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Henry Tobias's avatar

No mention of the antisemitism which is endemic in the Green Party, not to speak of Polanski's own antisemitic world views. I know he's Jewish, but that doesn't stop him from being an antisemite. The antisemitism won't stop at the Green Party. History has shown that antisemitism is the great cohesive force of all hatred. Tried and tested for millenia antisemitism can be used for all and any ends. And to be clear Anti-Zionism = antisemitism. Denying the rights of Jews to a state of their own is antisemitism. The Land of Israel is the historic homeland of the Jewish people where they have lived continuously since Biblical times. Jerusalem has always had a Jewish majority. Jerusalem is mentioned over 700 times in the Bible, but not even once in the Koran. As a grandchild of a Holocaust survivor, Ms Grunewald should be aware of antisemitism more than most and realize that there may come a time when she or her descendants will probably need to seek refuge in Israel. Don't live in denial. Too many European Jews died because we didn't have anywhere to go.

Lux Tenebrae's avatar

oh dear, a ‘journalist’.

A curious space in British politics indeed.

They just expelled their co-Chairman of Green Party Wahmen, who was found to have breached diversity rules by making “clearly antagonistic” comments about “fae/faer” pronouns used by people who believe they are mythical beings.

She claimed to have been labelled an “antisemitic, eugenicist, fascist, far-Right bigot”.

They are dangerous antihuman lunatics.

Marian Hobson's avatar

“Can the Greens really go mainstream?” Lead by a former promoter of breast enhancement, I sincerely hope not.

Let’s try to do more about children in poverty, increasing access to better paid work for women, making work places safer. Labour has started on this, and needsto continue hard and fast.

Gem Randall's avatar

You think any of the other options will defend human rights ?

Lux Tenebrae's avatar

aka the antihuman species traitor inversion matrix, where illegal immigrant rapists and transgender school shooters are treated like pets.

Paul Barker's avatar

If the Greens are really "on the Up" then we have to explain why they have been doing so poorly in actual elections. There have been some 200+ Local by-elections since last May, The libdems have made 21 gains, The greens only 3.

Nickrl's avatar

Labour will retain. Reform are past their peak

Janet Beale's avatar

There is no sign the Greens will challenge the Capitalist system - for real change the economic system has to be challenged otherwise it’s just Capitalist power politics as usual!

The Weaver's avatar

I used to think that, then I delved into their conference-ratified policy archive. The instinct throughout is definitively anti-capitalist.

And that’s before the recent influx of members, who appear to have a distinct anti-capitalist preference.