Open Season on Human Beings
This blog isn’t about the unprovoked and continuing barbaric attack of Putin on the Ukraine. It’s not about his wanton murder of women and children. This is about what’s happening on our home front. Governors Gavin Newsom (CA), Kate Brown (OR) and Jay Inslee (WA) have signed a letter urging states to enact laws to ...
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Mar 20, 2022 02:59PM
Regardless of where people stand on abortion, to compare the murders going on in Ukraine to that is maybe not the wisest choice you could make. I'm a Christian and I can see your passion for this area, but this metaphor makes it seem like Putin is "not that bad" in comparison, which is untrue. Furthermore, the use of the term "holocaust" detracts from the origin of the term -- the genocide of the Jewish people during WWII. There are ways to talk about issues without pushing down other tragedies to grab attention. Again, I love you and your books; it's just the phrasing that had me reaching out.
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Thank you Francine. Your last paragraph says it all.
