Major cities are burning, businesses are being looted, and abject anarchy fills the streets. One of the government’s primary responsibilities is to ensure the safety of its citizens from enemies both foreign and domestic. As such, the state and local government’s tepid response to the carnage going on in their state and cities has many of us outraged and demanding answers.
This is only compounded by the pandemic that we were just recently in the midst of. Where are Governor Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio’s concern for social distancing now? Didn’t they say everything must be done to save even one life? How big of a Covid-19 resurgence will there be from the huge protests taking place now? And how many ambulances couldn’t get critically ill patients to the hospital as a result of the road closures?
Just recently as Manhattan was burning, cops were seen ticketing stores in Jewish communities that were opening as the Coronavirus recedes. Wouldn’t those cops have been better used to help shut down the murderous rioting and looting taking place elsewhere in the city!? (Obviously, the truly peaceful protesters aren’t being referenced here).
Brooklyn:
Shameful day & night for our beloved city. Mothers & children evicted from parks in Williamsburg during daylight hours while Manhattan burns after dark. Yes Mr. Mayor a tale of two cities is the sad reality. pic.twitter.com/8IRfJrzsRf
— Chaskel Bennett (@ChaskelBennett) June 2, 2020
Manhattan:
Here are all the protesters marching past curfew in downtown Brooklyn pic.twitter.com/bXsfyFHWvC
— Zach Williams (@ZachReports) June 5, 2020
As a result, many are rightfully speaking out about these major hypocrisies. But the reality is that there’s only one way to effectuate change, and that’s action, not talk! I ask everyone who is now complaining, did you vote against de Blasio and Cuomo in recent elections? And in the primaries, de Blasio had a less radical Democrat opponent when he ran for mayor the first time. Did you all come out and support him? Or were many “too busy” to head to the polls on election day with excuses such as “it won’t make a difference anyway” or “I don’t have time”?
Not voting hurts each of us personally.
Just think of the government’s non-response to the outbreak of antisemitism a few months ago, or its extreme focus on some Jewish communities during Covid-19, while parks and public venues were packed with sunbathers and military-flyover watchers. If you don’t vote for better elected officials to represent us, all of the complaints in the world will not help. Anyone who cares about the welfare of our community will make sure they vote. The Rabbonim have even called on everyone to do so! And remember, as time goes on, politicians in New York tend to get more and more radical.
On June 23, there is a critical primary where we can elect Chaim Deutsch to Congress and Jesse Hamilton to the State Assembly. The improvement these individuals will bring over the current office-holders will be incalculably huge!
You have two choices on how to vote. You can either physically go to your local polling station on June 23, or you can send back the absentee ballot that was mailed to every voter in the state. If you decide to vote by absentee ballot, you should do so today! You may also email [email protected] so they can pick up the ballot from you, and ensure it gets counted and filed with the Board of Elections prior to election day.
Remember, this is our only chance to bring change to our government, so don’t miss the opportunity. If you don’t vote now, don’t complain later!
totally agree.
Send all these do-nothings goodbye.
They’re destroying our state and city.
I can’t do this if I’m registered in the Republican party right?
months ago when chaim deutsch announced his running.
Read this:
https://collive.com/we-need-more-frum-people-registered-as-democrats/
In the future, re-register as a Democrat. Doesn’t mean you support the party’s policies, etc., but it allows you to vote in their primaries.
Correct, register as a Democrat (hold your nose if you have to)
All local politics are determined at the primary, and you can only vote in the primary if you are registered in that party.
Register as a Democrat, vote in the primary. Then, in the general election, you can vote however you wish, republican, conservative, etc
You should have changed your registration months ago!
Change to Democratic Party
Correct.
But it is too late to change to Democrat Party for this election. But you can re-register with a different home address To be able to vote democrat for this crucial election
Yes being a registered Republican in NY is a worthless political piety. You cannot vote in any local election that matters.
Unfortunately not
I absolutely plan to vote iyH! Correction, I think: we weren’t mailed absentee ballots, but applications to receive absentee ballots.
Please write full name of authors of opeds.
Without the full names the message all of a sudden becomes not true?
This same op-ed gets written every 3 months and it didn’t work last time. This is where you need ‘community organizing’. A competent community council can solve this tomorrow. CHJCC organizes (see that word) a voter registration table every Sunday in a different Jewish populated building. Get word out on Whatsapp where the table will be and solicit volunteers to spend an hour or two helping people fill out the forms. CHJCC solicits one or two volunteers on every CH block who can dedicate 2 hours a week to be available (by Whatsapp appointment) to help someone fill out and… Read more »