Lessons from the Hungarian Holocaust: Even with a ceasefire Israel will still continue to kill.

 People often associate the Holocaust with gas chambers and concentration camps.   In Budapest (and other places) there was a lot more to the Holocaust then that.   And as an author of two books on Budapest, I can tell you this; There is a lot that resembles what is happening in Gaza currently.   

I support a ceasefire.   But I don't see that as the end of the genocide of the Israeli government.   In Budapest people were forced out of their homes into small crowded areas.   Sounds familiar.  

Now let's explore how genocide is committed using these techniques.  During the Holocaust in Budapest many people died from disease.   Crowded conditions and lack of resources make it easy for disease to spread and be more deadly.   The Israeli government has forced people out of their homes with bombing and threats of bombing and denied people basic resources like food, water and electricity.  

The spread of disease is even more of a problem currently as we are still in a SARS2 pandemic, despite what various world oligarchs seeking personal gains and reelection say.   And despite what they are pushing those who work under them to say. 

Furthermore, SARS2 carries an advantage in that it damages T-cells and the immune system.   Causing people to have weaker immune systems and more other viruses and diseases to spread.   SARS2 very likely has many long term effects that can be deadly including an increased chance of heart attack and stroke.  And that each even if one doesn't have a heart attack or stroke, each infection one gets is a chance a person might die, especially with limited medical treatment.  In addition to SARS2, tuberculosis is also on the rise.   The government of Israel is not just killing by bullets and bombs, they are also killing by disease.   Even with a ceasefire, the government of Israel still has created the conditions they want to commit genocide and kill the people of Gaza.   

Not only that in Budapest Jews were shot on the streets and near the Danube River.  Now it is worse, in the weapons used are bigger and more deadly.    But even by IF* (Israeli Forces) video, there is video evidence of four likely unarmed surrounding Palestinians being shot dead.   

My point is you don't have to have gas chambers and concentration camps to have a Holocaust.   You simply have to have dehumanization, brainwashed crowds chanting slogans supporting the killing "aka stand with Israel" and even more brainwashed people willing to passively or actively kill for the predator class.   

So, I will say it again.  Never again is never again.   For everybody.  

*I use the term IF verses IDF, because they aren't defense forces when they are attacking the innocent.   

Rachelle Kaufman is the author of a number of books including Amazon.com: An American Jew in Budapest eBook : Kaufman, Rachelle and Amazon.com: Kaufman Green Guide: Budapest: A Green Guide to Budapest. eBook : Kaufman, Rachelle, 

You don't want me as a juror under SARS2 circumstances, but you may get stuck with me...

 I haven't been called to jury duty lately, but just reading about the stress of others here is what I have to say if I am.  Sorry, but under the current SARS to circumstances I likely can't uphold justice.   

It's not that I don't want to be a juror under normal circumstances.    In many ways I do...granted when I say that I mean an activist juror.   But you aren't required to state why you made your choice so???   

Realistically, even for this I'd have to put current childcare expectations aside which are ridiculous in the state I live in.   But let's for the sake of this just focus on SARS2.  

I don't even feel comfortable taking the oath.   Because I don't truly believe I can uphold it.   If I say I can, I am probably just doing it under duress.   

Really there are several problems:

1. Given we are in "you do you" territory, I kind of have to do me.   As in my health and safety and that of my family matter more than the unfortunate person who would have me as a juror.   This would be multiplied indefinitely if I got an anti-masker bully judge who made me (or tried to make me) remove my mask.   As in the more dangerous the situation the more I'm doing anything possible to get out of it, even convicting someone who I can't say is guilty.   But at the end of the day, it is my life or theirs.    

2.  I'm not sure I can actually find anyone guilty due to COVID brain.  And no, I'm not talking about my brain.   I'm talking about that of someone who is put on trial.   

As in "how do I know what happened was really the person" and not the person's brain going haywire from SARS2 (COVID).   One thing I have observed: SARS2 will cause people to do things out of character.   And by out of character, I mean both a lack of character and impulsivity.   

I see two problems with that.   First, the simpler, which is what is the point of jailing someone for years, possibly life, if the cognitive impairment was temporary.   

So, if I am called, I fully plan to be an activist juror in most cases and refuse to convict if it is safe for me to do so.   See the first rule, if someone is coughing next to me maskless.   

3.  That being said, I might be able to throw out number 2 under a certain circumstance.   The circumstance being the prosecutor is masked and the defense attorney isn't.   That would also go back to my reasons for why I actually want to be a juror.   I'm not betting on either of them being...but there are sometimes pleasant surprises.  

