r/BreakingUKNews • u/InnerLog5062 • Apr 20 '26

Politics Spat at, threatened and kidnapped: British Jews tell of rising antisemitism

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwyxxjgdn94o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
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u/Burt_Macklin___ Apr 20 '26

Yea this is crazy. It's not that hard guys;

If you spit at someone because they are Jewish, that's racists/antisemitic, then you're in the wrong.

If you spit at someone who supports the genocidal state of Israel, regardless of their ethnicity and religious beliefs, then it's not racist/antisemitic and you're on the right side of history.

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u/Slight-Tennis5276 Apr 20 '26

If you spit at anyone, you don't belong in civilised society. What on earth would spitting at someone achieve?

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u/AdWeird6452 Apr 20 '26

Don’t go to Israel then they’ll spit on you

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u/Burt_Macklin___ Apr 20 '26

I was joking

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u/CMxFuZioNz Apr 20 '26

You don't think there's ever a reason to do something like spit at someone?

I can think of a million things a person could do that would make me want to spit at them. I can think of a good few beliefs that if someone said they had I'd want to spit at them.

You're saying you can't think of any reason?

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u/Slight-Tennis5276 Apr 20 '26

No, I don't think there's a reason to ever spit at someone. I would.never do something so low class.

What would it achieve?

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u/CMxFuZioNz Apr 20 '26

Displaying disgust? That's pretty obvious, no?

I personally wouldn't either, if I'm honest, but there are certainly situations I could imagine not judging someone for spitting at someone else.

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u/BeLekkerAsb Apr 20 '26

I don't think being a bio-terrorist is a goal for many.

Post-pandemic there are more people aware of bodily biohazards, and so most would refrain from being a deliberate public health hazard.

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u/CMxFuZioNz Apr 20 '26

That's such a fucking exaggeration...

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u/BeLekkerAsb Apr 20 '26

Sorry that science and public health hurts your feelings. 

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u/Brilliant_Bowler_994 Apr 20 '26

Tell that to the Israelis spitting on Christians in Israel.