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“Even More #Assaults On #Free #Speech To #Silence #Criticism Of #Israel”

by Caitlin Johnstone in Caitlin’s Newsletter on Substack

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“I have said it before and I will say it again: there is no greater threat to free speech in our society than #Israel and the western governments who support it. #Civil #rights are being stomped out throughout the western world to shut down all criticism of Israel”

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Caitlin’s Newsletter · Even More Assaults On Free Speech To Silence Criticism Of IsraelBy Caitlin Johnstone
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‘People Are Going Silent’: Fearing #Retribution, #Trump Critics Muzzle Themselves

The #silence grows louder every day

Fired #FederalWorkers worried about losing their homes ask not to be quoted by name. #University presidents fearing that millions in federal #funding could disappear are holding their fire. Chief execs alarmed by #tariffs that could hurt their businesses are on mute.

#law #FreeSpeech #democracy #USpol #autocracy #authoritarianism #dissent
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The New York Times · Fearing Retribution, Trump Critics Muzzle ThemselvesBy Elisabeth Bumiller
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I've been thinking about cultures of silence.

The latest Feminist Lecture Program lecture was about silence around sexual violence towards women in art history and how museums and even art history classes elide references to it even in very violent ("beautiful) paintings and sculpture (think The Rape of Europa, The Rape of the Sabines).

But in connection with this, recently, I've had a couple of friends say the general state of the world is "too horrible to talk about." Besides the fact that our general culture of not confronting feelings and not talking about them is a poison on individuals and society --

It's also exactly what fascist or authoritarian regimes want. All the better if you choose it yourself!

The two cultures of silence have much in common. The less people talk about it the more it can happen.

Let's reject cultures of silence for those subjects that need to be talked about, either for our mental health, public awareness, or as a form of resistance.

#Feminism#Silence#ArtHistory
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