Could Zack Polanski be any more of an obnoxious twat?

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Just seen him saying this:

'I am concerned about the rise in antisemitism and we know Jewish communities are saying they feel unsafe. There is a conversation to be had over whether it's a perception that they feel unsafe or whether they are actually unsafe.'

WTAF? Can you imagine if a politician said that to Muslims after a series of absolutely awful targeted attacks where people have died?

Thank you for sharing this!

It's good to have the full context.

The Green party are awful, I’ve always felt this but live in one of those MC left, hippy areas where they now run the council and many vote for them in a virtual signalling way because bluntly their friends do and they are well off enough for it not to impact them if they split the vote and Reform get in.
I wonder how Caroline Lucas feels as she was well respected and liked.
Nothing surprises me, I’ve seen them lie and play dirty locally, and honestly feel like they don’t live in the real world and are entitled and smug! I knew he’d dig his own grave, he’s clueless on economics!

No you don't love him. Possibly you love his image, God knows why, but fools on the right seemed to love the 'real' Boris Johnson and fools on the left somehow seems to love the 'real' Polanski.

I’m Jewish and it’s fucking frustrating that Zack Polanski and a few other hard left Jews say these things, and then there’s understandably a perception that it’s relatively common for Jews to be anti Zionist / anti semitic to this extent. It then legitimises expression of these views amongst other who then justify their prejudices by saying ‘some Jews think this as well so I can’t possibly be anti Semitic’.

Amongst all the Jews I know there are a huge range of views on Israel, Palestine, Zionism, anti Semitism etc. But no one who thinks or says the things Polanski is saying.

I can understand why you feel like this.

Does Polanski imagine that by saying these things he will somehow be exempt from antisemitism, or would never be a target? It's really very strange.

Ive got no time for him due to his TWAW stance but how much more racist can you get 'he's not Jewish enough'

And you're complaining he is antisemitic!!!!!

Anti-Semitic comment. You don’t get to decide which Jews are Jewish enough for you. He is Jewish whether you agree with him or not.

Who is supporting them. And voting for them! Is it our young people, Muslim communities? Can someone explain?

Nonsense.

If it’s impossible for him to be antisemitism because he’s proclaimed himself Jewish. Then by the same vein I have the same right as Polanski to claim protection of anti semitism because by yours and Polanski standards my partners also Jewish. And my children half Jewish.

To non religious people he is of Jewish heritage. He’s only Jewish because you are Jewish by birthright on the maternal line. But if you don’t practice Judaism as a religion then why are following this principle.

Thats what I am saying. It’s different imo. My partner has the same story. His grandparents came over in the war. His mother did not practice and he grew up in a non Jewish house. He does not practice. Neither does Polanski apparently. So whilst technically he is ‘Jewish’, my partner does not identify as Jewish - because that’s quite a stretch or in his words ‘nonsense’. And it’s not his place to make statement or judge levels of antisemitism because that is not something he has ever experienced in the U.K. due to not being actively Jewish.

He knows exactly what response he will get and who this will appeal to

everyone knows that there is a large number of people on the left who hold anti semitic opinions and that is who he is playing to

its shameful many of these people will scream from the roofs about racism but anti semitism is ok because of what Isreali government are doing

He will still get the student vote though. He’s a chancer but is looking for seats from the disaffected Labour left. Students don’t think too deeply and all those 16 year olds - the mind boggles!

My natural inclination is to vote Labour or Lib Dem, but I would vote Tory or Reform to stop the Greens.

They are no longer interested in the environment. Now it's pro trans, whats going on in Gaza, anti semitism and nothing to do with local issues at all.

Are you looking foward to legalised hard drugs or completely open borders the most?
Or maybe it's any man in a dress being allowed into your changing rooms and women's shelters that floats your boat.

Why not? It's an emotive subject for sure and as he says even a perceived threat needs to be taken seriously. Should we not question these things and look at some statistics to verify if the facts match up to the public perception?

They are going from being a single issue minority party to a much more mainstream party. As they grow it is necessary that they start to have policies in many areas. I also expect they will have to rein in the more extreme members as time goes on and put in place a central structure to control their representatives.

I don't think they're mainstream at the moment. If they intend to be, they need to have boundaries about what members say and post, and definitely rein in the more Stalinist element.
They've always had a manifesto including healthcare, education, law and order etc, but they seem to be doing that horseshoe thing where the Left veers towards the Right.

I also expect they will have to rein in the more extreme members as time goes on and put in place a central structure to control their representatives.

They already have a central structure that is uber controlling on one subject. The Greens have thrown out members who oppose gender ideology, including their former deputy leader Shahrar Ali. Some of those expelled have taken the party to court, and won every time.

That's very interesting, thank you. They do strike me as somewhat Stalinist.

The Greens are absolutely terrifying. I'd vote for anyone, absolutely anyone, before them.

That is how modern political parties work. They form a policy and then every elected member is expected to defend it.

I think this is a sad state of affairs and is mostly driven by the way the modern media reports every tiny disagreement as being some sort of rebellion, but it is not unique to the greens.

Do you think Zack would say the same thing to a trans identifying man who ‘perceives’ they’re at risk of being attacked for being trans?

Or would he take their concerns seriously (and fast track their right to use women’s toilets 🙄)

Good question.

Oh, I think we all know the answer to this one.