1 00:00:03,560 --> 00:00:06,800 Speaker 1: O today. This is doctor Justin Coulson on what is 2 00:00:07,560 --> 00:00:11,640 Speaker 1: just a tragic day in Australia, Monday, the fifteenth of 3 00:00:11,720 --> 00:00:15,720 Speaker 1: December yesterday. Last night, I wrote the following on my 4 00:00:15,920 --> 00:00:18,320 Speaker 1: Facebook and this is so that I can be as 5 00:00:18,360 --> 00:00:22,880 Speaker 1: helpful as I can be to families who are struggling 6 00:00:22,960 --> 00:00:26,599 Speaker 1: to know how to talk to their kids about what 7 00:00:26,720 --> 00:00:31,040 Speaker 1: has happened at Bondi Beach. I write the following right now. 8 00:00:31,080 --> 00:00:34,360 Speaker 1: I'm reeling. You probably are too. The news coming out 9 00:00:34,360 --> 00:00:38,000 Speaker 1: of Bondi Beach is beyond distressing. As details emerge, here 10 00:00:38,080 --> 00:00:41,960 Speaker 1: is some important guidance for parents. The first thing I 11 00:00:41,960 --> 00:00:43,519 Speaker 1: want to encourage you to do is this, keep your 12 00:00:43,560 --> 00:00:47,200 Speaker 1: kids away from the television and social media. They do 13 00:00:47,240 --> 00:00:51,080 Speaker 1: not need to see footage of people fleeing. They don't 14 00:00:51,120 --> 00:00:54,840 Speaker 1: need to hear gunshots. They don't need to watch distressing 15 00:00:54,880 --> 00:00:57,400 Speaker 1: scenes from one of Sydney's most iconic beaches, or from 16 00:00:57,400 --> 00:00:59,800 Speaker 1: any landmark or any place, and frankly none of us do. 17 00:01:00,560 --> 00:01:03,040 Speaker 1: Let me just add something to what I wrote, and 18 00:01:03,040 --> 00:01:08,360 Speaker 1: that's as follows. The media is invested in capturing attention. 19 00:01:08,760 --> 00:01:11,080 Speaker 1: They want you to have tunnel vision. They want it 20 00:01:11,120 --> 00:01:14,959 Speaker 1: to be so that you cannot look away. The hardest 21 00:01:14,959 --> 00:01:16,759 Speaker 1: thing to do is pick up that button, then press 22 00:01:16,760 --> 00:01:18,440 Speaker 1: the switch. The hardest thing to do is put your 23 00:01:18,440 --> 00:01:21,400 Speaker 1: phone away and stop scrolling and feeling like you've got 24 00:01:21,440 --> 00:01:23,279 Speaker 1: to be part of the conversation. It is the hardest 25 00:01:23,319 --> 00:01:25,520 Speaker 1: thing that you can do, but it's the most important 26 00:01:25,520 --> 00:01:26,920 Speaker 1: thing you can do for your own well being and 27 00:01:26,920 --> 00:01:29,839 Speaker 1: that of your children. If you have not been directly affected, 28 00:01:29,959 --> 00:01:32,080 Speaker 1: and let's just hope and pray that if you listen 29 00:01:32,160 --> 00:01:35,680 Speaker 1: to this, you haven't been. You have this extraordinary privilege 30 00:01:36,280 --> 00:01:40,600 Speaker 1: of distance. And while while I get that we want 31 00:01:40,600 --> 00:01:41,880 Speaker 1: to be up to date on what's going on in 32 00:01:41,920 --> 00:01:45,800 Speaker 1: the world, there are thousands upon thousands upon millions of 33 00:01:45,880 --> 00:01:47,880 Speaker 1: news stories that we don't hear about every day, and 34 00:01:47,920 --> 00:01:51,800 Speaker 1: our lives are better because of it. So please keep 35 00:01:51,840 --> 00:01:54,120 Speaker 1: your kids away from the television and social media. If 36 00:01:54,120 --> 00:01:56,200 Speaker 1: you've got an ADHD brain that just keeps on going 37 00:01:56,280 --> 00:01:59,160 Speaker 1: around and around and around on it, get added into nature. 