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06-04-2017, 11:40 AM | #51 | ||
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Well i still don't know if his comments are offensive or not.Maybe ill advised in an organisation that's known for anti-semitism.
I suppose it's like the old fella who wound the clock up in the train station who was overheard talking about immigration. While you're in a proffessional setting you should probably avoid topics that your organisation don't want you addressing while at work. |
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06-04-2017, 11:41 AM | #52 | |||
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06-04-2017, 11:42 AM | #53 | |||
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The 'cut and paste job' is an effective way, short of finding Mr Pickles and requesting a taped interview of posting information to the forum. Of course I don't feel that it's excusable for offensive comments to be tweeted or stated by a representative of a political party, but the suggestion of late that it is somehow institutionally endemic within Labour and it's members is ridiculous. As you have highlighted yourself my feeling is the antisemitic accusations are a ruse by the anticorbynites, as in it's nothing more than a tool to create a public backlash at this left leaning Labour leader. I do not feel comfortable that antisemetism is being used in this way.
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06-04-2017, 12:01 PM | #54 | |||
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Mr. Corbyn can't have been too happy with his friend getting off so lightly if he wants another inquiry.
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06-04-2017, 12:11 PM | #55 | |||
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06-04-2017, 12:28 PM | #56 | |||
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You know what mortifies me; the pure naivety of the British public over this incident. The press and Right wingers, some of who also have no understanding of what Livingstone said, can turn this guy into a sacrificial lamb even though nothing he said was anti-Semitism. They rely on our ignorance folk, this is the bullet they needed to destroy what’s left of the Labour Party.
Corbyn now has to get rid of Ken because there's simply no other way to save himself or his party members. I understand why he's doing it but this has to be a sad day in history.
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06-04-2017, 01:57 PM | #57 | |||
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06-04-2017, 02:46 PM | #58 | ||
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but what is anti semetic about what hes said
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06-04-2017, 03:50 PM | #59 | |||
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Which ever way you look at it, he said nothing anti-Semetic.
There are many Jews who don’t support racism, and will never support the ill treatment the Palestinians receive. Many Jews see Zionism as an evil that created a racist state and so to call anti-Zionism "anti-Semitism," verges on obscene. Don’t get me wrong here, I believe the Jews are far more sinned upon than do the sinning. The reason Zionism grew like it did is because of post traumatic periods in history. Jewish people have spent too long being expelled from tribal lands but for Zionist forces to do the same to the Arabs makes them just as tribal and barbaric as the rest. What we have to accept is, if you are a Zionist Jew then for you, Zionism is at the very heart of being Jewish and so you could be offended when someone speaks out against Zionism. What the Zionists must accept is, many of those speaking out are none Zionist Jews and for that reason alone, It can't be seen as anti-Semitism
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06-04-2017, 04:30 PM | #60 | ||
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the news media is hysterical, they seem to label so much as anti semitism when clearly in some cases its either a criticism of israel or support of palestinians. in this case its merely a conversation about whether the nazis ever supported zionism. I cant see why merely discussing that is racist. but maybe I am missing the intent or connotation here |
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06-04-2017, 04:44 PM | #61 | ||
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Does anyone know why he said it yet?or in what context?
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06-04-2017, 05:26 PM | #62 | |||
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06-04-2017, 05:30 PM | #63 | |||
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There's a video with what he actually said here: https://www.theguardian.com/politics...xpulsion-video
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06-04-2017, 06:45 PM | #64 | |||
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Very good article which people should read if they don't understand why Livingston has upset so many people with his comments. What he said is one interpretation of events but in history there is very little that is 'fact'.
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06-04-2017, 07:24 PM | #65 | |||
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There is enough old documentation on this to accept it as fact but certain people clearly try and rubbish this. If it wasn't fact, why did Goebbels have a special coin minted to celebrate Zionism? The coin had a Star of David on one side and a Swastika on the other side. http://azvsas.blogspot.co.uk/2016/07...hree-card.html
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07-04-2017, 08:29 AM | #66 | |||
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This wasn’t about making Zionism bad (according to David Baddiel’s article in the Guardian). Zionism formed its own reputation long after the formation of Israel. None of us would be talking about Zionism now if they were all living happily under the same balmy sky. Try looking at a map of Israel and Palestine 100 years ago and then compare it with a map of Israel and Palestine today. Ethnic cleansing is the thing that disturbs many of us about Zionism, not Germany offering them a resettlement agreement nearly a hundred years ago.
I’m sure people don’t give a damn what the Germans did for the Zionists, its just a small part in history and at best, interesting. To suggest it made Zionists Nazi supporters is just as ridiculous than calling Zionism anti-Semitic.
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07-04-2017, 09:49 AM | #67 | |||
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It never fails to amaze me the lengths some people will go to in order to excuse anti-Semitism. It's the same people who are all over any kind of negatively toward any other group. And so shall it always be. Saying there is no evidence of Labour's anti-Semitism and the fact that it's more widespread in Corbyn's Labour than it is in any other party.
Thank you MTVN for a little balance, I knew there had to be some in there somewhere and it didn't necessarily have to come from me. |
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07-04-2017, 12:01 PM | #68 | ||
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I said earlier here I wished Livingstone would keep quiet.
However whether he is wrong as to his perception of history or right in parts. The charge of anti semitism against him is ridiculous and those that level same do a massive injustice as to clearing out anti semitism from all Parties and throughout society where any anti semitism may exist too. Really the witch hunts on this in the media particularly are becoming more pure spite likely than much of real anti semitic substance. |
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07-04-2017, 02:28 PM | #69 | |||
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I haven't said there is no evidence within Labour at all therefore your twisting has fallen at the first hurdle, my point was, is and will continue to be that it exists in all parties and it is wrongly being ascribed to Labour only due to an orchestrated media campaign. Your 'balance' consists of of journalists opinion which in other threads you have explicitly rubbished as worthless....that is until they marry with your standpoint.
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07-04-2017, 02:52 PM | #70 | ||
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07-04-2017, 02:53 PM | #71 | ||
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07-04-2017, 06:12 PM | #72 | ||
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there is a lot of racism in both parties but more anti semitism it seems within labour atm...though id still question if this is anti semitism with livingstone
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07-04-2017, 06:17 PM | #73 | |||
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It's scary that he thinks like that and feels free to voice it. And really, if it was just this, it would have been forgotten now. But add it to all the other claims that Jewish MPs and party members have made, all the hearings and party expulsions on the grounds of anti-Semitism, and you'll see Labour is waaaay out in front in the anti-Semitic stakes. The evidence is there.
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07-04-2017, 07:10 PM | #74 | |||
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These are the protests right wing media don't want you to see.
Do you think the people here are anti-Semitic or anti-Zionist? http://www.realnews247.com/spec_rpt_...st_zionism.htm
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08-04-2017, 08:45 AM | #75 | ||
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It is more likely being used as such which actually does a massive disservice as to dealing with genuine anti semitism,no matter where it may be. |
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