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Agree but the abuse he was receiving was. Moreover he is trying to highlight the growing curse of anti semitism in our society. I think he has indeed been ‘disingenuous’ about his ‘just wanting to cross the road’ stance, but it has successfully made the whole country talk about racism and a...

I can understand your first point because that is the perception of many given how extreme anti semitism became in Germany and you are right to say that it is nowhere near comparable to Nazi Germany which was roughly from 1933 to 1945. However, prior to this time, anti semitism was apparent but...

You clearly need a history lesson. The Jews in 1930s Germany were singled out by a racist party and a predominantly anti semitic society. This led to the deaths of millions from all over Europe in the extermination camps. However, it started with what on the face of it might have been...

Hilarious? Really? Shocking post

My question watching this and the extended version of the london march, is why ANYONE (whatever their cause) is allowed to march or demonstrate shouting ‘scum’ at people whilst having their faces covered?

Quadrophenia

Could you explain what you mean by this please? “ the reality is that 4,000 year old stereotypes have not lasted this long without foundation”

Anti semitism is a HUGE issue and this is a ‘top story’. However, for me the most horrifying and worrying aspect was the language, intimidation and attitude of the marchers. I thought the policeman showed remarkable patience and the Jewish gentleman stayed remarkably calm.

Another NSC thread about how we are all victims, how all businesses abuse us, how everything should be cheaper than it is and how we have been stripped of the ability to make our own choices and decisions!

I have a close Estonian friend in his early 30s who has lived and worked in Norway and Spain for 10 years, speaks 4 languages and is extremely educated and basically ‘normal’, but whose parents consider themselves Russian. He consequently believes we in the west are being lied to about Putin and...

I anticipate he will want to stay because he won’t actually be offered a job that will be better than the one he has.

History says it’s about winning the peace. Germany post WW1 became bitter and vengeful and this gave Hitler the platform to start WW2. The WW2 victors learned the lessons and helped rebuild Germany and thus it became a stable, democratic and peaceful nation. We can only hope that western...

When you look out to sea on a calm day, you can see why sailors used to think that if they sailed to the horizon they would fall of the edge. Still baffles me a bit to think the world is a sphere not flat at moments like that. (Ps. i know it’s not really flat!)

And there you have it, the ‘no one else can have a valid opinion’ argument.

After this weekend’s polls, I think we can confidently say that labour will have a big enough majority after the GE to be able do implement any policy they want to. But is the country and just as significantly, our society, so broken that it’s impossible to repair? Every where you look from the...