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Could Zack Polanski be any more of an obnoxious twat?

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HeadDeskHeadDesk · 23/04/2026 19:11

Just seen him saying this:

'I am concerned about the rise in antisemitism and we know Jewish communities are saying they feel unsafe. There is a conversation to be had over whether it's a perception that they feel unsafe or whether they are actually unsafe.'

WTAF? Can you imagine if a politician said that to Muslims after a series of absolutely awful targeted attacks where people have died?

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5MinuteArgument · 30/04/2026 17:50

Desperatelyseekinglazysusan · 30/04/2026 17:42

75% of all Prevent referrals are Islamist threats.

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Yes, and a similar percentage of security threats dealt with by MI5 are Islamist extremists.

It's not the threat from the far right which has driven thousands of Jews to leave France because they no longer feel safe in Europe.

JHound · 30/04/2026 17:45

Desperatelyseekinglazysusan · 30/04/2026 17:41

We sell a lot more arms to the UAE who are funding some groups in Sudan and Saudi who are conducting a war in Yemen than we do Israel. The Israeli government do not give a shit about the UK government or their opinions.

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I was responding to the specifics of that post.

But my point is the whataboutery is a weak argument. Most people don’t protest everything on the planet.

JHound · 30/04/2026 17:44

Ihatetomatoes · 30/04/2026 11:38

https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-15778609/Green-Party-leader-Zack-Polanski-condemned-retweet-criticising-hero-police-took-Golders-Green-terrorist.html

Ok I have no time for the police but them being criticised for roughly handling a knife wielding attacker is bonkers.

Desperatelyseekinglazysusan · 30/04/2026 17:42

nomas · 30/04/2026 17:40

That’s not what the government says. The far right is still a big threat.

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75% of all Prevent referrals are Islamist threats.

Desperatelyseekinglazysusan · 30/04/2026 17:41

JHound · 30/04/2026 17:36

Yes, and the same people are strangely silent about people being persecuted in so many other places: Nigeria, Sudan, China etc etc.

I hate this kind of whataboutery. Not only do people rarely protest everything but none of those countries have the huge support of our government.

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We sell a lot more arms to the UAE who are funding some groups in Sudan and Saudi who are conducting a war in Yemen than we do Israel. The Israeli government do not give a shit about the UK government or their opinions.

nomas · 30/04/2026 17:40

5MinuteArgument · 30/04/2026 17:38

That may be true but the threat to Jews isn't coming from the right. It's coming from Islamist extremists and their useful idiot allies on the left.

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That’s not what the government says. The far right is still a big threat.

5MinuteArgument · 30/04/2026 17:38

nomas · 30/04/2026 17:32

As opposed to Nigel Farage who is a righty tighty and has said very anti-Semitic things?

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That may be true but the threat to Jews isn't coming from the right. It's coming from Islamist extremists and their useful idiot allies on the left.

BunfightBetty · 30/04/2026 17:38

nomas · 30/04/2026 17:32

As opposed to Nigel Farage who is a righty tighty and has said very anti-Semitic things?

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Eh?

What’s Farage got to do with a thread about Polanski and the Green Party?

JHound · 30/04/2026 17:36

5MinuteArgument · 29/04/2026 17:52

Yes, and the same people are strangely silent about people being persecuted in so many other places: Nigeria, Sudan, China etc etc.

I feel sad for the Jewish community. Now I know why they have a saying about keeping a suitcase by the door.

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Yes, and the same people are strangely silent about people being persecuted in so many other places: Nigeria, Sudan, China etc etc.

I hate this kind of whataboutery. Not only do people rarely protest everything but none of those countries have the huge support of our government.

5MinuteArgument · 30/04/2026 17:34

nois · 30/04/2026 17:24

I don’t know, but for all my life (mid fifties) the hard lefties I know have all been unapologetically antisemitic. They don’t give a fuck.

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Yes, I used to be in an anti-war group and antisemitism was rife. I remember people ranting in meetings about 'Fascist Jews'. I think they were so invested in the pro-Palestine cause that they had lost touch with reality. And it's even worse now.

ladyofshertonabbas · 30/04/2026 17:34

wtf!!!!

nomas · 30/04/2026 17:32

nois · 30/04/2026 17:24

I don’t know, but for all my life (mid fifties) the hard lefties I know have all been unapologetically antisemitic. They don’t give a fuck.

