demonstration Against Marks and Spencer - 26th August - London

Who says it has to be about choosing sides? Don't adults look at the rights and wrongs of both parties rather than just trying to break everything down into goodies and baddies?

 

The most disturbing thing you've just said is that you hate the Jews. Why? Are you a Nazi or something? I'm by and large against what the state of Israel is doing at the moment and the human rights abuses it is responsible for, but in no way do I dislike Jews. I know some very lovely Jewish people. How can you categorically prejudice against an entire race, especially one so long suffering as the Jews? That's just plain wrong....

 

I was kinda hoping it was just lazy typing and he actually meant "the Israeli state"

 

I hope you're right, but it's a pretty non-PC slip to make....

 

I expect I'm wrong. It was just a wild and whacky experiment in looking for the best in people

 

Well he doesn't seem to be racist in other threads, seems quite reasonable and open minded. Hope it was just a slip....

 

I was doing schtick. The real reason I sided with Palestine over Israel is because they got fucked over by us in the first place, so technically we owe them.

I'm not an anti-Semite, although thinking about it now, I've never met anyone Jewish who I actually like.

 

If you're going to demonstrate against a company for their part in a war, you've probably already done it. To me, it's not goodies and baddies, it's just 5.9999... of one, half a dozen the other.

 

I think i agree with that..

 

Done what? Chosen sides? I hardly think so. It's simply about making your voice heard loudest where you think it's the most important. That doesn't imply 'choosing sides'. If I was to demonstrate against the Labour party's handling of, say, the health service, does that automatically mean I've sided with the Conservatives? Nope. That's a very narrow minded way of looking at the situation.

The simple fact of the matter is that I believe there's right and wrong on both sides. And I really think I'[m the best placed person to judge whether or not I've 'taken sides'. I think the Israeli government are more in need of vocal criticism at the moment because they have the might of a military machine behind them.