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1) THREAD on Holly Rigby and the "Dual Loyalty" trope.
In other threads (referenced at the end of this one) I've been trying to get to the bottom of the "Anti-Semitism" & tropes allegedly used by myself, Holly Rigby & many others who've been critical of the Rabbi's campaign.
In other threads (referenced at the end of this one) I've been trying to get to the bottom of the "Anti-Semitism" & tropes allegedly used by myself, Holly Rigby & many others who've been critical of the Rabbi's campaign.
2) We've seen plenty of condemnation from mainstream media figures & LBC talkshows, but no actual grown-up discussions about the 'anti-semitism' within Rigby's tweet. If we don't discuss it? How will anyone know where they stand?
3) I set up this thread so that people, whatever their politics, can come forward and engage in proper debate.
Personally, #IStandWithHollyRigby. Do you? What's her crime?
If you don't please explain why here, with clear reasoning.
Personally, #IStandWithHollyRigby. Do you? What's her crime?
If you don't please explain why here, with clear reasoning.
4) So far I've had frustrating responses which are not constructive. See examples from @vmontef1 who has been evasive, posting short jibes then deleting them in order to disrupt the logical flow of my threads — a troll tactic (hence I started taking these screenshots below)
5) Please come forward anyone who has anything sensible to say on the alleged "dual loyalty" trope in Rigby's, mine & other's tweets.
Read the message below (aimed at @vmontef1) & join the debate. If no meaningful opposing responses are forthcoming, then that'll be very telling
Read the message below (aimed at @vmontef1) & join the debate. If no meaningful opposing responses are forthcoming, then that'll be very telling
6) Big motives for the Rabbi's smear campaign (perfectly timed for the election) include the fact that Jeremy Corbyn wants to stop selling weapons to Israel & Saudi Arabia.
(Chief Rabbi: Israel would not survive without weapons — John Bingham, Telegraph, 14 Aug 2014).
(Chief Rabbi: Israel would not survive without weapons — John Bingham, Telegraph, 14 Aug 2014).
7) Here is Holly Rigby's "controversial" tweet (although anyone capable of honest, critical thinking would surely not regard it as controversial at all) https://twitter.com/JosefKalf/status/1199509950776655872?s=19
8) Here's a thread I wrote about another alleged Anti-Semitic trope: the "hidden agenda" trope which Rigby, myself & many others have been accused of during #RabbiGate https://twitter.com/JosefKalf/status/1199699055988879361?s=19
9) When the story broke, I wrote the tweet below instinctively, more or less the same as Rigby's, no hesitation, cos to me the ethical issues were obvious.
"Ah but if you stopped to consider the hurt to Jews you wouldn't have written it"— IS THIS THE AIM? https://twitter.com/JosefKalf/status/1199127812466188291?s=19
"Ah but if you stopped to consider the hurt to Jews you wouldn't have written it"— IS THIS THE AIM? https://twitter.com/JosefKalf/status/1199127812466188291?s=19
10) So please let's have this debate instead of allowing everything to be cloaked in snidey deception.
Part of the motivation of making this thread is to prove that leftwingers are self-reflective, reasoned thinkers, and not a bull-headed, cult-like mob, bleeting mantras, etc.
Part of the motivation of making this thread is to prove that leftwingers are self-reflective, reasoned thinkers, and not a bull-headed, cult-like mob, bleeting mantras, etc.
11) I want to reiterate a point from 5) In today's world, people have an increasingly "internationalist" outlook. To them, saying someone has dual loyalty isn't a call to prosecute or persecute anyone. People are largely cool with it.
12) I have never once thought "Oh my God, that person has dual loyalty! Shame on them!"
Most sensible people don't even think in such terms. They just look at things from the more important wider viewpoint, namely basic ethical principles, social justice, etc.
Most sensible people don't even think in such terms. They just look at things from the more important wider viewpoint, namely basic ethical principles, social justice, etc.
The ethical principles of Corbyn, which shape his manifesto, are the most elementary values of common human decency which religions are supposes to teach. Whether it's the teachings of Jesus, Confucius or a universal humane equivalent.
Let's compare... https://twitter.com/JosefKalf/status/1200126392832348160?s=19
Let's compare... https://twitter.com/JosefKalf/status/1200126392832348160?s=19
Sanity from Michael Rosen: https://twitter.com/Jonathan_K_Cook/status/1200165255999082496?s=19
@MichaelRosenYes Nails it perfectly...
Well done Jeremy Corbyn for putting this ITV News interviewer (shamelessly adherent to the establishment status quo) in his place.
The perverse media machine of this country needs to be dismantled.
The perverse media machine of this country needs to be dismantled.
