I once read, in the testimony of a non-Jewish professor who lived in Germany in the early 1930s, that the awareness of what was happening to the Jews was, in his words, “like watching grass grow: You didn’t see it — and then it was over your head.” I’ve thought of this several times over the past two years, watching COVID slam shut New York’s businesses, watching the subway degrade, seeing rats everywhere, rats that were surely here when I was a kid but when did they become so brazen, when, by their presence, did they insinuate a certain rot that could not be washed away in the morning by the storekeep?
Thank your for a writing about these two police officers, young men, people who were killed. (Formerly) very liberal mom of a cop here, and worried always about my son's well-being. Yesterday, I made two posts on Facebook -- one about the flowers on my mantelpiece; another citing the death of Officer Mora. Sixty "likes" already on the flowers; three on the murdered officer.
I pretty much lived in New York for two years from 2018-2019, and this kind of thing was pretty rare. The subway was a bit dirty and there were some homeless people around, but there wasn't the sense of danger. Now, almost everyone I know who lives in New York has a story of being harassed by vagrants. It's shocking how quickly it's deteriorated.
Thank your for a writing about these two police officers, young men, people who were killed. (Formerly) very liberal mom of a cop here, and worried always about my son's well-being. Yesterday, I made two posts on Facebook -- one about the flowers on my mantelpiece; another citing the death of Officer Mora. Sixty "likes" already on the flowers; three on the murdered officer.
I pretty much lived in New York for two years from 2018-2019, and this kind of thing was pretty rare. The subway was a bit dirty and there were some homeless people around, but there wasn't the sense of danger. Now, almost everyone I know who lives in New York has a story of being harassed by vagrants. It's shocking how quickly it's deteriorated.