Hugh Bonneville at the Downton Abbey Premiere

Click that your adding to Gloria.

He hasn't hurt anyone though no. It is just beyond crass to rush a 'it's awful in gaza!!' comment then swiftly blustering on about how simply adorable his film is.

I think those suffering in a conflict deserve more than this pompous twit trying desperately to gain some clicks for himself.

I love the fact he cheekily used the opportunity to show others he is concerned about the situation in Gaza before swiftly moving on with promotion of Downtown Abbey!

I do have admiration for him, as it’s a difficult to express concerns about Palestinians in real life due to worry you’re going to offend someone or even adversely impact you own career!

Maybe the situation is changing though- maybe it is less controversial for artists and other well known people to show Palestinians support 🤜

It does really irk some people though.

He's a fool because he's against genocide and forced starvation?

Because I think its a serious subject, with real people dying, with real people facing existential risk and with people in this country facing real risk too. I think the people of Israel and Palestine deserve a better standard of debate, from people who have taken the trouble to get themselves informed and who are willing to express their opin ions in an environment that fosters understanding not division. Stunts like this achieve none of these things. And I can't stand pompous self congratulatory slebs and Im not feeding their delusion that their half baked opinions are important.

Why are you so vitruliolic your response is not preportinate what is driving that?

I responded to the harm point further up in the thread. I never said he had specifically harmed an individual. Im sorry but I really think that's extremely obvious.

This is not a thread about my beliefs on 'the situation'. I've given my opinion on the subject of the thread.

He's not hurt anyone though.

I'd like to see him on a serious current affairs programme, debating like a grown up, backing up his thoughts and being challenged by someone intelligent.

Using a premiere to garble 'it's just horrid what is happening in gaza!' than quickly saying smugly 'yes the film is great though' made him look like an absolute tit imo.

OK pointless so what. Harmful how. Who has him comments harmed specifically?
You've pulled apart many responses on thus thread. So I think its fine to direcly ask you what your beliefs are aloowing you to respond in an honest and open way?

Because this is not a thread about my 'beliefs'.

You like virtue signalling and bandwaggon jumping. I think its both pointless and harmful as well as revealing. Its fine to disagree . It doesn't mean I support killing children.

He's not done any harm sharonellis. OK I think its fine for him to show support and jump on the bandwagon. Viruue sign. What is your issue with that really? Why is that so terrible.
Why don't you take the opportunity to spell out your beliefs about the situation now.

You all know noone is saying that someone shouln't say children shouldn't be murdeted.

You all know noone here supports the murder of children.

You all know the point is whether band waggon jumping, self inflating stunts are to be applauded. Some of you think they are. Fine. But its laughable to try and twist it to suggest that people who don't are supporting the murder of children.

But still they do.

I know it’s quite bizarre that anyone could argue against someone saying children shouldn’t be murdered.

You seem to have misunderstood the basics of this war.

You tell me ... precisely what 1:1 would you be fine with?

Block of flats in Netanya bombed because "there was an IDF in there"?

"But that particular Israeli 10-year-old stomped on bags of flour meant for Gaza, so obviously they were fair game"?

"Not really a journalist; he's an IDF reservist and a propagandist! Obviously, we had to bomb Channel 14's studio during a live broadcast!"

"Unfortunately, we had to leave a bunch of Israeli NICU babies to die - they would have grown up to be IDF, you see ..."

"I agree this is all maximally unfortunate. But, on the other hand: they voted for Netanyahu ... "

Pick one!

What is 1:1? I don't know what that is.

I'm saying precisely what I said: I presume you would be perfectly fine with Israelis subjected to exactly 1:1 exactly the same treatment that Palestinians are subjected to?

Right?

And how quickly the usual suspects are to jump on here

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Your post is not very easy to understand. What exactly are you saying?

lol howling

Well done, Hugh Boneville!

And for anyone who gets their knickers in a twist about this one:

I should like to think you'd all be perfectly okay with Israelis being subjected to precisely, 1:1, the precise same treatment as Palestinians are. Seeing as you're all insisting that Israel is not after Palestinians as such: I'm sure you'd all be perfectly okay with Israelis being treated as per IDF (the most moral army in the universe, after all ...) standards.

Right?

Oh yes well done Hugh an excited garbled comment about something that no one has heard of. Oh no wait we have heard of the conflict as it is on the news most days but yayy Hugh!

Having read many of your pretty offensive posts on several threads, your offence is rather funny.