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Polanski is a buffoon

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Bertiebiscuit · 07/02/2026 18:28

How anyone can take the Green party leader Zac Polanski seriously is completely beyond me. He has zero grasp of economics, beyond conning women out of ££££s by pretending he could hypnotise them to increase their bust measurements. He is the worst representative of gay men who worship the men pretending to be women, with no regard for womens and girls' right to privacy, dignity and safety. The man is a 24 carat buffoon.

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Ereshkigalangcleg · 08/02/2026 14:46

Goldenbear · 08/02/2026 14:44

If it quacks like a duck and all that...

Not everyone who disagrees with you is a Farage Fan, dear.

Goldenbear · 08/02/2026 14:47

ChardonnaysBeastlyCat · 08/02/2026 14:45

So, what is a woman?

You are claiming to be concerned about women's right, but you can't tell me what a woman is? How can you be concerned about something you cannot even define?

Start at the beginning.

So leaving the ECHR will do what for millions of women's rights??

ChardonnaysBeastlyCat · 08/02/2026 14:49

Goldenbear · 08/02/2026 14:47

So leaving the ECHR will do what for millions of women's rights??

The rights of who?

Grin What is a woman?
Clarabell77 · 08/02/2026 14:49

GingerBeverage · 07/02/2026 20:04

It’s odd he chose the surname Polanski when it’s so associated with a child abuser.
So many names to choose from and that’s the one?

A quick google search would tell you it was his grandfathers name.

Goldenbear · 08/02/2026 14:50

Ereshkigalangcleg · 08/02/2026 14:46

Not everyone who disagrees with you is a Farage Fan, dear.

So what fan are you, a Kemi one, I assume not a Starmer fan? Again, she wants to leave the ECHR, taking away the human rights of millions of women, why are you happy about that?

Goldenbear · 08/02/2026 14:51

ChardonnaysBeastlyCat · 08/02/2026 14:49

The rights of who?

Grin What is a woman?

The rights of women, millions of women, again, why are you happy to vote for that?

Ereshkigalangcleg · 08/02/2026 14:51

Why would I be a Starmer fan? No one else is apart from a little group of Japanese soldiers here.

ChardonnaysBeastlyCat · 08/02/2026 14:52

Goldenbear · 08/02/2026 14:51

The rights of women, millions of women, again, why are you happy to vote for that?

So what is a woman?

Ereshkigalangcleg · 08/02/2026 14:52

Goldenbear · 08/02/2026 14:51

The rights of women, millions of women, again, why are you happy to vote for that?

But what is a woman? What rights? How do we know who the rights apply to?

Goldenbear · 08/02/2026 14:52

Clarabell77 · 08/02/2026 14:49

A quick google search would tell you it was his grandfathers name.

Yes, so shockingly ignorant and offensive.

Ereshkigalangcleg · 08/02/2026 14:52

I’m not particularly a fan of any of the options, tbh.

Goldenbear · 08/02/2026 14:55

Ereshkigalangcleg · 08/02/2026 14:52

But what is a woman? What rights? How do we know who the rights apply to?

I listed some of the rights. The rights can be found by googling it. If you want to vote for Kemi or Farage you would think 'all' women's rights would be argued for not just some?

teawamutu · 08/02/2026 14:57

Goldenbear · 08/02/2026 14:55

I listed some of the rights. The rights can be found by googling it. If you want to vote for Kemi or Farage you would think 'all' women's rights would be argued for not just some?

This is a stupid person's idea of a clever argument. Ascribe a position no-one has espoused and make a counterpoint that no-one made the point to.

Goldenbear · 08/02/2026 14:58

Ereshkigalangcleg · 08/02/2026 14:52

I’m not particularly a fan of any of the options, tbh.

Well neither am I but isn't that convenient. Equally, do something about it then easy to sit around criticising things you don't want but democracies aren't about the individual, it's not a vote for your whims and interests.

Ereshkigalangcleg · 08/02/2026 14:59

It’s a classic straw man I guess. But I like your description better.

Goldenbear · 08/02/2026 15:02

teawamutu · 08/02/2026 14:57

This is a stupid person's idea of a clever argument. Ascribe a position no-one has espoused and make a counterpoint that no-one made the point to.

