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George Galloway

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NuttyYouSayHmmmmmn · 01/03/2024 10:15

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TheLonelyStarbucksLovers · 04/03/2024 18:17

My point is that if your response to Jewish people talking about antisemitism is simply to tell them that other people have it worse then that's fucked up.

I agree. It’s also part of a bigger blind spot of some on the Left. Generally they’re all about the importance of lived experience, intersectionality, how minorities identify and experience the UK, etc. Unless the person talking is Jewish - in which case it’s okay to play down their experiences and fears, ignore them, tell them others have it worse etc.

And then they act like it’s some weird trump card to say that yes but their experience is nothing compared to those in - drumroll please - Gaza. Well of course it isn’t, my six year old could tell you that. Doesn’t mean antisemitism isn’t a significant and growing problem though.

Uricon2 · 04/03/2024 18:22

Mittens1717 · 04/03/2024 18:09

I said the people of Gaza had it worse, which is true, they are dealing with genocide, malnutrition, losing whole family members etc, the Jewish people in the UK are not dealing with any of this are they, neither are the Muslims, Catholics etc, if you think that's anti- semitic in any way then thats fucked up

Do the population of Gaza have it worse than British Jews at the moment? Yes, and it is utterly horrific, because a starving and dead child is the same whatever race or creed and anyone with a vestige of morality knows that. It is possible to feel the greatest concern for the population of Gaza while knowing that any increase in anti Semitic speech or violence is the proven road to Hell.

There is much ignorant anti Muslim feeling in the UK, I think the anti Catholic has thankfully subsided, but the fact of history is that it is a very few small steps between "fully integrated members of the community" and annihilation in the case of Jewish people, anywhere.

qunari · 04/03/2024 18:51

Mittens1717 · 04/03/2024 18:09

I said the people of Gaza had it worse, which is true, they are dealing with genocide, malnutrition, losing whole family members etc, the Jewish people in the UK are not dealing with any of this are they, neither are the Muslims, Catholics etc, if you think that's anti- semitic in any way then thats fucked up

Yes, and if you went around telling Muslims and Catholics to stop complaining about their problems because people in Gaza have it worse then that would also be fucked up. But it seems its only anti-Semitism you're desperately trying to minimise.

caringcarer · 04/03/2024 19:22

TheThingIsYeah · 01/03/2024 14:29

@SameNameNoGain It's disgusting isn't it.

As an aside, there needs to be a serious look at the postal voting system. It's open to wholesale abuse. Should be restricted to those with medical reasons who are unable to turn up in person.

It is abused to be sure. I agree it should be restricted to the disabled and maybe over 80's.

caringcarer · 04/03/2024 19:22

Orab · 01/03/2024 17:22

And chained a guy to a radiator. Not sure I'd be formulating international policy on the basis of anything he said.

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Mittens1717 · 04/03/2024 19:28

qunari · 04/03/2024 18:51

Yes, and if you went around telling Muslims and Catholics to stop complaining about their problems because people in Gaza have it worse then that would also be fucked up. But it seems its only anti-Semitism you're desperately trying to minimise.

So what you're saying is I'm anti- semitic because I happen to be anti war and think the people in Gaza have a few more problems than the ordinary Jew in the UK? When I've already said they have a right to be scared? Now that's fucked up

ScierraDoll · 04/03/2024 19:36

Ringpeace · 01/03/2024 13:06

His ego is so massive it has its own gravitational field.

Honestly. When he was my MP in Bethnal Green he came into a cafe I was in, and my teaspoon flew out of my hand and stuck to his forehead.

🤣🤣🤣

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qunari · 04/03/2024 20:05

Mittens1717 · 04/03/2024 19:28

So what you're saying is I'm anti- semitic because I happen to be anti war and think the people in Gaza have a few more problems than the ordinary Jew in the UK? When I've already said they have a right to be scared? Now that's fucked up

Except I haven't said anything like that.

Mittens1717 · 04/03/2024 20:44

qunari · 04/03/2024 20:05

Except I haven't said anything like that.

Oh no that's right, you just compared the suffering in Gaza to anti-semitism in the UK, that's def the same thing 😂

qunari · 04/03/2024 20:56

Mittens1717 · 04/03/2024 20:44

Oh no that's right, you just compared the suffering in Gaza to anti-semitism in the UK, that's def the same thing 😂

Nope, didn't say that either.

Mittens1717 · 04/03/2024 21:00

qunari · 04/03/2024 20:56

Nope, didn't say that either.

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Great, we're finally on the same page

Februaryfeels · 04/03/2024 22:55

@Mittens1717 Why are you trying to derail this thread which is, after all, about gobshite Galloway

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