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What automatically makes you think people are idiots?

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FMLGFastMovingLuxuryGoods · 05/02/2026 16:00

For me it’s:

people who think that Michael Jackson isn’t a pedophile.

people who say things like “Londanistan” “Bradfordistan”

People who say “If the Holocaust is real, why do the tattoo numbers only go up to 5 digits”

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Wabbajack · 19/02/2026 14:08

OneWittyGuide · 19/02/2026 13:40

I said I don’t support Israel and I don’t Zionism. Zionism isn’t Judaism! Zionism is a political, nationalist movement to try to establish a Jewish state, it is not religious belief.

I have no problem with Jewish people establishing their own state, but I don’t support the Zionists who think they can murder and dispossess the Palestinians who already live there, in order to do so.

Now, please read the above 2 paragraphs and point out EXACTLY where I have said anything remotely antisemitic?

Not in those two paragraphs maybe, but saying you hate zionists (e.g. the vast majority of Jewish people), throwing around Holocaust inversion and showing support for an antisemitic terrorist organisation who carried out out the biggest masssacre of Jews since the Holocaust is not a good look.

OneWittyGuide · 19/02/2026 14:42

Wabbajack · 19/02/2026 14:08

Not in those two paragraphs maybe, but saying you hate zionists (e.g. the vast majority of Jewish people), throwing around Holocaust inversion and showing support for an antisemitic terrorist organisation who carried out out the biggest masssacre of Jews since the Holocaust is not a good look.

There you go, conflating anti Zionism with antisemitism, when we both know that is not what I mean.

I have already agreed that I should have said genocide and not holocaust, again it beggars belief that you have more of a problem with me using the wrong word than you have with Israel committing one.

I support the right of the indigenous people to defend the land against their occupiers, no matter what religion they happen to be. Hamas may be the prescribed organisation but make no mistake that, Israel has committed far greater crimes against the Palestinians!

I find the cognitive dissonance from Zionists astounding, when they claim that THEY are victims of antisemitism when:

  1. Zionists committed the Nakba against the Palestinians in 1948, and then
  2. Zionists are currently committing a genocide against them, in which Israel have confirmed that over 70,000 are dead.

People who are speaking out about the crimes don’t care what religion the perpetrators or victims are, they just want it to stop.

Wabbajack · 19/02/2026 15:57

OneWittyGuide · 19/02/2026 14:42

There you go, conflating anti Zionism with antisemitism, when we both know that is not what I mean.

I have already agreed that I should have said genocide and not holocaust, again it beggars belief that you have more of a problem with me using the wrong word than you have with Israel committing one.

I support the right of the indigenous people to defend the land against their occupiers, no matter what religion they happen to be. Hamas may be the prescribed organisation but make no mistake that, Israel has committed far greater crimes against the Palestinians!

I find the cognitive dissonance from Zionists astounding, when they claim that THEY are victims of antisemitism when:

  1. Zionists committed the Nakba against the Palestinians in 1948, and then
  2. Zionists are currently committing a genocide against them, in which Israel have confirmed that over 70,000 are dead.

People who are speaking out about the crimes don’t care what religion the perpetrators or victims are, they just want it to stop.

October 7th was not "indigenous people defending the land against their occupiers".

OneWittyGuide · 19/02/2026 16:15

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TheWelshposter · 19/02/2026 16:18

Religious people who talk about god blessing them. They talk as if there's a god who watches them individually out of millions of people and thinks "I'll give this lady her dream job" "oh and I'll give this person a cure to their illness but not that person over there".

JuliettaCaeser · 19/02/2026 16:40

Anyone that talks seriously about star signs go a little down in my estimation. “Typical Aries” etc.

ChimpanzeeThatMonkeyNews · 19/02/2026 16:43

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SDTGisAnEvilWolefGenius · 19/02/2026 16:58

Oh yes, @JuliettaCaeser - apparently, as a Sagittarius, I am supposed to be outdoorsy and sporty - utter nonsense.

Wabbajack · 19/02/2026 16:59

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And how was kidnapping, raping and murdering civilians in their homes and at a music festival defense? Is it okay to murder children if you think they have European DNA?

SDTGisAnEvilWolefGenius · 19/02/2026 17:01

There is so much pain in the whole issue, @Wabbajack et al - I can’t see how it can be resolved. I hope for peace, and for everyone to thrive and be happy - but I don’t know how to get there.