Anyway, the jury is out on if all this will actually play out in real life.   

Other COVID related posts:

101 How not to Write an Inclusive Unmasking Letter

Maskless "Environmentalists" Throwing Paint: Please Stop

Shouldn't the anti-mask trolls be out enjoying their best life? Why are they here on social media?

Rachelle Kaufman at this point just wants people to stop killing each other.   She doesn't think this is too much to ask, yet 95 percent of the world seems determined to kill each other.   She is also a mother, gardener, and author of a number of books.   For more info on her books please visit Amazon.com: Rachelle Kaufman: Books, Biography, Blog, Audiobooks, Kindle 

Maskless "Environmentalists" Throwing Paint: Please Stop

 There are a lot of ways to help the environment.   Throwing paint at famous works of art isn't one of them.   

You say you want to make people aware of climate change.   The reality is almost everybody has heard of climate change.   The problem is some people are denialists: throwing paint at art isn't going to change this and will be used as a stereotype against all environmentalists.   A lot of people know it but do little and are going to fixate on some small almost meaningless thing they are doing (recycling/straws/plastic bags) and virtue signal on that.  Meanwhile they eat meat and/or drive a big SUV.   I'm not sure what is going to change that either, but it isn't this.   Some people are so overwhelmed in their current situations they might have little choice for the time being or long term.  Throwing paint doesn't change this either.   

And right now, for the time being, I think I may fall into the final category.   Granted the veganism I can manage.   But really let it rip has cost me a lot of my environmentalism, especially when people like these environmentalists go in maskless.   It has forced me to go from being car-free to taking steps to be car-lite.  And having to run air purifiers 24/7.   

And when COVID hit recently I had to resort to buying almost 200 dollars in disposable dishware because I know what my body is prone to.   We will be using disposable dishes for months.   Not to mention having to air condition a house with windows open when it was 80+ degrees outside.   And no I wasn't making my sick child swelter.   Not to mention time lost harvesting and planting food.   I'm sure there is more I'm not even thinking of now.   

But going back to the actual throwing of paint, what does this accomplish?   

The museums aren't going to leave it damaged.   They are probably going to use chemical to fix it including those with animal products.   Those will have to be shipped in a truck.   More vehicle emissions.   

Write a vegan recipe for your friends to try (even if just one or two do it).  Help a family do dishes or a load of cloth diapers and be prepared to mask if they request.   Plant a garden-even a small indoor one.  If you eat animal products stop.   Help teach someone to ride a bike.   Form a human bike lane.  Fix an unsafe street.  Post about climate change.   Whatever, just don't throw paint at art.   

And at the end of the day, you really just make environmentalists look foolish.   

 Rachelle Kaufman is trying to be as good to the environment as she can in this difficult COVID filled world.  She is also a mother, gardener, and author of a number of books.   For more info on her books please visit Amazon.com: Rachelle Kaufman: Books, Biography, Blog, Audiobooks, Kindle 

Bathroom checker jobs can improve quality of life.

Many say that Republicans create jobs.   And in the new job creation program is a new job called bathroom checker of children's genitals.   In fact, some prominent Republicans, even state governors, have volunteered to do this job as a public service.   

In this new job role, the bathroom checker, will take a peek down there before any kid pees or poos to make sure the genitals match those on the birth certificate.   This will also require parents to provide an extra certified copy of their child's birth certificate, but as we know parent's have lots of free time and well this is about freedom y'all.   

One conservative politician who volunteered said "It will be my pleasure to watch the children.   I haven't been so excited and up for anything like this in awhile".   

Another anon transphobe admitted, without a job like this life has been tough.   They have had to live in a closet in their parents' basement.   The job could not only prove pleasurable to them but will help them improve their quality of life.   

"I need to get out of this closet!" says the anon transphobe.  

We also spoke to another transphobe who told us "Look it is all about family values.  I know all about them.   I've been divorced twice and have an out of wedlock kid I didn't bother to see until they were grown" says transphobe number 2.   

Freedom, Job Creation.   That is what this truly is about!   

Study shows wearing clothes isn't good for you. End the clothes mandate.

"It is time to stop requiring people to wear clothes" says a toddler who wishes to remain anon.   

The toddler also states "It is ridiculous I have to wear these leg, arm, and feet diapers".   

According to studies, clothes restrict us from freely peeing and pooping which is not only a natural source of fertilizer, but it helps prevent immunity debt.    We need poop and pee in our environment to protect us from germs.    

The toddler says boobs and breastmilk are a source of happiness.    And the toddler went on to say "shirts restrict this".    