I appreciate you don't understand my argument but it's not that complex, just read around the subject a bit more and you'll soon get there.

Ereshkigalangcleg · 08/02/2026 15:03

Goldenbear · 08/02/2026 14:58

Well neither am I but isn't that convenient. Equally, do something about it then easy to sit around criticising things you don't want but democracies aren't about the individual, it's not a vote for your whims and interests.

Yes, I expect I’ll have to weigh up what I need to do to support the least worst option. In my own assessment. So it will probably be either a tactical or a protest vote. Because I’m sure as hell not going to be voting to get more of this shit government. Or Hypnotits and his even madder chums.

teawamutu · 08/02/2026 15:06

Goldenbear · 08/02/2026 15:02

I appreciate you don't understand my argument but it's not that complex, just read around the subject a bit more and you'll soon get there.

See earlier comment😂

Go well, mate.

Goldenbear · 08/02/2026 15:13

Ereshkigalangcleg · 08/02/2026 14:59

It’s a classic straw man I guess. But I like your description better.

A disagreement is not this. You are gassing on about women's rights and the Green party, you are literally arguing the same points as Kemi and Farage both of whom want to be rid of the ECHR which protects women's rights.

pocketpairs · 08/02/2026 15:16

Compared to Farage, I know who I I'd vote for.

Ereshkigalangcleg · 08/02/2026 15:17

How am I arguing the same points as Kemi and Farage, exactly?

Ereshkigalangcleg · 08/02/2026 15:18

All I’ve done on this thread is agree that Polanski is a buffoon, and a misogynist?

Goldenbear · 08/02/2026 15:20

teawamutu · 08/02/2026 15:06

See earlier comment😂

Go well, mate.

I'm not sure what, "Go well, mate" means, never heard that expression. Perhaps that is why you don't understand the argument as we speak different languages. Either way, Google is your friend for further understanding of the political parties positions on the ECHR. If you don't want to be identified as a Tory or Reform voter I would look with haste as your views very much read like they are aligned with their policies.

EricTheHalfASleeve · 08/02/2026 15:23

ForWittyTealOP · 07/02/2026 22:58

This was in the Guardian today. I think it's probably fairly accurate.

In 2013 a Sun journalist asked if he could hypnotise her into having bigger breasts. “She said, ‘Are you willing to do it as an experiment?’ I said, ‘Yes, so long as you make it clear it’s not something I normally do, and it’s your idea.’ She then wrote this absurd article saying it worked, which should be the biggest clue the whole thing is nonsense. What’s important is I’m not just saying this retrospectively. I went out on radio the next day and said this article doesn’t represent me.
I quote from the Sun: “This is an extremely new approach but I can see it becoming popular very quickly, because it’s so safe and a lot cheaper than a boob job.”
Did he actually say that? He looks sheepish. “Yeah, I said that, because once you’ve accepted you’re doing it as an experiment, you go along with the absurdity of it.” The piece said he charged £220 a session. He insists the Sun never paid him a penny, and he charged drama students whatever they could afford.

It definitely sounds like something that would happen in a Sun interview so Polanski was naive. I don't like or dislike him but posters are talking as though he's got a chance of forming a government. I think it's positive to see the rise of smaller parties because of the far-right Reform keeps its trajectory (and that remains to be seen), there'll be a lot of organised tactical voting going on at the next GE and there needs to be parties that people who don't want to vote Labour can opt for.
Daft to say Polanski's dangerous though. Hubristic, inexperienced maybe.

That incident still shows dishonesty and a willingness to exploit a gullible person for money. Not the actions of a trustworthy person.

Goldenbear · 08/02/2026 15:24

Ereshkigalangcleg · 08/02/2026 15:17

How am I arguing the same points as Kemi and Farage, exactly?

The Greens, The Lib Dems, Labour all don't know what a woman is apparently but the parties include many women members and the last election was won by a massive Labour majority which means that millions of women voters don't know what a woman is either. This is the argument that Kemi and Farage bang on about. It's just a complete deflection from massive issues that impact people, poverty, jobs, economic growth, the environment.

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