OneWittyGuide · 19/02/2026 19:21

Wabbajack · 19/02/2026 16:59

And how was kidnapping, raping and murdering civilians in their homes and at a music festival defense? Is it okay to murder children if you think they have European DNA?

EXACTLY! It’s NOT OK! But you don’t appear to have a problem with Israel doing it to the Palestinians!

You only have to do a simple google search and you will find many, many articles, a lot of them from Jewish sources, detailing the sexual violence that Israel carries out against the Palestinians and here’s the kicker, 3 of the top 5 results were articles that were published BEFORE the October 7th attacks!

So…why is Israel allowed to be a victim but Palestine is not when the exact same crimes happened to them first?

OneWittyGuide · 19/02/2026 19:25

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Wabbajack · 19/02/2026 19:39

OneWittyGuide · 19/02/2026 19:21

EXACTLY! It’s NOT OK! But you don’t appear to have a problem with Israel doing it to the Palestinians!

You only have to do a simple google search and you will find many, many articles, a lot of them from Jewish sources, detailing the sexual violence that Israel carries out against the Palestinians and here’s the kicker, 3 of the top 5 results were articles that were published BEFORE the October 7th attacks!

So…why is Israel allowed to be a victim but Palestine is not when the exact same crimes happened to them first?

Where have I said I'm okay with anyone being raped, kidnapped or murdered? The only one who has done that is you, with your support of Hamas and description of October 7th as "the indigenous people defending the land against their occupiers".

OneWittyGuide · 19/02/2026 19:50

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NavyTurtle · 20/02/2026 02:53

SDTGisAnEvilWolefGenius · 18/02/2026 16:55

Oh dear, @NavyTurtle - discusting?

Absolutely. Asked a bloke at work today to stop chewing whilst talking to me. It's vile.

MyTrivia · 20/02/2026 02:56

People who think that if someone is wrong about one thing, they must be wrong about everything. Ever heard of nuance?

MyTrivia · 20/02/2026 02:57

Oh and anyone who likes Trump.

mollypuss1 · 20/02/2026 08:22

NavyTurtle · 20/02/2026 02:53

Absolutely. Asked a bloke at work today to stop chewing whilst talking to me. It's vile.

Hands up if you completely missed the point.

SDTGisAnEvilWolefGenius · 20/02/2026 12:40

@NavyTurtle - my point was that you are annoyed by bad grammar, but misspelled disgusting.

NavyTurtle · 21/02/2026 02:25

SDTGisAnEvilWolefGenius · 20/02/2026 12:40

@NavyTurtle - my point was that you are annoyed by bad grammar, but misspelled disgusting.

You do know when auto correct takes over when you post a comment, MN does not let you edit your comment.

NavyTurtle · 21/02/2026 02:28

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Janeyem · 21/02/2026 05:21

oh OP hold my beer…..
people who say haitch instead of aitch
brexit voters - what were you thinking?
trump and reform supporters - I can’t even
not wearing appropriate outerwear for the weather
drivers who sit in the middle lane on the motorway - move over!!
people with big cars they can’t park
people who block exits and roundabouts when traffic is queuing up
poor spelling and grammar - I mean spellcheck??
using hun when you don’t know me
(or indeed ever!)

On the other hand I use Famalam and Ermagawd a lot. Perhaps I’m an idiot - lol - don’t be silly! 😁

YouAreEntitledToMyOpinion · 21/02/2026 08:29

People who drive right up my backside, like I'm towing them.

Impolite drivers who do not acknowledge a good deed. Although when driving abroad I have noticed a lack of acknowledgement so maybe it is a cultural thing and I should be more tolerant of the other tosspot behind the wheel.

Which leads me to: the intolerant.

OneWittyGuide · 21/02/2026 13:11

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mollypuss1 · 22/02/2026 00:47

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You write a long list of things you think make people idiots but can’t spell a simple word like disgusting. When this is pointed out to you, it goes completely over your head. When the penny finally drops, your response is to just be plain rude. You seem an utter delight.

Just fyi, you also said you thought ‘People who have no concept of how to use proper grammar’ were also idiots but you don’t seem to have grasped the concept of a full stop….. or, judging by the above, a question mark.