And many find clothes uncomfortable.   Not to mention in our busy lives who has time to wash so much clothing.   Washing all these clothes is stressful for so many families, not to mention expensive.   

Studies also site clothing related injuries.   Blisters from shoes.   Chaffing from shirts.   Injury from getting a pebble stuck in your sock and shoe.   And don't forget items of clothing being caught on things.   

But even more concerning, studies show that clothes are restricting our kid's full development.   Shoes can cause children to not use their feet properly.   Other types of clothes may restrict children's movement or how they are able to play.   

It is time to end the clothes mandate!   

Happy April Fools' Day!   What isn't a joke is that to make sure I can keep doing my advocacy work long term (and more of it), I really could use to increase my book sales.   You can buy my books at  Amazon.com: Rachelle Kaufman: books, biography, latest update.

Shouldn't the anti-mask trolls be out enjoying their best life? Why are they here on social media?

 I know I've asked this jokingly.   But if you want to know the psychology behind this there is an actual answer.   

Here is the problem.   The anti-mask trolls are narcissists and narcissists need supply.   And that supply is drying up in the real world.   

Yes, they bullied most of the population and the government out of commonsense public safety health measures, but that created a new problem for them.   A lack of in person people to bully.    Because so many caved to peer pressure to stop masking and so many others opted to protect their health by avoiding indoor spaces (staying home from events, ordering online, etc).    

And now with the majority out in public unmasked they don't know who to pick on.   With the nice maskers now preferring to stay home more there is a higher chance the person they pick on will be another bully.   Picking on a random person has become more of a gamble.   

But they still went out for their fix.   After all there are low paid in person works to bully.   Except when the anti-mask trolls got to their destination, they found two things.   

One: These workers have now become irreplaceable because thanks to lack of COVID measures there aren't enough people willing to work bad jobs for low wages. So, basically the workers don't care if they are unhappy and complain.     

Two: Due to the difficulty in getting low paid workers, the worker they hoped to bully had been replaced by a machine.   Congrats the checker they used to bully is now themselves!   The self-checkout can really care less if you yell at it.   Nor can you get it fired.   

So, back to the internet they went looking for victims to get their supply fix.   And this is where I give you advice-don't feed the trolls.   Report them, block them, print screen and send it to their employers, but truly do not be their supply.   

  About the author: Rachelle Kaufman is an author who would rather not have long term damage from COVID.   She prefers nature, gardening and her COVID careful friends and family to hanging out in public among anti-mask bullies.   For more info on her books please visit Amazon.com: Rachelle Kaufman: Books, Biography, Blog, Audiobooks, Kindle 

 I originally posted this to my Facebook page and decided to post this here too.   In large part because I felt like my similar post was meaningful to so many and hearing that I wasn't alone was really helpful to both me and others:   

I'm guessing some people have been wondering about my absence from a certain synagogue. The reality is I haven't gone somewhere else, I've just become completely non-religious. If I am being completely honest, the reason for this is the immense pain I've felt from being excluded over the last half year plus.

This weekend is a perfect example of why this is. A weekend to celebrate "inclusion" while so many have been excluded due to either being disabled or disadvantaged; or even just choosing to not take the risk on becoming one of these by contracting COVID.

"Inclusion Shabbat" is being followed up by having a celebration/processing ceremony in regards to the pandemic. A celebration that originally referred to the pandemic as being over before the wording was quietly changed, but still reflects that a raging pandemic is in the past.

A ceremony that is being called "stepping back in". Yet, so many were never able to step back in. And yet there were those of us who stepped back in, only to have to step back out as restrictions were eliminated with the only safe option being to sit behind a computer screen and watch everyone else gather. The pain of this which for me personally has pushed me far away from religion. At a synagogue that has tons of money and resources and could have provided for everybody. And this was pretty much never acknowledged by anybody except the others who have been excluded.

Let me tell you something from the perspective of those who aren't so privileged. 1. We can't process the "trauma" because ours is ongoing and we are just trying to survive. You can't process when you are in survival mode. 2. If you truly think being bored at home for a few months was "trauma" then perhaps you should consider what life is like for those who have now been stuck at home for years because people won't do the simplest and smallest things like wearing a mask.

So, if you are wondering where I am or why I am gone it is because the religious community choose to exclude me. I do think situations sometimes exist where one group of people is excluded to make another happy-and that is life-and we should just admit it. And lying to people who are being excluded and constantly talking about inclusion only adds to the pain. Those of us who have been excluded know it. Being gaslighted like this about it is toxic and I've chosen to take a step away from this toxic environment.