GROK INDEED!!

  It is truly amazing to see the development of vocabulary from an era to another, from one year to another. Words go in and out of style and use before one even understands them, let alone hears them.  These new words and their definitions and usage are often held close, thus facilitating conversation which others will not understand. It certainly impedes conversation between generations which are difficult enough to begin with. This is a universal issue no matter what language is spoken. However, what makes it more difficult these days is the speed of the change and the twisting and turning of words into bolts meant to hurt and harm, to poison the atmosphere, and unfortunately to demean those espousing opposing/differing views.

Along with that comes the ugliness and enmity of new phrases. A prime example of such is Musk and the various balls he puts into play. None of which seem to have any scintilla of intended decency and in fact, is rather the other way. His words and terms are meant to convey a message. Generally nasty and or are ugly. Even in pronunciation. Here are two prime examples. The first is his infamous DOGE, meant to be an acronym for Department Of Governmental Efficiency. Actually, it contains within the image and the understanding of the autocracies of Middle Ages and Renaissance times in Italy. It certainly functioned as such as people were discarded as used tissues and those remaining alive after the massacre were intimidated, freedom of thought, innovation, and any hint of opposition stifled. The human trash cans were and remain in plain view, even as the efficiency crumbles and the constituents of these governmental offices and departments are stifled as well, connections severed or very limited. Bah, humbug is the truth of the matter.

The second example is the choice of wordage for supposedly new developments. Unfortunately, most of Musk's “new” creations are wrapped in continuing ugliness of themes from the past and the present which long ago should have been discarded. Oh, so much “surprise and astonishment” that such a 'beneficial' advance would have such ugly flaws. But what else can we expect when the supposed advance has a newly created term for it- GROK - ugly on the inside and ugly on the outside as well.   

Rife with antisemitism, this AI chat box spews forth praise of Hitler. Praise of Anti Semitism. Reinforces the 'newly' fashionable antique trope of antisemitism, ramped up to vicious and very hyperreactive Jew Hatred, “globalizing" it, seeding its development round the world, legitimizing slaughter and hate, no end in sight. The miasmic air of a vile never-ending bias and hatred sprints over the world, infuses and diffuses, and once again we have become the cursed and the unwelcome. Our talents and contributions are accepted even as those who contributed are demeaned and sidelined, denied humanity and ripe for use as targets and scapegoating, deemed the basis of all that is wrong with humanity.  

Globalize Rampages Of Killers. GROK. And of course, not to forget the fashionable accessories of personalized masks and kaffiyahs, accoutrements of Hate so necessary for true devotees of Hate. Particularly hatred of Jews, plain and simple, always 'with it'. A language and vocabulary always in flux, the intention and predictability of developments and consequences always the same. Inevitable. 

Where do we go from here? How can we progress if we insist on a constant revival of the 'retro', always refashioning it yet it remains the same. Certainly, autocracies are not good for its termination as Hate ginned up serves as a great deflection device for the government, turning heads and minds of the population to ideas other than the truth of their woes. Certainly, in that case, when the leading nation of the West begins to sour, well, the alert is out there. When a Supreme Court Justice warns the nation as to the need to worry and fear for the future of democracy in this nation, well, the canaries are dying out in rapid number and pace.

When democracy dies it is no good for anyone but certainly not for the Jews, and certainly not for any minority group. History has shown the truth of that. Over and over again. 

When hate is embraced as acceptable, desirable, truth walks out the door. Clear vison is gone, denied, and invaders and oppressors are deemed heroes, victims even, as their victims and targets are demeaned for defending themselves, for demanding the return of their kidnapped, and the bodies of those killed, murdered in captivity, soldiers and civilians alike. But the world denies. 

The world glosses over the deaths and attacks upon the Israelis, upon Jews round the world, children and adults alike. It accepts the strangulation of our babies. It refuses to condemn the killers, the butchers of Jews round the world and their supporters. Enemies encouraged and justified such horror, even as the rest of the world falls over themselves in their eagerness to acquiesce. Those who have forgotten the past, or those who know it very well, grab a place in the lines of these killers, these foes of humanity.  

But remember, history also tells us that what goes around, comes around. New days for us will always arise, always come. So history and our faith have taught us - and the world.

Heed the lessons of yesterday.

Apply the lessons to today. 

Insure a good and peaceful tomorrow.   

 Know the truth and act with it, not against it.