You might recall Ta Nehisi Coates as the most well-known artistic racist in America before Ibram X. Kendi entered the picture. He received numerous accolades for writing in” Between the World and Me” that the firefighters and police officers who passed away on September 11″ were not people to me.” Then he’s taking that moral victory and signing on to a letter criticizing Israel for bombing Hamas alongside Richard Ford, Molly Crabapple, China Miéville, and an entire group of writers you don’t know. They were threats of nature, they were the fire, the comet, or the storm, which could — with no justification- shatter my body. The letter just gets around to mentioning what started all of this at the end after 400 or so words attacking Israel. ” After sixteen years of siege, Hamas militants broke out of Gaza on Saturday.” Following their deaths, more than 1,300 Israelis were taken as hostages, some of whom were close friends and family of the letter’s signatories. As we write this letter, Israel is carrying out the largest expulsion of Palestinians since 1948 as it bombs Gazans without discrimination. After sixteen years of siege, Hamas militants broke out of Gaza. We regret the loss of all honest lives. Take note of the opening. The letter is good insofar as you know whose books never to buy because it doesn’t really condemn Hamas in the same way that it constantly condemns Israel. Instead, it simply” deplores the loss of all honest life.” ( But really, what are the chances that you’re going to buy China Miéville or Richard Ford in the first place, and it only gets murkier from there? ) Ta Nehisi Coates’ history of abusing the Holocaust is what makes him sign on to a letter defending Hamas. Holocaust reparations served as the foundation for Coates’ initial case for abolition of slavery. Some on the Left attacked him for that. He visited areas of Israel that Arab settlers had taken over earlier this year and blasted the Israeli State. Coates began his remarks by contrasting the struggles of African Americans and Palestinians, talking about the struggle he went through with his identity as a dark man and the black community. He explained that before expressing himself on the Israeli issue, he had felt the need to be knowledgeable about the facts. He is obviously knowledgeable today. The problem is not with murder, rape, or kidnapping children; it is with useless Hamas terrorists. But what did anyone actually anticipate from the man who likened the 9 / 11 rescuers to” menaces of nature”? His social compass is at least always inverted.
You may remember Ta Nehisi Coates, America’s most prominent writer racist until Ibram Kendi came along. He’s the guy that got a lot of awards for writing in his book “Between the World and Me,” that the police officers and firemen who died on 9/11 “were not humans to me.” After 400 words or so, the letter mentions what sparked all of this. “On Saturday, after 16 years of siege and the release of Hamas militants from Gaza, more than 1,300 Israelis were killed and over 100 others taken hostage. Some of these were friends and family of signatories to the letter. Over 1,300 Israelis died and over 100 more were taken hostage, including some of the friends and families of those who signed this letter. We deplore the loss of all innocent life and now, as we write this letter, Israel is executing the largest expulsion of Palestinians since 1948 as it bombs Gazans without discrimination.”After sixteen years of siege, Hamas militants broke out of Gaza. Note the opening. The letter does not condemn Hamas as it repeatedly condemns Israel. It simply “deplores all innocent lives lost.” The letter is useful in that it lets you know which books to avoid. It’s unlikely you will buy Richard Ford or China Mieville, and it gets even more obscure. Ta Nehisi Coates’ history of exploiting Holocaust is the reason he signed a letter supporting Hamas. Coates’ argument for reparations was based on Holocaust reparations. Some on the left attacked him for this. Coates began his remarks by comparing the struggles of African Americans and Palestinians. He also discussed the process he went through in defining himself as a black person and the struggles of the black community. He explained that before he could speak on the Palestinian issue, he wanted to make sure he was well-versed with the facts. Clearly, he is now well-versed. Hamas terrorists who have died are the real issue. But what else could anyone expect from a guy who compared 9/11 Rescuers to “menaces” of nature? His moral compass has always been inverted.
