• rah@hilariouschaos.com
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    11 days ago

    Something is seriously wrong with UK

    The prime minister of the UK, Kier Starmer, is married to a woman who is Jewish so at the moment it’s not really possible for the UK to be rational when it comes to Palestine or Israel.

    “The couple has two children: a son (born 2008) and a daughter (born 2010); both are being brought up in their mother’s Jewish heritage and culture. The family observe Shabbat and are members of the Liberal Jewish Synagogue in north London.” – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_Starmer

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      10 days ago

      Have to wonder why this happens so much, that atheists marry jews and cave to their pressure or requests to raise the kids in the jewish faith

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        10 days ago

        Probably a combination of “it’s really important to this person” and “love”. Switching to what your loved one supports happens with all faiths, and occasionally, even football teams.

        I have no problem with that.

        I do, however, have a problem with that actually meaning “they have to support Israel’s genocide” or “they have to arrest anyone who says mean things about Israel”.

        I suspect you could burn a Union Jack in the middle of your City Centre and there’d be no legal response to it (assuming you had an adequate fire risk assessment).

        I also suspect if you burnt an Israeli flag in the middle of your City Centre that you’d be quickly arrested for “terrorism”.

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        10 days ago

        Sex and procreation, the main drivers of human behaviour along with food and survival. It’s nothing specific to Judaism, it’s the same for every religion.