Page 8 | AIBU to question Zack Polanski’s credibility and political suitability?

Bertiebiscuit · 2026-05-06T08:07:32+00:00

Everything about "zack Polanski" is fake - he was born David Paulden. He was never a "spokesman" for the Red Cross. He scammed women with fake hypnotism, He is a actor with a completely invented persona, he's no politician, he's a snake oil salesman. How can anyone vote for him?

Daisylove1 · 06/05/2026 20:52

BackToLurk · 06/05/2026 19:53

What ‘forces’ are at work.

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Oh come on. The 1% Polanski wants to (rightly) tax!

Daisylove1 · 06/05/2026 20:49

MyLimeGuide · 06/05/2026 18:53

Its not just that though is it. Hes extreme hard left with woke Bullshit. Extremely dangerous when in the hands of the vote of the simple minded brit.

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I think it’s more dangerous to say ‘Hitler was right’

Daisylove1 · 06/05/2026 20:48

Twiglets1 · 06/05/2026 18:44

You've never seen threads about Farage?

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No, but I’ve seen Polanski ones popping up regularly recently. Also I won’t be voting Green or reform tomorrow- would be more likely to vote Green though

IrisieMendimeve · 06/05/2026 20:27

Martymcfly24 · 06/05/2026 15:44

I'm not even in the UK and I know more about the green party than I do any political party or leader in my own country from the sheer amount of threads on him and his party. There is something like 12 threads with them name checked in the title in the last week (all with a similar op)

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I was going to say the same

summerchild82 · 06/05/2026 20:26

TemperanceWest · 06/05/2026 20:22

Exactly. But clav skated over that part.

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Sorry, I'm very tired tonight!! Do you know what, I'm going to wish everyone a good evening, get some sleep and be up bright and early to vote for our fantastic local Green candidate! Peace out all :)

LlynTegid · 06/05/2026 20:25

PropertyD · 06/05/2026 20:11

He is a fool. But he has got the membership up. If the Greens do well tomorrow then just wait until the media start up with looking into his past.

They have been doing that already.

TemperanceWest · 06/05/2026 20:22

summerchild82 · 06/05/2026 20:20

It was his paternal Jewish name that they felt the need to change due to fears about Antisemitism upon arriving here from Eastern Europe. He decided to reclaim it as a proud Jewish man.

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Exactly. But clav skated over that part.

summerchild82 · 06/05/2026 20:20

TemperanceWest · 06/05/2026 20:17

And he chose Polanski because...

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It was his paternal Jewish name that they felt the need to change due to fears about Antisemitism upon arriving here from Eastern Europe. He decided to reclaim it as a proud Jewish man.

WilfredsPies · 06/05/2026 20:19

I think he’s on a level with Farage in terms of his inability to form any sensible workable policies that will actually benefit the UK and in promoting his own self interests. It deeply worries me that people will vote for him as the only other alternative to Reform.

TemperanceWest · 06/05/2026 20:17

Clavinova · 06/05/2026 20:13

He chose the name Zack from a novel.

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And he chose Polanski because...

summerchild82 · 06/05/2026 20:17

Clavinova · 06/05/2026 20:13

He chose the name Zack from a novel.

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Yes, the evacuee Zack from Goodnight Mr Tom. He didn't want to be associated with having the same first name as his abusive stepfather. Seems a better reason than a Polish man changing his name to sound more Hebrew, for example, IMO.

Clavinova · 06/05/2026 20:13

LlynTegid · 06/05/2026 20:10

I don't think reverting to a family name that was hidden by ancestors because of the anti-semitism of the time is fake.

He chose the name Zack from a novel.

darksideofthetoon · 06/05/2026 20:12

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PropertyD · 06/05/2026 20:11

He is a fool. But he has got the membership up. If the Greens do well tomorrow then just wait until the media start up with looking into his past.

LlynTegid · 06/05/2026 20:10

I don't think reverting to a family name that was hidden by ancestors because of the anti-semitism of the time is fake.

ilovebrie8 · 06/05/2026 20:08

@icepopsincoming nope I didn’t know ..I’m not a mind reader!!

I thought you were talking about the Greens in general.

No need to resort to being so snippy, you are clearly very touchy and defensive.

Clavinova · 06/05/2026 20:07

SnipSnipMrBurgess · 06/05/2026 17:58

I mean I used to spend my time as a teen moving my arms back and forth saying "I must I must I must increase my bust" and genuinely believed it worked.

Also he wouldn't be the first or last politician with a name change, Ted Cruz in America, Boris Johnson in the UK even Benjamin Netenyahu surname is from a name change by their father before him.