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As opposed to Nigel Farage who is a righty tighty and has said very anti-Semitic things?

nois · 30/04/2026 17:24

5MinuteArgument · 30/04/2026 17:21

Yes, it's crazy that the Greens are going down this Islamist / anti-Israel road. What's Gaza got to do with cleaning up our rivers and seas, planting more trees, animal rights, using less pesticides etc? It's a crazy alliance that will surely unravel soon (hopefully).

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I don’t know, but for all my life (mid fifties) the hard lefties I know have all been unapologetically antisemitic. They don’t give a fuck.

GargoylesofBeelzebub · 30/04/2026 17:23

I am extremely concerned about rising anti semitism in sections of the left. Polanski is helping to fuel it. Shameful.

5MinuteArgument · 30/04/2026 17:21

DeposedPresident · 30/04/2026 13:58

https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-15778413/Green-deputy-leader-urges-members-SUE-party-suspension-local-election-candidates-facing-anti-Semitism-claims.html

Yes, it's crazy that the Greens are going down this Islamist / anti-Israel road. What's Gaza got to do with cleaning up our rivers and seas, planting more trees, animal rights, using less pesticides etc? It's a crazy alliance that will surely unravel soon (hopefully).

Ihatetomatoes · 30/04/2026 17:18

oopsBSoD · 30/04/2026 15:51

“although I use an anti-Zionist off-pissing [sic] alter ego on here, my identity, my real face and my name aren’t actually secret cuz I don’t give a fugg”

And yet now that she's up for election the account seems to have mysteriously disappeared...

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I hope someone screenshot her account and posts and has sent it to the police for hate crime investigation.

Ihatetomatoes · 30/04/2026 17:18

hazelnutvanillalatte · 30/04/2026 15:12

https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/green-party-candidate-jewish-nazis-are-money-grubbing-thieves/

Green Party candidate says 'Jewish Nazis' are 'money-grubbing thieves'
She is hosting a meet and greet event at my local community centre

That's appalling. That person is standing for election! There should be better standards.

CornishDaughteroftheDawn · 30/04/2026 17:10

hazelnutvanillalatte · 30/04/2026 15:12

https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/green-party-candidate-jewish-nazis-are-money-grubbing-thieves/

Green Party candidate says 'Jewish Nazis' are 'money-grubbing thieves'
She is hosting a meet and greet event at my local community centre

How has she not been arrested already?? Surely inciting racial hatred is still a crime?

oopsBSoD · 30/04/2026 15:51

hazelnutvanillalatte · 30/04/2026 15:12

https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/green-party-candidate-jewish-nazis-are-money-grubbing-thieves/

Green Party candidate says 'Jewish Nazis' are 'money-grubbing thieves'
She is hosting a meet and greet event at my local community centre

“although I use an anti-Zionist off-pissing [sic] alter ego on here, my identity, my real face and my name aren’t actually secret cuz I don’t give a fugg”

And yet now that she's up for election the account seems to have mysteriously disappeared...

hazelnutvanillalatte · 30/04/2026 15:12

https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/green-party-candidate-jewish-nazis-are-money-grubbing-thieves/

Green Party candidate says 'Jewish Nazis' are 'money-grubbing thieves'
She is hosting a meet and greet event at my local community centre

Ihatetomatoes · 30/04/2026 14:57

DeposedPresident · 30/04/2026 14:19

https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-15779331/Green-Party-candidates-arrested-suspicion-racial-hatred.html

At last, they are being arrested and their open anti semitism can be investigated. They seemed to run free with hatred for so long.

I have no idea how people can vote for this 'party'. Green politics is not what it used to be.

Desperatelyseekinglazysusan · 30/04/2026 14:08

I'm surprised they have suspended as many as 3 people! Most of them have just been told to delete their social media posts. In some ways they should remain there and be allowed to say what they really think. That way everyone knows exactly who they are.

ChardonnaysBeastlyCat · 30/04/2026 13:42

Desperatelyseekinglazysusan · 30/04/2026 13:32

I agree. He's doing exactly what the entryists into the GP wants him to do. Give them a shield for their anti Semitism- 'How can we be anti Semitic when we have a Jewish leader?' while they proceed to downplay terrorist acts against British citizens. He is either stupid or doesn't care. The anti semites, both Far Left agitators and Islamic fundamentalists are now a far larger group than the cosy environmentalists, so that's who he is playing to.

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It’s a motley crew that seems to stick together for now, but the surely the cracks are building up.

I’d be astonished if they all stay as one party for the GE.