38 00:01:59,240 --> 00:02:01,200 Speaker 1: Touch grass had a way to get away from the 39 00:02:01,240 --> 00:02:04,480 Speaker 1: TV and social media. That's my first main point. My 40 00:02:04,560 --> 00:02:06,920 Speaker 1: second one is this, not only do you need to 41 00:02:06,960 --> 00:02:09,840 Speaker 1: limit your children's media consumption, you do need to limit 42 00:02:09,880 --> 00:02:14,320 Speaker 1: your own. You cannot support your children when you are overwhelmed. 43 00:02:14,960 --> 00:02:17,959 Speaker 1: So if you need to, you can check some reliable 44 00:02:18,000 --> 00:02:20,240 Speaker 1: sources to get an update. I get it, but then 45 00:02:20,280 --> 00:02:23,560 Speaker 1: step away because your nervous system needs that break. And 46 00:02:24,040 --> 00:02:26,760 Speaker 1: when you step away, you get the clarity. Please don't 47 00:02:26,800 --> 00:02:30,160 Speaker 1: step into the conversation that's going to be booming all 48 00:02:30,160 --> 00:02:32,800 Speaker 1: over the country within twenty four hours that there are 49 00:02:32,880 --> 00:02:36,200 Speaker 1: political elements to this. Right now, this conversation that I'm 50 00:02:36,240 --> 00:02:39,200 Speaker 1: having with you is only about the kids. It's only 51 00:02:39,240 --> 00:02:42,840 Speaker 1: about parents. It's only about families. The third thing, if 52 00:02:42,919 --> 00:02:44,959 Speaker 1: the kids ask you questions, be honest, but make sure 53 00:02:44,960 --> 00:02:49,359 Speaker 1: you're our age appropriate. If they know something happened, acknowledge it. 54 00:02:49,400 --> 00:02:52,280 Speaker 1: Really simply, here's what I'd say. There was a really 55 00:02:52,280 --> 00:02:56,360 Speaker 1: scary incident at Bondi Beach. The police responded, people are 56 00:02:56,360 --> 00:03:00,480 Speaker 1: in custody, we're safe. You don't need to elaborate. They ask, 57 00:03:00,560 --> 00:03:03,560 Speaker 1: they probably will depending on their age. So if they 58 00:03:03,639 --> 00:03:06,000 Speaker 1: do ask more questions, just think of it like thirst. 59 00:03:06,600 --> 00:03:10,120 Speaker 1: If somebody asks for a drink, you don't go and 60 00:03:10,160 --> 00:03:11,960 Speaker 1: turn on the hose and stick it in their mouth. 61 00:03:12,800 --> 00:03:14,720 Speaker 1: What you do is you turn on the tap, you 62 00:03:14,760 --> 00:03:17,440 Speaker 1: fill a glass, and you give them a glass of water, 63 00:03:17,960 --> 00:03:21,000 Speaker 1: and if they need more, they'll let you know. When 64 00:03:21,000 --> 00:03:23,680 Speaker 1: it comes to giving our children information, I would encourage 65 00:03:23,680 --> 00:03:26,760 Speaker 1: you to go the same way. Okay. The fourth piece 66 00:03:26,800 --> 00:03:29,640 Speaker 1: of advice for families who are not directly affected but 67 00:03:29,760 --> 00:03:32,840 Speaker 1: want to know how to improve the situation for their 68 00:03:32,880 --> 00:03:35,560 Speaker 1: family is I want you to watch your children for 69 00:03:35,680 --> 00:03:40,400 Speaker 1: their reactions, not just their words. So anxiety is going 70 00:03:40,440 --> 00:03:43,760 Speaker 1: to show up as cleanliness. Your kids might have trouble sleeping, 71 00:03:44,440 --> 00:03:47,240 Speaker 1: there could be some regression, they might be irritable. And 72 00:03:47,280 --> 00:03:50,400 Speaker 1: what I would be encouraging is creating extra closeness. Read together, 73 00:03:50,480 --> 00:03:53,720 Speaker 1: stay nearby again, if you've got the blessing of distance, 74 00:03:53,760 --> 00:03:55,680 Speaker 1: go and kick a footy, go for a bike ride, 75 00:03:55,760 --> 00:03:58,080 