I also dont think there is anything wrong with someone saying Alluah Akbar and I would love someone to explain what is wrong with it.

But let's be realistic its unlikely that he will have any momentum so im not sure why the smear campaign, its pointless. Just let people go and vote and hope that they dont vote for Farage.

But what do I know? Im only Irish and its not like the politics of our nearest neighbour has any impact on us at all.

Also he wouldn't be the first or last politician with a name change, Ted Cruz in America, Boris Johnson in the UK

Ted Cruz and Boris Johnson both use their middle names/variation of, so not really a name change, since they had those names already.

icepopsincoming · 06/05/2026 20:00

ilovebrie8 · 06/05/2026 19:07

@icepopsincoming These are local elections about local issues bins, pot holes, community issues and concerns. Not foreign policy.

The Greens flyer I received was about Gaza the first thing they are talking about! Didn’t know Gaza was a part of the UK that’s news to me.

This is the UK and the Greens are more concerned about a country thousands of miles away than the UK economy.

Try this in reverse and less than zero chance you would be allowed to so this elsewhere; you wouldn’t be able to stand in most of those countries in the Middle East never mind put another countries interests at the heart of your concerns.

I was responding to your post about Mothin Ali being elected in 2024 as well you know. I was not commenting on local elections. But now you mention it, I'd be grateful to have Mothin Ali protecting my community like he did during the riots 2 years ago. This is a man all about looking after the citizens of the UK - he also agrees with Green policy about diplomacy and deescalation. He puts this into action, literally, and has been hailed a hero for it:
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/leeds-riots-2024-harehills-mothin-ali-green-party-b2582949.html

Hero councillor formed a human shield to stop violence escalating in Leeds riots

Green councillor Mothin Ali calls for unity in Harehills after night of destruction

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/leeds-riots-2024-harehills-mothin-ali-green-party-b2582949.html

summerchild82 · 06/05/2026 19:53

Martymcfly24 · 06/05/2026 15:44

I'm not even in the UK and I know more about the green party than I do any political party or leader in my own country from the sheer amount of threads on him and his party. There is something like 12 threads with them name checked in the title in the last week (all with a similar op)

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I don't know about where you are but this is the norm here when elections are looming. If you point out that there is an agenda, you get shot down. It's absolutely ridiculous. It's almost like people see this man as a threat - but why would he be, because nobody in their right mind would vote for him?! Very amusing.

Whether people like him or not, the antisemitic cartoons being published in the papers right now - straight out of the Philipp Rupprecht book of illustration - are absolutely horrifying. I haven't seen a thread started about that. It's all very strange and worrying that someone - anyone - could be so freely abused in that way and the level of cognitive dissonance on the matter is mind blowing.

BackToLurk · 06/05/2026 19:53

MuskIsACnt · 06/05/2026 19:34

Similar happened when there was a risk of Corbyn getting into power. There are forces at work here…

I’m no Polanski fan but in the context of modern politicians he’s no more a snake oil salesman than Starmer, Johnson etc etc. At least Polanski isn’t appointing known friends of the world’s most prolific pedophile.

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What ‘forces’ are at work.

passwordchanges · 06/05/2026 19:51

I really think MNHQ need to do something about the reform bots on here.

LiuBei · 06/05/2026 19:50

Why would it matter if he's fake? The things that he openly says should be reason enough to never vote for him. In fact, the idea that maybe everything he says is a lie makes me feel more favourably about him.

icepopsincoming · 06/05/2026 19:44

OneTealShaker · 06/05/2026 18:32

Give it time.

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It's already been 42 years in our town. They are all amazing community leaders.

MuskIsACnt · 06/05/2026 19:34

Martymcfly24 · 06/05/2026 15:54

Fair enough the only thing I know about the man is what I read on here. It's just the sheer number of threads on the exact same topic (and there is a Zach Polanski is evil one currently running) is absolutely nuts.

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Similar happened when there was a risk of Corbyn getting into power. There are forces at work here…

I’m no Polanski fan but in the context of modern politicians he’s no more a snake oil salesman than Starmer, Johnson etc etc. At least Polanski isn’t appointing known friends of the world’s most prolific pedophile.

MissyB1 · 06/05/2026 19:26

Walkyrie · 06/05/2026 18:49

I don’t think he’s evil but like all the Greens, he’s a childless overgrown sixth former who sees the UK as a ‘project’ rather than a country that needs to be run practically and sensibly. He will have no descendants to actually live in whatever Petri dish they create, same as the rest of them. He has zero grip on the economy, he confused the debt with the deficit.

Childless? No descendants? What the hell has that got to do with anything? I mean disagree with him all you like but to criticise him for being childless is scraping the barrel!