Tom Ellis
Apr 21, 2024

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I love Dylan’s music, and always have. And while “Neighborhood Bully” is an accurate and pointed evocation of the way a lot of Jews feel about Israel, and it helps the rest of us see this situation through Jewish eyes, there’s a huge difference between empathetic understanding and justification. In short, the fact that a bully might have been horrifying abused throughout his childhood doesn’t make him any less a bully.

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Tom Ellis
Tom Ellis

Written by Tom Ellis

I am a retired English professor now living in Oregon, and a life-long environmental activist, Buddhist, and holistic philosopher.

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