Speaker 1: Keep them active, keep them in nature, keep them away 76 00:03:58,080 --> 00:04:01,200 Speaker 1: from screens, and especially keep them away from new The 77 00:04:01,240 --> 00:04:03,840 Speaker 1: fifth thing is to model calm, not panic. Your children 78 00:04:03,880 --> 00:04:06,440 Speaker 1: are watching how you respond to frightening news. So if 79 00:04:06,440 --> 00:04:09,160 Speaker 1: you take some deep breaths and speak steadily and show 80 00:04:09,200 --> 00:04:11,400 Speaker 1: them that when scary things happen in the world, we 81 00:04:11,400 --> 00:04:13,320 Speaker 1: can still feel safe in our homes and communities, that 82 00:04:13,400 --> 00:04:16,640 Speaker 1: will make a difference. And lastly, remember that this is rare. Now. 83 00:04:16,680 --> 00:04:18,839 Speaker 1: I've had a lot of pushback on social media about 84 00:04:18,839 --> 00:04:21,360 Speaker 1: whether this is rare or not. We don't have mass 85 00:04:21,360 --> 00:04:23,600 Speaker 1: shootings in Australia, That's what I'm getting at. This kind 86 00:04:23,600 --> 00:04:29,800 Speaker 1: of thing is rare, extremely unusual. Australia is one of 87 00:04:29,839 --> 00:04:32,200 Speaker 1: the safest countries in the world. So please don't let 88 00:04:32,279 --> 00:04:35,840 Speaker 1: this moment overshadow that truth for your children. Now, there's 89 00:04:35,839 --> 00:04:37,440 Speaker 1: a couple of other things that I want to add here, 90 00:04:37,600 --> 00:04:42,040 Speaker 1: specifically for our Jewish community. This has been building for 91 00:04:42,120 --> 00:04:44,960 Speaker 1: the last two years, two and a bit years, and 92 00:04:44,960 --> 00:04:46,719 Speaker 1: there are all kinds of political things that we could 93 00:04:46,720 --> 00:04:48,600 Speaker 1: say here, but we're not going to get drawn into that. 94 00:04:49,080 --> 00:04:51,159 Speaker 1: What I want to emphasize is that this was something 95 00:04:51,160 --> 00:04:53,320 Speaker 1: that was designed to make you afraid to be Jewish, 96 00:04:53,360 --> 00:04:56,479 Speaker 1: to celebrate openly, to gather as a community. And I 97 00:04:56,520 --> 00:04:58,680 Speaker 1: know that you've warned our politicians for the last couple 98 00:04:58,720 --> 00:05:02,400 Speaker 1: of years. I just all I can say is I 99 00:05:02,400 --> 00:05:04,080 Speaker 1: don't want you to let this attack keep you quiet. 100 00:05:04,080 --> 00:05:05,560 Speaker 1: I get that you're going to want to stay away 101 00:05:05,600 --> 00:05:08,520 Speaker 1: from everybody right now. I totally get it. But your identity, 102 00:05:08,560 --> 00:05:12,440 Speaker 1: your faith, your celebrations, they are beautiful, they matter, and 103 00:05:12,480 --> 00:05:14,400 Speaker 1: they are part of the cultural fabric of this nation. 104 00:05:14,839 --> 00:05:17,560 Speaker 1: When I look at the contribution of Jewish people in Australia, 105 00:05:17,640 --> 00:05:22,080 Speaker 1: I am absolutely flawed at how much you have done, 106 00:05:22,120 --> 00:05:23,960 Speaker 1: how much good you have done for this place. I 107 00:05:23,960 --> 00:05:26,560 Speaker 1: don't know how you can feel safe moving forward, but 108 00:05:26,600 --> 00:05:29,000 Speaker 1: please know that you belong here. Australia is your home. 109 00:05:30,200 --> 00:05:33,240 Speaker 1: The Jewish people have faced hatred for thousands of years 110 00:05:33,640 --> 00:05:36,240 Speaker 1: and they have survived. And the Jewish people will survive 111 00:05:36,320 --> 00:05:38,159 Speaker 1: this too, not because it's fair, because it is not 112 