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Zach Polanski is evil thread 2

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Whysnothingsimple · 01/05/2026 15:51

As this is a developing story it’s worth continuing here

link to first thread https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/5523621-zach-polanski-is-evil

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ThatCyanCat · 03/05/2026 11:53

Guys... I know it's tempting, but don't give them what they want. By this point it's so transparent it's embarrassing, even the Poundshop tit whispering Riddler has accepted the reality after Mark Rowley publicly spanked him about it, so they're not even trying to show solidarity to that horrible party by this point. They're just endlessly flinging and reflinging every dead cat they can find to deflect and distract from the misogyny and antisemitism. Don't play into it any more, it makes them happy.

Gonna go enjoy my Sunday.

BollyMolly · 03/05/2026 11:47

DinoDragon · 03/05/2026 10:31

As has been explained time and time again kicking the terrorist was not senseless it was the correct way to disarm him. On a separate note, he will presumably not have the loveliest time in jail or wherever he ends up being shelved.

There are plenty of ways to de escalate a situation and keep people safe from a man who has just been tasered lying on the floor with a knife. Don’t get close enough to be stabbed would be one easy, non violent solution, There was no need to kick a mentally ill man in the head.

That people are seeking to justify it is terrifying for society as a whole.

wecangoupupup · 03/05/2026 11:45

Whysnothingsimple · 03/05/2026 11:43

You were watching a different show to me. Can you link the clip
so we can judge ourselves

He was on sky news. He openly asked Trevor Phillips why his Jewish identity was being erased and Trevor responded with a very aggressive “don’t try that one on me”, I was disgusted.

Whysnothingsimple · 03/05/2026 11:43

wecangoupupup · 03/05/2026 11:40

I could not believe what I was seeing this morning on sky news.

Zach being told that his experiences as a Jewish person don’t count because they’re not the right ones. Disgusting.

You were watching a different show to me. Can you link the clip
so we can judge ourselves

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ThatCyanCat · 03/05/2026 11:43

You know, I don't know what I'd call it when someone says that stabbings can't be tolerated (that's nice of you!) but also bitches endlessly when unarmed police do exactly what's necessary to stop them, at huge risk to themselves, as affirmed by literally everyone who actually knows about this stuff.

I can think of a few words, but I don't think "nuanced" would be one of them.

wecangoupupup · 03/05/2026 11:40

I could not believe what I was seeing this morning on sky news.

Zach being told that his experiences as a Jewish person don’t count because they’re not the right ones. Disgusting.

ThatCyanCat · 03/05/2026 11:39

Skinnysaluki · 03/05/2026 11:24

I don’t actually want to get into arguing with you but I do like the idea of both liberal values and nuanced conversation so I am going to try.

Here are some things it is possible to believe at the same time:

  1. These stabbings, and the thinking that led to them, are appalling and the perpetrator should face punishment and never be allowed to do any such thing again. Our society cannot tolerate these behaviours.
  2. A perpetrator can also have been a victim of something- whether that be failings of mental health services, institutional racism or police brutality. That can also be part of the conversation, or how is such an event to be avoided in the future? (Either an antisemitic attack OR, as also sadly frequently occurs, an attack by a man known to prevent and/ or mental health services)

it would be great if the world was like a simple monochrome drawing but it isn’t

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Point 1 is so obvious and uncontested that it's actually concerning that you think you need to say it, even as you wibble on about nuance. At any rate, it's only throat clearing for point 2, which is the same deflection, distraction and so on that we spoke about before, because it's actually a separate issue from dealing with an immediate and real threat to life in the moment, which the officers did exactly as they should have done. Even your Poundshop Riddler leader has had to admit it. Everyone who matters realises it, and it's a total irrelevance now, which is exactly why you need to keep barking on about it.

I think someone ought to tell you that just because you say you deal in nuance and truth and honour and stuff like that, doesn't mean you actually do, or that people can't see that you don't.

Anyway, bring on the sunlight.

Whysnothingsimple · 03/05/2026 11:38

Skinnysaluki · 03/05/2026 11:24

I don’t actually want to get into arguing with you but I do like the idea of both liberal values and nuanced conversation so I am going to try.

