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*Thread* MEND is a nasty Islamist pressure group. It has a long record of antisemitism, promotion of some of the UK's worst hate preachers, and entirely unprincipled opposition to Prevent.
It remains true to form, as you will see with its invite to Gareth Bryant this week. 1/11
It remains true to form, as you will see with its invite to Gareth Bryant this week. 1/11
Bryant is a self-styled "chaplain" from New York City. So, what does he make of the American troubles? Attack the police, maybe? Hell yes! "Let it burn!" 2/11
What about sprinting over one of the IHRA antisemitism definition red lines? Yes!
"..the Palestinians have been made to take the place of the Jews & other oppressed Peoples of the era, while the Zionists have taken the place of the Nazis & Fascists." 3/11 https://garethbryant.wordpress.com/tag/holoacaust/
"..the Palestinians have been made to take the place of the Jews & other oppressed Peoples of the era, while the Zionists have taken the place of the Nazis & Fascists." 3/11 https://garethbryant.wordpress.com/tag/holoacaust/
Naturally New York City is best dubbed "Jew York City". It's one of the oldest slurs of all and hardly original, but hey, let's run with it! 4/11 https://garethbryant.wordpress.com/2020/04/07/nypostpseudojournalism/
Is it OK to call people "coons"? Yes, even the preacher Assim al-Hakeem is one of those. He has also spoken against jihad. Bad boy! 5/11
Anyone for gross and crude homophobia? Feast your eyes. Remember, kids: "Male-Male Sexual-Intercourse is automatically Punishable via Death-Penalty". 6/11 https://garethbryant.wordpress.com/tag/gay/
And what about the terrorists of Islamic State? Oh come on, you know the score. An American invention, of course. 7/11
https://garethbryant.wordpress.com/2015/07/21/isismyth/
https://garethbryant.wordpress.com/2015/07/21/isismyth/
Mind the Covid conspiracies too! Bryant sussed them back in March of this year. 8/11
No one in mainstream politics should lend any legitimacy to MEND, ever. The same goes for anyone dealing with extremism.
Yet here is a West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) candidate scheduled to speak at a MEND event in November. 9/11
Yet here is a West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) candidate scheduled to speak at a MEND event in November. 9/11
Here's another featuring the West Yorkshire PCC, a Labour candidate for West Yorkshire Mayor, and two Labour councillors. 10/11 https://www.mend.org.uk/event/islamophobia-awareness-month-2020-yorkshire-and-the-humber-launch/
Many public figures "got" MEND years ago and shun it, as they should. It is long past time that their fellows followed. Especially if they are in Labour, a party that professes to oppose antisemitism. 11/11