00:05:38,240 --> 00:05:41,760 Speaker 1: as disgraceful, but because the Jewish people are strong, their 113 00:05:41,760 --> 00:05:45,800 Speaker 1: community is strong, and love is stronger than hate. This 114 00:05:45,880 --> 00:05:48,479 Speaker 1: kind of hate and terry doesn't belong in Australia. And 115 00:05:48,520 --> 00:05:51,200 Speaker 1: so what I would hope and pray is that you 116 00:05:51,200 --> 00:05:55,240 Speaker 1: can hold your people, your loved ones close. Now a 117 00:05:55,279 --> 00:05:59,200 Speaker 1: little bit of information specifically for Jewish parents, because my 118 00:05:59,279 --> 00:06:04,360 Speaker 1: social media was full of Jewish parents saying I want 119 00:06:04,440 --> 00:06:07,359 Speaker 1: to give my child that light age appropriate overview that 120 00:06:07,400 --> 00:06:10,760 Speaker 1: you've just described. That Jewish children don't have that luxury. 121 00:06:11,279 --> 00:06:14,240 Speaker 1: They walk past armed guards to get to their classroom. 122 00:06:15,040 --> 00:06:17,640 Speaker 1: They're not allowed to wear their school uniform in public 123 00:06:18,080 --> 00:06:22,320 Speaker 1: because of fear of violence. Their innocence is already gone. 124 00:06:23,000 --> 00:06:26,120 Speaker 1: So that mother, she's right, and I'm heartbroken for every 125 00:06:26,200 --> 00:06:29,600 Speaker 1: Jewish parent who is navigating this today. So here's what 126 00:06:30,080 --> 00:06:33,040 Speaker 1: I think the best research and what basic human decency 127 00:06:33,080 --> 00:06:35,600 Speaker 1: tells us that your children need. And a lot of 128 00:06:35,640 --> 00:06:37,760 Speaker 1: this is relevant for every family, Jewish or non Jewish, 129 00:06:37,800 --> 00:06:40,279 Speaker 1: but I want to share this specifically for my Jewish 130 00:06:40,320 --> 00:06:43,200 Speaker 1: brothers and sisters. First of all, I think that you 131 00:06:43,279 --> 00:06:45,560 Speaker 1: need to tell your children in age appropriate ways the truth, 132 00:06:45,760 --> 00:06:47,760 Speaker 1: and it needs to be spoken really clearly. It shouldn't 133 00:06:47,760 --> 00:06:53,200 Speaker 1: be softened. It would be something like this yesterday, two people, 134 00:06:53,279 --> 00:06:55,320 Speaker 1: and I would actually focus on it being two people 135 00:06:56,160 --> 00:06:59,359 Speaker 1: came to hurt Jewish families who are celebrating a religious 136 00:06:59,360 --> 00:07:03,120 Speaker 1: event because I hate Jewish people. That is called anti semitism, 137 00:07:03,240 --> 00:07:06,799 Speaker 1: and it is evil. And the reason that I would 138 00:07:07,000 --> 00:07:09,520 Speaker 1: get you to call it that directly is because children 139 00:07:09,560 --> 00:07:11,800 Speaker 1: can handle hard truths way better than they can handle 140 00:07:11,800 --> 00:07:15,000 Speaker 1: sensing that you're hiding something. The second thing that I 141 00:07:15,000 --> 00:07:16,720 Speaker 1: would encourage you to do is to name their feelings. 142 00:07:16,800 --> 00:07:18,840 Speaker 1: Name all of their feelings, let them know. And again 143 00:07:19,320 --> 00:07:23,080 Speaker 1: he's a suggested sentence. Today's a really hard day and 144 00:07:23,120 --> 00:07:27,040 Speaker 1: you feel worried. You might say it's scary or it's unfair, 145 00:07:27,120 --> 00:07:29,640 Speaker 1: or you're angry, or you're sad, or you feel unsafe. 