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GALLIMARD: You live with the Chinese, Sir.

TOULON: I live in China. Not with the Chinese.

These two lines made me think of something that I feel has been going on for way too long. The idea of globalization. The idea of globalizing a sect, or an induvial as a whole. A group, as an entirety. What Toulon is saying here is that yes, I do live in China, however, I do not associate with the Chinese. What does this mean for us, in these times? In the late hours of last night and the early morning, Mayor De Blasio has been under fire for putting out a tweet that read: “My message to the Jewish community, and all communities, is this simple: the time for warnings has passed. I have instructed the NYPD to proceed immediately to summons or even arrest those who gather in large groups. This is about stopping this disease and saving lives. Period.” Yes, he was correct for shutting down a funeral, which in a sense is a social gathering. Yes, a funeral in these times will lead to another funeral, and another one. However, to take to twitter and write “to the Jewish community,” that is wrong. In this situation, our Mayor is Gallimard, accusing Toulon of living with the Chinese, and I am Toulon being accused of living amongst a people. I too, like Toulan has to answer for myself. I must say I do live in Brooklyn, I am Jewish, but what has happened last night is not Judaism. To globalize Judaism and base its values on an extremist group, is no different than saying the Muslim religion is the religion of ISIS. The morals of Christianity, cannot and should not be based on the Crusades. Judaism cannot be globalized as people of extremism. I condemn such acts of extremism. And I and all Jews who act according to our Bibles moral code, have an obligation to answer to Mayor de Blasio’s globalized tweet and say back what happened last night is not Judaism.

 

 

 

 

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