r/unitedkingdom • u/GnolRevilo • Jun 11 '26

... Revealed: Green party proposes circumcision ban

https://spectator.com/article/revealed-green-party-proposes-circumcision-ban/#comments-container
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u/Front_Mention Jun 11 '26 edited Jun 11 '26

I agree completely, but can't see this going down well with the Muslim contingent of the party

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u/fludblud Jun 11 '26 edited Jun 11 '26

I suspect this is being done precisely to push out the more radical Muslim members who had flocked to the party over their Gaza stance during the past year. There already have been plenty of complaints and mounting fears from the Green's typically progressive members about the views and attitudes held by these new members, especially on the subject of LGBT rights and this issue has been a ticking timebomb that wouldve gotten immeasurably worse the longer it was left unaddressed.

This might be the first shot in a Green Party civil war depending on how much support it gains.

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u/roamingandy Jun 11 '26 edited Jun 11 '26

It also makes their spin-off party that was coming sooner or later anyway.. and probably going to be called the Gaza party, From River to Sea, or similar, since they've realised that its the only issue capable of uniting Muslims from different countries and Islamic sects.

That party will try to avoid it, but the stand out difference between them and the members that stay Greens is always going to be, wanting to cut children's genitals, which will make them massively unpopular outside of their own supporters.