Growing up a goy, I never heard anyone boast about canceling their subscription. Once I converted to Judaism, I heard the expression frequently from Jews who were displeased with the publication of negative things about Israel.
Ryan Lizza concludes his recent piece on the demise of the The New Republic:
For many longtime friends of T.N.R., the contrition was too late. This week, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who had delivered the toast to the magazine on its hundredth anniversary, sent a private note to one of the departing editors telling him that she had cancelled her subscription.
Conclusions are supposed to be the most powerful part of a story. That a Supreme Court justice had canceled her subscription, that is supposed to hit the reader like a punch in the stomach. I guess it is my goyisha genes that leave me unmoved by these proclamations.
Chaim Amalek: “IF this stands, what next – Indians running Goldman Sachs? Big beefy gentiles making goy-friendly movies in Hollywood? Hashem send us Moshiach already so that we can regain control over The New Republic!”
“The smart Jew subscribes just so he can threaten cancellation. It is like when a woman places a personal ad, and warns men in advance that if they fail to provide the demanded traits, their email WILL be cancelled, and possibly reported to the authorities.”
If we lose control of The New Republic, will we lose control of the republic next? Moshiach now! I don’t want to wait.