Here are some things it is possible to believe at the same time:

  1. These stabbings, and the thinking that led to them, are appalling and the perpetrator should face punishment and never be allowed to do any such thing again. Our society cannot tolerate these behaviours.
  2. A perpetrator can also have been a victim of something- whether that be failings of mental health services, institutional racism or police brutality. That can also be part of the conversation, or how is such an event to be avoided in the future? (Either an antisemitic attack OR, as also sadly frequently occurs, an attack by a man known to prevent and/ or mental health services)

it would be great if the world was like a simple monochrome drawing but it isn’t

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He might also have been victim of brain washing by an ideology which sees Jews as the enemy and that Jewish people don’t have the right to return to their homeland. And Judaism is the oldest culture still in existence associated with the South Levant. It was only due to a number of successive conquests and exiles in the area which forced out that culture.

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ShockingBritain · 03/05/2026 11:31

inamarina · 03/05/2026 11:26

A non zionist in power, why is this so important in the UK?

Not just the UK, the whole world would apparently benefit from it according to pp.
I wonder how they arrived at the conclusion that the belief in Jewish people’s right to self-determination in their ancestral homeland (quite a tiny piece of land if you look at the map) is creating issues worldwide and a non-Zionist UK leader would somehow make it better for everyone.

Indeed, why is this SO important to the poster.

inamarina · 03/05/2026 11:26

ShockingBritain · 03/05/2026 11:11

Good questions.

What is it this non antisemites want to say but cannot. The Green Party already had 2 candidates arrested for hate speech, do they want to be allowed more hate speech?

A non zionist in power, why is this so important in the UK?

Does poster must think Jewish people are a threat, unless they say they are non zionist. Strange times.

A non zionist in power, why is this so important in the UK?

Not just the UK, the whole world would apparently benefit from it according to pp.
I wonder how they arrived at the conclusion that the belief in Jewish people’s right to self-determination in their ancestral homeland (quite a tiny piece of land if you look at the map) is creating issues worldwide and a non-Zionist UK leader would somehow make it better for everyone.

Skinnysaluki · 03/05/2026 11:24

ThatCyanCat · 03/05/2026 10:55

It's deflection, derailment, distraction and disingenuousness, and it's all they've got.

Unfortunately, it's going to be enough in some quarters, but the silver lining is that we will soon see which quarters those are, and once they're fully out like genital warts, well... you know what they say about sunlight.

I don’t actually want to get into arguing with you but I do like the idea of both liberal values and nuanced conversation so I am going to try.

Here are some things it is possible to believe at the same time:

  1. These stabbings, and the thinking that led to them, are appalling and the perpetrator should face punishment and never be allowed to do any such thing again. Our society cannot tolerate these behaviours.
  2. A perpetrator can also have been a victim of something- whether that be failings of mental health services, institutional racism or police brutality. That can also be part of the conversation, or how is such an event to be avoided in the future? (Either an antisemitic attack OR, as also sadly frequently occurs, an attack by a man known to prevent and/ or mental health services)

it would be great if the world was like a simple monochrome drawing but it isn’t

ShockingBritain · 03/05/2026 11:23

Whysnothingsimple · 03/05/2026 11:20

As a matter of interest, why did you think the person had died? Where has that been reported?

I don't recall exactly, but it was online somewhere, it was obviously incorrect though.

ShockingBritain · 03/05/2026 11:22

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Nothing to see. No antisemitism, just false eh. The Green Party have a number of anti semitic people as candidates. People are starting to see that now.

Antisemitism leads to these type of attacks in the UK, its never acceptable:

"2 October, 2025: Two Jewish people were killed and three left in a serious condition after a car ramming and stabbing attack outside a synagogue in Manchester. One of the men was killed by a bullet fired by police.