146 00:07:30,480 --> 00:07:34,440 Speaker 1: Validation does not make it worse. It helps kids process 147 00:07:34,480 --> 00:07:37,200 Speaker 1: their feelings. So let them cry, let them rage, Sit 148 00:07:37,240 --> 00:07:40,640 Speaker 1: with them in whatever they're feeling. Don't rush, don't try 149 00:07:40,680 --> 00:07:43,600 Speaker 1: to be their therapist. Just let them feel what they're feeling. 150 00:07:44,480 --> 00:07:47,640 Speaker 1: Third thing I'd say is answer their questions honestly. If 151 00:07:47,680 --> 00:07:49,720 Speaker 1: they say, why do people hate this, you can answer 152 00:07:50,040 --> 00:07:53,920 Speaker 1: by saying because anti Semitism has existed for thousands of 153 00:07:54,000 --> 00:07:56,160 Speaker 1: years and some people carry that hatred in their hearts. 154 00:07:57,120 --> 00:07:58,880 Speaker 1: If they say, is it going to happen again, answer 155 00:07:58,920 --> 00:08:03,720 Speaker 1: them honestly say I don't know, but what I do 156 00:08:03,840 --> 00:08:05,440 Speaker 1: know is that we're going to do everything we can 157 00:08:05,520 --> 00:08:08,400 Speaker 1: to keep you safe. Don't promise something that you can't guarantee, 158 00:08:08,920 --> 00:08:11,440 Speaker 1: but let them know that you're there for them. Okay. 159 00:08:11,440 --> 00:08:12,760 Speaker 1: The next thing I want to encourage you to do 160 00:08:12,800 --> 00:08:16,000 Speaker 1: is to reinforce their identity as strength. Don't make it 161 00:08:16,040 --> 00:08:18,240 Speaker 1: that being Jewish makes you vulnerable. Make it that being 162 00:08:18,320 --> 00:08:22,680 Speaker 1: Jewish makes you strong. Specifically, I would say something like 163 00:08:23,360 --> 00:08:26,080 Speaker 1: being Jewish is not something to hide or be ashamed of. 164 00:08:26,480 --> 00:08:29,840 Speaker 1: It's who you are, and it's beautiful. These people want 165 00:08:29,880 --> 00:08:31,720 Speaker 1: you to be afraid to be Jewish. We won't give 166 00:08:31,760 --> 00:08:34,200 Speaker 1: them that. I want you to help them to see 167 00:08:34,240 --> 00:08:38,400 Speaker 1: their identity something to be proud of. Especially now. The 168 00:08:38,440 --> 00:08:41,320 Speaker 1: next thing is one of my favorite things about the 169 00:08:41,360 --> 00:08:44,360 Speaker 1: Jewish community. I think that they need to see community 170 00:08:44,400 --> 00:08:48,360 Speaker 1: in action. Specifically, let them see shiver and I don't 171 00:08:48,360 --> 00:08:50,520 Speaker 1: know if I'm pronouncing that correctly because I don't know 172 00:08:50,559 --> 00:08:56,240 Speaker 1: how to how to speak Hebrew, but the Shiver ritual. 173 00:08:56,440 --> 00:08:59,280 Speaker 1: Let them see people showing up. Bring them in so 174 00:08:59,360 --> 00:09:01,640 Speaker 1: that they can put dissipate in the rituals in whatever 175 00:09:01,679 --> 00:09:06,640 Speaker 1: way is appropriate and consistent with your culture. Children will 176 00:09:06,679 --> 00:09:09,760 Speaker 1: heal through feeling that they belong. I think that the 177 00:09:09,800 --> 00:09:12,320 Speaker 1: Jewish community knows this. You've been doing it for millennia 178 00:09:12,320 --> 00:09:14,680 Speaker 1: and doing it well. This is the time to trust 179 00:09:14,720 --> 00:09:18,200 Speaker 1: those traditions. Honestly, I'm envious of those traditions. I wish 180 00:09:18,160 --> 00:09:21,280 Speaker 1: they are part of our broader social life. All right, 181 00:09:21,320 --> 00:09:23,880 Speaker 1: last couple of things. If you come from a Jewish background, 182 00:09:24,400 --> 00:09:27,800 Speaker 1: create safety, but don't create paralysis, So be vigilant. I 183 00:09:27,840 --> 00:09:29,680 Speaker 1: get that you need to have security and lock the 184 00:09:29,720 --> 00:09:33,440 Speaker 1: doors and triple check, triple check everything, but there have 185 00:09:33,520 --> 00:09:35,679 Speaker 1: to be ways where you can let them play and 186 00:09:35,760 --> 00:09:40,400 Speaker 1: laugh and be children, because trauma research shows that when 187 00:09:40,520 --> 00:09:43,720 Speaker 1: we manage and process fear effectively, rather than being consumed 188 00:09:43,720 --> 00:09:47,840 Speaker 1: by it, we overcome trauma much faster. They're watching how 189 00:09:47,880 --> 00:09:51,920 Speaker 1: you respond, So a last note on responding, let them 190 00:09:52,040 --> 00:09:55,120 Speaker 1: see you grief and then let them see you stand up. 191 00:09:55,960 --> 00:09:58,080 Speaker 1: So I wouldn't be hiding tears, I wouldn't be hiding anger. 192 00:09:58,120 --> 00:10:03,360 Speaker 1: I wouldn't be hiding yourself. I wouldn't be silenced. What 193 00:10:03,360 --> 00:10:05,000 Speaker 1: I would be doing is and it's easy for me 194 00:10:05,040 --> 00:10:08,439 Speaker 1: to say because this isn't me. So I mean, I 195 00:10:08,520 --> 00:10:11,440 Speaker 1: kin'd of feel a little bit hypocritical saying because I'm 196 00:10:11,480 --> 00:10:13,760 Speaker 1: not going through it. But I want you to model resilience, 197 00:10:14,040 --> 00:10:16,080 Speaker 1: not by pretending everything's fine, but by showing them that 198 00:10:16,080 --> 00:10:18,600 Speaker 1: even in the face of hatred, you keep going, you 199 00:10:18,679 --> 00:10:23,640 Speaker 1: keep celebrating, you keep being Jewish. So they're my initial thoughts. 200 00:10:24,080 --> 00:10:27,719 Speaker 1: I want to share them with you. Finally, if you're 201 00:10:27,720 --> 00:10:29,480 Speaker 1: not Jewish and you're listening to this, just to note, 202 00:10:30,360 --> 00:10:32,440 Speaker 1: the Jewish community right now needs more than our thoughts 203 00:10:32,480 --> 00:10:34,720 Speaker 1: and prayers. They need more than I don't know a 204 00:10:34,760 --> 00:10:36,880 Speaker 1: flag on Facebook. If you're willing to do that. They 205 00:10:36,960 --> 00:10:39,440 Speaker 1: need our voices, they need our solidarity, they need our 206 00:10:39,520 --> 00:10:44,040 Speaker 1: refusal to tolerate anti Semitism in any form, casual jokes, 207 00:10:44,400 --> 00:10:48,280 Speaker 1: conspiracy theories, criticism of Israel. Right now, that's not what 208 00:10:48,320 --> 00:10:50,400 Speaker 1: we need because since October eight of twenty twenty three, 209 00:10:50,520 --> 00:10:53,800 Speaker 1: Australia has honestly offered no voice, no solidarity, and has 210 00:10:54,120 --> 00:10:57,320 Speaker 1: unfortunately openly allowed anti Semitism. And this is where it's led. 211 00:10:57,559 --> 00:10:59,160 Speaker 1: And I know there are people who push back and say, 212 00:10:59,160 --> 00:11:01,520 Speaker 1: well there's a Special to the Prime Minister about antisemitism. 213 00:11:01,600 --> 00:11:03,760 Speaker 1: Yeah there is, but the government's done nothing about any 214 00:11:03,760 --> 00:11:09,800 Speaker 1: of the recommendations that the Special Envoy made. And this 215 00:11:09,880 --> 00:11:13,680 Speaker 1: has just grown over the last couple of years. Somebody said, 216 00:11:13,720 --> 00:11:16,360 Speaker 1: well what about Palestine and what about Gaza? And in fact, 217 00:11:16,679 --> 00:11:18,800 Speaker 1: not just somebody, I've deleted more comments than I care 218 00:11:18,840 --> 00:11:21,680 Speaker 1: to count where people are saying there's a whole lot 219 00:11:21,720 --> 00:11:24,520 Speaker 1: of what aboutism going on right now. I want to 220 00:11:24,559 --> 00:11:27,160 Speaker 1: just go back to Black Lives Matter for a minute. 