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Zack Polanski says he was wrong to call himself a Red Cross spokesperson
(www.theguardian.com)
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Abandon all support? Is this how you've been reading these comments? Seriously? Take a step back and breathe a little, mate. Sounds like you're imagining a scenario and then reacting to it.
Politicians should be held to account and that is one of the roles of the media. That's not a controversial thing to say. Left wing, right wing, chicken wing: they should all be held to account on what they say and do. That doesn't translate to "abandon all support and vote". What kind of paranoia is this 🤣?
You're supremely naïve or intentionally being obtuse if you think the UK media class is anything but fundamentally dishonest and irresponsible. Politicians can and should be held to account; but they always get an easy ride if they favour the status quo. You can't gaslight anyone into not believing what they see and hear every single day. It's not paranoia, it's a clear pattern of behaviour. Like a bunch of negative pieces coming out practically in sync in the run up to polling day, much of which play fast and loose with the truth.
Let's see if you're brave enough to tell the class who you will be voting for.
😂 Whilst most of the country has local elections. My part does not. So no-one 😉. However you'll be very surprised to know I voted Green last time around. Why would you be surprised? Because you clearly think in black and white absolutes by the way you're replying - you're either with us or against us and any deviation will not be tolerated.
Anyways fun chatting with you.
Of course you failed to address most of my comment, because you can't refute what I said. You've got no argument, and smugness does not make up for that. If you are defending this joke of a media class, you are also a joke.
You can try the centrist "nuance" wank all you like, it's very easy to support the guy who's not an evil bastard, it's a pretty straightforward black and white decision. Materially supporting the slaughter of Palestinians, among many other things, is significantly worse than anything Polanski has done.
I'm ignoring most of your comments because you sound agitated and aren't communicating in good faith. You seem to be actively trolling the point that everyone needs to 100% agree with you or be deficient in some way. Sorry but that's a bit tiring.
You're free to have your own strong opinions on the matter but I don't have to agree with you. 👍