Gary Lineker - he really had to go and a warning t against virtue signalling

@MyNameIsXCan I ask who you are calling a “Hamas apologist”?

Funny how being prepared to speak out is now called virtue signalling..

Gary Lineker is approximately 5 feet 10 inches (178 cm) tall.

I don’t. I expect better behaviour from people committed to the Geneva Convention and who insist that they do everything they can protect civilians than I do from terrorists. Who aren’t and don’t.

They proudly call themselves the only democracy in the Middle East and are a close ally of Western democratic nation - countries that provide them with material support, both financial and military. That’s why it matters. Pariah states act with impunity and are treated accordingly; democracies, especially those we back, are supposed to be held to a higher standard. That's why.

Gary lineker is a virtue signalling jumped up little arsehole

The Hamas apologists will do all they can to twist the narrative.

It’s all they have left.

Yes, that's right. Those naughty terrorists. Can't be expected to behave themselves can they?
Why do you expect better behavior from Israelis than Palestinians I wonder?

Well now, clearly the BBC and others, disagree with you.

His profession ‘was’ as a sports ‘anchor’, and former savoury snack ‘ambassador’.

I do not recall him being appointed or remunerated on the premise that he would seek to use his platform to comment on geopolitics - he clearly lacked neutrality, as well as a proper understanding of the subjects in which he sought to comment.

He withdrew enough of his posts, which is illuminating in itself.

Now he has departed the BBC, he is, of course free to comment as he sees fit.

Oops wrong thread.

Sounds like the televote for Eurovision - totally fair !

I’m surprised nobody has mentioned Graham from Dogs Behaving Badly yet. He seems to be a hate figure for dog owners on here. 🤣

It's enormously frustrating that he wasn't more careful about what he posted. I think he feels genuine horror at the genocide in Gaza and that's what he sought to post about. For me the state of Israel and Jewish people are entirely separate and you have to be incredibly mindful about that when you talk about it. My most militant friend about the war in Gaza is Jewish. Not all Jewish people agree with what is going on, which is hardly surprising given the horror of it.

Well done Gary. He went up in my estimation for this. The silence on the disgusting genocide is sickening so glad he used his fame and profile to put his head above the parapet.

Reflecting a little more today, it’s surprising that a former Spurs player can have been so unaware of the images he was using. The club has a big Jewish fan base

Whereas everyone is dying to hear what mynameisx has to say on the subject?

You can disagree with his views if you like, but denigrating him because of his profession shows a lack of ability on your part to properly debate. He is just as entitled to share his opinion on politics as anyone else.

Your truth, perhaps.

Meanwhile I have received 17 ‘agreed’ emojis, so a number of MN’ers clearly agree with me.

Nice try though.

You can speak up against the genocide without repeating anti Semitic tropes. Plenty of people manage to do this. Shame Lineker didn't.

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Look at BBC DIRTY HISTORY
BIAS AND
BBC like to employ pedophiles

Foolish thing to say

He is speaking the truth
Fair play to him

Exactly !!
What a ridiculous reason to start a thread

Fair play to GL for speaking out

BBC is an utter disgrace

You left out the part where he kills babies in his spare time—for fun, no less! A monster by any measure. When Danny Cohen was a senior figure at the BBC, he should’ve put on his Witchfinder General hat and shut this down before it ever got started. I blame him.

Held in the British Museum, the perfect place for a party for colonisers that won't return what's rightfully belongs to another land.

"have you not been following this at all"
No need to get personal.
Yes, I have been following it, but I would have thought that a good way to move forward would be to free the hostages, but maybe that's just me. Perhaps I am viewing it too optimistically.

Oh I see. I will apologise for any misunderstanding.