Standing Against Injustice: A Call for Unity and Compassion

Standing Against Injustice: A Call for Unity and Compassion

As I reflect on the chance to speak to the Muslim community, I can’t help but wonder how to convey the urgency and depth of what I feel in my heart. If I were given the platform, here’s what I would say:

Why are we here? Why, in the 21st century, are we still allowing human beings—children, women, men—to suffer in ways that strip them of their dignity, rights, and lives? Why are we standing by as people are starved, oppressed, and killed, denied even the most basic humanitarian rights?

Every single person matters.

No questions asked. No qualifiers. I am exhausted and heartbroken by what’s happening, both here in the United States and across the world. What we are witnessing isn’t just negligence or mismanagement; it is complicity in genocide. That’s what it is, and it’s time we name it.

Too often, those who are supposed to represent us are controlled by money—money funneled into their campaigns, their policies, and ultimately, their silence. The influence of corporate and foreign interests, particularly those aligned with Israel’s actions, has shown us a dark truth: human lives are being treated as expendable in the face of political and financial gain.

And I will not stand for it anymore.

Why are we so blind to the suffering? Why are we so complacent in the face of injustice?

It doesn’t matter what faith you follow or what background you come from—life is sacred. To turn a blind eye to this atrocity, to allow such suffering to persist, is inconceivable. If standing against this makes me the only gubernatorial candidate willing to call out this injustice, then so be it.

This crisis didn’t start yesterday. It’s been generations in the making. But how many more lives must be lost before we act? How many more children, sons, daughters, grandchildren will we allow to perish before we feel the weight of this tragedy as if it were our own?

Imagine, for a moment, that the child suffering is your child, your grandchild. Imagine the fear, the anguish, the helplessness. That’s the reality for too many families right now. If that image doesn’t move you to action, then I ask you to search deeper within your heart.

Now is the time to end this. Not tomorrow, not next year—now. Too many lives have been lost already.

We must stop treating lives as commodities, as bargaining chips. We must remember that every human being has worth, that life is real and sacred. Every child, no matter their race, religion, or ethnicity, is part of our shared humanity.

We all bleed red.

It’s time to step up, to open our hearts and minds, and say, “No more.” No more suffering. No more silence. No more turning away.

So, I ask you: why am I the only candidate for governor speaking out about these issues? Why am I the only one saying that enough is enough?

This isn’t just a political stance—it’s a moral imperative. Together, we can stop the bleeding, heal the wounds, and create a world where every life is valued.

Let us stand united, not just for ourselves, but for the future we owe to our children and grandchildren.

Let’s act with courage, compassion, and unwavering resolve. Because if not us, then who? And if not now, then when?