the punk scene is incredibly unwelcoming to jewish people because everyone is either a nazi, or puts their hatred of nazis above the safety of jewish people. in fact, most of these anti-nazi punks don’t know anything about jews and hating nazis is just a convenient target of their anger. in this essay i will
here’s the essay. most anti-nazi punks do not give a single fuck about jewish/roma people. in fact, they threaten us when we speak up about how the way theyre handling being anti-nazi actually hurts us. they are not anti-nazi for us.
for example: the crossed out swastika patch. widely used by goyim, widely hated by jewish/roma punks. super triggering for jewish/roma people! i don’t want to see a hate symbol widely used in my spaces!!
and here’s the thing: white punks do not care. they dont give a fuck. ive literally been told “this patch isnt for you” and “if it triggers you the punk scene isnt for jews.” NOT FOR ME? WHY ARE YOU ANTI NAZI THEN? if your hatred of nazis isnt out of love and support for jews and roma its coming from the wrong place!!
support and protection for minorities ALWAYS has to come before hatred for and antagonizing our oppressors!! ive literally been threatened by white/goy punks for saying they dont get a say in how a hate symbol targeted at jewish/romani people is handled.
white/goy punks do not care about us. they do not support us. they do not listen to us. we are not protected by them.
please listen to this ^^^ queer jewish women raised me in the punk scene and this was one of the first lessons they taught me. don’t trust anyone with ANY kind of nazi imagery, even if it is crossed out. those people either don’t care about the safety and well-being of jewish and roma people, or if they do care then they have been sorely misled about how to show it. educate your peers and avoid the ones actively refusing to understand
which symbol would be appropriate to replace the crossed out swastika?
Here are a couple of symbols to use. The three arrows is a symbol from the Iron Front, an anti-fascist group created by the Social Democratic Party of Germany (or “SPD”). The “Antifaschistische Aktion” flag was created by the Communist Party of Germany (KPD); although this version, with the red flag and black flag (and sometimes the black flag is in the foreground with the red flag in the background; it varies), is unlike the original version with the two red flags, as the modern version symbolizes solidarity between anarchists and communists against the fascists.
There’s a bit of murky history regarding the rivalry the social democrats and communists had back then, but today these symbols are less associated with those specific parties, and much more so with general anti-fascist intent.
[Image one: Three equal length arrows in a ring, all pointing to the lower left. Image two: Two flags in a ring, a larger red one on top with a smaller black one just below it; both are waving, with the flagpoles leaning from left to right.]
We’re still trying to prove the concept because in the West, Big Business and their owners, The 1%, are screaming at the thought of having to give up a little money so everyone can get universal income that supports life - meaning jobs either have to pay you to put up with the literal shit or people can walk away from them without becoming homeless.
Our entire system is basically based on people being so afraid of homelessness and starvation that they’ll accept any shit job for shit pay.
Past experiments have shown that UBI:
Increases high school graduation rates
Reduces:
Domestic violence
Alcoholism
Emergency room visits related to mental health
Road traffic accidents.
All while not disincentivizing employment for most groups (the exceptions being high school students, who were able to focus on their studies, and new mothers…who were using it as maternity leave!)
People, for the most part, want to work.
UBI would allow us to expand the definition of “work.” If somebody can live off of UBI, then they can devote themselves to things which we don’t currently value financially such as the arts, raising children well, etc.
And if somebody wants to stay home and play video games all day…then so be it. Not that many will.,..and of those who do most will probably find some way to make that into their “work,” whether by providing play throughs and tutorials or competing seriously.
If somebody stops working all together as soon as they get UBI and stays home to play video games, they probably desperately needed a break.
There are so many people who are struggling with mental and physical illnesses, and chronic pain, who are still breaking themselves working because they don’t have another option - because it can take years to get on disability, and it’s not enough to survive on, so people keep going as long as they possibly can.
Even if it’s not a matter of disability, as such … people get burned out?
We’re not really built to do school and work with minimal breaks to the extent that we do.
Despite what our puritanical culture says, there’s no shame in needing a break.
The reason we don’t have UBI is not because it costs too much money like they say it’s because it would take away the leverage businesses have over their employees (starvation and death)
UBI would also increase art/culture of a country as well? Especially in the modern era where it’s easier to become an independent artist than it ever has been? Like if we had UBI here in the US, I’d probably quit my day job, and focus on my music and directing career. Live off the basics but I wouldn’t have to worry about constantly needing another 1099 contract set up, or I could spend my days rehearsing and practicing instead of needing to go to work to pay rent, and then being too emotionally exhausted to actually better my art.
I know I’m not the only artist in this position either. UBI would allow musicians, writers, actors, painters, even cosplayers or independent video game designers to focus on their craft, get better at it, and be able to live without a concern about the inconsistency that is “gig work”
Here’s the thing: half of America literally does not care about these benefits if they think someone is receiving “unearned” money. The idea of laboring for every scrap of food is so romanticized to them as a matter of moral integrity that it’s almost spiritual. If you show that this is how to reduce crime and hunger then they would genuinely rather keep the crime and hunger than live knowing anyone gets anything “free” that they ever had to struggle for.
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