Are ALL the anti-Semitism screamers going to turn out to be religious bigots?
Facepalm: one can imagine Jeremy Corbyn’s shocked ‘not in my name’ response to what’s going on here – if he’s ever asked about it.
I suppose it was inevitable that the people who have been screaming about Jeremy Corbyn and anti-Semitism wouldn’t know when to stop – but they’ve really shot their feet off this time, let alone their mouths.
After an attack piece against Jeremy Corbyn led to a complaint of hate crime because it featured these words…
Corbynism has multiple weird parallels with Christianity – they share a saviour concept, and an enemy in Jews
… I published a piece suggesting that the words of the author, one Tanya Gold, as published in a newspaper, may not only be a hate crime as defined by the Equalities Act 2010, but may also be incitement to others to commit such crimes.
Within less than a day, this already seems to have come true:
Former Ed Balls special advisor says hatred of Jews is “literally the point of Christianity”.
How is this not inciting religious hatred? What a reprehensible thing to write. pic.twitter.com/PhXcjSrkgE
— Aaron Bastani (@AaronBastani) April 5, 2023
The comment is clearly wrong because it proceeds from a false premise: the original claim was that Jews were the enemies of Christians (it was Jews who were actively opposed to Christians) and not the other way around.
I am reminded of one of the pillars of Christianity, which is the phrase, “Turn the other cheek.” It advocates pacifism.
In this particular case, though, it seems clear that such a course will not deter the aggressor, so I certainly recommend recourse to a legal solution.
In other words, let’s make sure the bigot referenced above, along with anyone else suggesting that either Christians hate Jews or (as Ms Gold suggested) Jews hate Christians, is reported to the police for hate crime, and for inciting it in others.
It’s the only way to stop them.
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