23 March: Four Jewish charity-owned ambulances were set on fire in the car park of a synagogue in Golders Green

15 April: A brick and two bottles thought to contain petrol were thrown at the Finchley Reform Synagogue in north London

17 April: Suspicious items, later found to be non-hazardous, were found near the Israeli embassy in London. A video posted to social media claimed the embassy was going to be attacked by drones

18 April: A bottle containing a type of accelerant was thrown through the window of Kenton United Synagogue in north-west London

27 April: A suspected arson attack was carried out at a memorial wall in Golders Green. The wall contained tributes to people killed by the Iranian regime during anti-government protests earlier this year, as well as a section to those killed in the 2023 Hamas attack on Israel:

Whysnothingsimple · 03/05/2026 11:20

ShockingBritain · 03/05/2026 11:18

My mistake, I thought the earlier victim died. Thanks for the correction 😊

As a matter of interest, why did you think the person had died? Where has that been reported?

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Whysnothingsimple · 03/05/2026 11:19

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In what world do you think the accusations of anti semitism are false? It is rife throughout the Green Party, Zach is a nice useful front for them, but we know from history that Jews can be collaborators with anti semites. Hitler was also very popular with voters. Would you have voted for him? Or would there have been something that would have stopped you doing that?

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ShockingBritain · 03/05/2026 11:18

ThatCyanCat · 03/05/2026 11:02

Correction on point of fact: he didn't manage to kill anyone, thank goodness. All three people he stabbed are alive.

My mistake, I thought the earlier victim died. Thanks for the correction 😊

ShockingBritain · 03/05/2026 11:11

inamarina · 03/05/2026 11:08

What is it what many people would like to say but don’t, because they might be accused of antisemitism?
And why would it be so good to have a non Zionist Jew in position of power? What is Zionism in your opinion?

Good questions.

What is it this non antisemites want to say but cannot. The Green Party already had 2 candidates arrested for hate speech, do they want to be allowed more hate speech?

A non zionist in power, why is this so important in the UK?

Does poster must think Jewish people are a threat, unless they say they are non zionist. Strange times.

inamarina · 03/05/2026 11:08

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What is it what many people would like to say but don’t, because they might be accused of antisemitism?
And why would it be so good to have a non Zionist Jew in position of power? What is Zionism in your opinion?

ThatCyanCat · 03/05/2026 11:02

ShockingBritain · 03/05/2026 10:52

He still had the knife and refused to let it go, police were in danger. He'd already killed one person and attacked two others. Very dangerous situation. Cotton wool approach doesn't work

Correction on point of fact: he didn't manage to kill anyone, thank goodness. All three people he stabbed are alive.

Cathandkin · 03/05/2026 10:56

Whysnothingsimple · 03/05/2026 10:52

We can see what he’s doing though, making an anti semite terrorist suspect into a victim. It’s called. Distraction technique.

Using "racism" of course. So predictable.

ThatCyanCat · 03/05/2026 10:55

Whysnothingsimple · 03/05/2026 10:52

We can see what he’s doing though, making an anti semite terrorist suspect into a victim. It’s called. Distraction technique.

It's deflection, derailment, distraction and disingenuousness, and it's all they've got.

Unfortunately, it's going to be enough in some quarters, but the silver lining is that we will soon see which quarters those are, and once they're fully out like genital warts, well... you know what they say about sunlight.

Cathandkin · 03/05/2026 10:54

ThatCyanCat · 03/05/2026 10:50

What you don't realise about disarming a non compliant knifeman who won't release the weapon he's proved he will use and who could be carrying a bomb could fill this entire thread. No action will be taken against those heroic officers who risked their lives for people including the likes of you because everyone who matters realises everything. Even your dear leader had to retract his crap about it, that's how ignorant it was.

Anyway, you can keep barking if you want. It's now an irreievance.

Completely. Even Zack Polanski had the wit to retract that ludicrous sm post, and he's hardly the most informed person.
He probably thought it was a George Floyd moment he could capitalise on. He was wrong.

Whysnothingsimple · 03/05/2026 10:52

IrisDaisyMarigoldLillyRose · 02/05/2026 19:25

He’s talking about the police behaviour. Not Jewish people.

We can see what he’s doing though, making an anti semite terrorist suspect into a victim. It’s called. Distraction technique.

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ShockingBritain · 03/05/2026 10:52

Skinnysaluki · 03/05/2026 10:45

Oh sorry, I didn’t realise he was carrying his weapon in his head

He still had the knife and refused to let it go, police were in danger. He'd already killed one person and attacked two others. Very dangerous situation. Cotton wool approach doesn't work

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