221 00:11:28,280 --> 00:11:31,200 Speaker 1: At the time of Black Lives Matter, I actually said, 222 00:11:31,240 --> 00:11:33,640 Speaker 1: you know what, it's really important that we acknowledge the 223 00:11:33,640 --> 00:11:35,440 Speaker 1: Black lives matter, But can we just acknowledge that all 224 00:11:35,480 --> 00:11:37,640 Speaker 1: lives matter. And I thought I was being really sensible 225 00:11:37,679 --> 00:11:40,360 Speaker 1: when I said it, but somebody quite a lot younger 226 00:11:40,360 --> 00:11:42,720 Speaker 1: than me made a comment and it really stuck with me, 227 00:11:42,760 --> 00:11:44,800 Speaker 1: and I actually think that in some ways, well not 228 00:11:44,920 --> 00:11:47,800 Speaker 1: in some ways, I actually think they were right. They said, 229 00:11:48,360 --> 00:11:50,520 Speaker 1: if you're in a street, every house matters, right, you 230 00:11:50,520 --> 00:11:52,200 Speaker 1: want every house to be safe and secure, you want 231 00:11:52,240 --> 00:11:55,440 Speaker 1: every house to stay standing. Every house matters. But if 232 00:11:55,440 --> 00:11:57,640 Speaker 1: there's a house that's on fire, everyone in the neighborhood 233 00:11:57,640 --> 00:11:59,280 Speaker 1: should come out and put the fire out and make 234 00:11:59,280 --> 00:12:01,760 Speaker 1: sure that the people and the house are okay. And 235 00:12:01,800 --> 00:12:05,360 Speaker 1: they said, right now, there's a racism issue, and black 236 00:12:05,400 --> 00:12:07,680 Speaker 1: lives matter, and the black house is on fire, so 237 00:12:07,720 --> 00:12:10,840 Speaker 1: we're going to go and put the fire out. Well, today, 238 00:12:11,480 --> 00:12:14,960 Speaker 1: the Jewish house is on fire metaphorically and in some 239 00:12:15,000 --> 00:12:17,640 Speaker 1: ways even physically, and it's up to us as a 240 00:12:17,640 --> 00:12:20,880 Speaker 1: community to go and put the fire out so that 241 00:12:21,000 --> 00:12:24,400 Speaker 1: our Jewish brothers and sisters and neighbors and friends can 242 00:12:24,480 --> 00:12:30,360 Speaker 1: live in their house in peace and safety. So please 243 00:12:30,400 --> 00:12:32,960 Speaker 1: reach out to your Jewish friends and neighbors and support them, 244 00:12:33,400 --> 00:12:36,680 Speaker 1: and please be strong enough to call out anti semitism 245 00:12:36,760 --> 00:12:39,520 Speaker 1: when you see it. Now isn't the time to say, well, 246 00:12:39,520 --> 00:12:42,880 Speaker 1: we need to watch out for a backlash in Islamophobia. No, 247 00:12:42,880 --> 00:12:45,439 Speaker 1: no, no no, because that house is not on fire right now. 248 00:12:46,000 --> 00:12:48,719 Speaker 1: It's the Jewish house that's on fire, and that's the 249 00:12:48,720 --> 00:12:52,880 Speaker 1: one that we need to look after. Thanks for listening. 250 00:12:52,880 --> 00:12:56,199 Speaker 1: I hope this has been helpful as a quick, I 251 00:12:56,240 --> 00:13:03,240 Speaker 1: don't know emergency podcast, and it's all of my friends 252 00:13:03,520 --> 00:13:06,240 Speaker 1: who have been affected by this, and to every family 253 00:13:06,679 --> 00:13:09,640 Speaker 1: who's been affected by this. I hope that the things 254 00:13:09,640 --> 00:13:13,319 Speaker 1: that I've shared have been helpful. You'll find more up 255 00:13:13,320 --> 00:13:15,760 Speaker 1: to the minute kind of stuff on my Facebook page, 256 00:13:15,920 --> 00:13:18,839 Speaker 1: Doctor Justin Colson's Happy Families