absolve Israel from blame for the Gaza famine by noting that 12 of the at least 463 Palestinians who starved to death had preexisting health conditions.
Nah, that means it worked.
Watching the establishment freak out at younger generations rightfully laughing off their 9/11 fearmongering and unwavering dedication to Israel is the one bit of brightness dragging me through 2025. Some high school teen can post a 9/11 meme, denounce capitalism, and yell “Free Palestine” and it instantly does natural 20 psychic damage to everyone neolib or farther right.
I hope more rebellious teens catch onto this. I want the next Tinker v. Des Moines to be on a Twin Tower collapse TikTok thirst trap compilation.
Exactly! How can they draw that conclusion when it’s obvious common sense that they should be against genocide because of the horror stories they’ve been told.