Matt
@twosidesbalance.bsky.social
A career in British politics.
These are epochal times and passivity enables malicious actors.
Europe needs to pursue strategic autonomy.
Interests: risk, politics, economics, ecology, technology, psychology, philosophy
These are epochal times and passivity enables malicious actors.
Europe needs to pursue strategic autonomy.
Interests: risk, politics, economics, ecology, technology, psychology, philosophy
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Matt
@twosidesbalance.bsky.social
· May 23
How many stop to think about the term 'anti-Semitic'?
Israeli propaganda has weaponised it for decades to devastating effect.
But who are Semites?
People of the Middle East. Arabs, Jews and more.
So, is it 'anti-Semitic' to speak out against a genocide of Palestinian Semites?
Of course not.
Israeli propaganda has weaponised it for decades to devastating effect.
But who are Semites?
People of the Middle East. Arabs, Jews and more.
So, is it 'anti-Semitic' to speak out against a genocide of Palestinian Semites?
Of course not.
Only two countries in the world always vote against UN resolutions to make access to food a universal human right.
Israel and the US.
Now we know why.
Israel and the US.
Now we know why.
July 27, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Only two countries in the world always vote against UN resolutions to make access to food a universal human right.
Israel and the US.
Now we know why.
Israel and the US.
Now we know why.
Few headlines better demonstrate European ineptitude, passivity and complicity than this.
July 26, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Few headlines better demonstrate European ineptitude, passivity and complicity than this.
She was right.
Although there are monsters.
They just hide in plain sight and most choose to ignore them or never realise they're there.
Although there are monsters.
They just hide in plain sight and most choose to ignore them or never realise they're there.
July 26, 2025 at 7:27 AM
She was right.
Although there are monsters.
They just hide in plain sight and most choose to ignore them or never realise they're there.
Although there are monsters.
They just hide in plain sight and most choose to ignore them or never realise they're there.
"Thousands of children had to close their eyes for you to open yours."
A Palestinian, talking to the Western public, journalists and politicians.
A Palestinian, talking to the Western public, journalists and politicians.
July 26, 2025 at 7:26 AM
"Thousands of children had to close their eyes for you to open yours."
A Palestinian, talking to the Western public, journalists and politicians.
A Palestinian, talking to the Western public, journalists and politicians.
Imagine being so hopelessly naive or ideologically fanatical that you can't understand the racist extremism of Zionism.
July 24, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Imagine being so hopelessly naive or ideologically fanatical that you can't understand the racist extremism of Zionism.
Antisemitism used to be when you denied a holocaust.
Now it's when you don't support one
Now it's when you don't support one
July 23, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Antisemitism used to be when you denied a holocaust.
Now it's when you don't support one
Now it's when you don't support one
It's rare to see a more flagrant attempt to manipulate public opinion with outrageous propaganda.
Indescribably grotesque deceit.
Indescribably grotesque deceit.
July 23, 2025 at 5:14 AM
It's rare to see a more flagrant attempt to manipulate public opinion with outrageous propaganda.
Indescribably grotesque deceit.
Indescribably grotesque deceit.
Today I head a radio host, a politician on TV and now this article all saying the same thing.
The vast numbers of deaths of Palestinians in Gaza is entirely the fault of Hamas.
Israel has no moral culpability or accountability whatsoever.
It is now far beyond what even George Orwell imagined.
The vast numbers of deaths of Palestinians in Gaza is entirely the fault of Hamas.
Israel has no moral culpability or accountability whatsoever.
It is now far beyond what even George Orwell imagined.
July 22, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Today I head a radio host, a politician on TV and now this article all saying the same thing.
The vast numbers of deaths of Palestinians in Gaza is entirely the fault of Hamas.
Israel has no moral culpability or accountability whatsoever.
It is now far beyond what even George Orwell imagined.
The vast numbers of deaths of Palestinians in Gaza is entirely the fault of Hamas.
Israel has no moral culpability or accountability whatsoever.
It is now far beyond what even George Orwell imagined.
Supporters of Israel say opposition to the slaughter of 10s of thousands of Palestinian children and plans to remove all survivors to other countries is siding with terrorism because Hamas opposes it.
Hamas believe the sky is blue.
Is saying the sky is blue siding with terrorism?
Hamas believe the sky is blue.
Is saying the sky is blue siding with terrorism?
July 22, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Supporters of Israel say opposition to the slaughter of 10s of thousands of Palestinian children and plans to remove all survivors to other countries is siding with terrorism because Hamas opposes it.
Hamas believe the sky is blue.
Is saying the sky is blue siding with terrorism?
Hamas believe the sky is blue.
Is saying the sky is blue siding with terrorism?
How did the Nazi party convince 8 million Germans to join it?
Why was it largely unopposed for years in the 1930s despite its vicious rhetoric?
Propaganda and cowardice.
How is Israel committing a live streamed holocaust whilst millions support it?
Propaganda and cowardice.
Why was it largely unopposed for years in the 1930s despite its vicious rhetoric?
Propaganda and cowardice.
How is Israel committing a live streamed holocaust whilst millions support it?
Propaganda and cowardice.
July 22, 2025 at 5:32 AM
How did the Nazi party convince 8 million Germans to join it?
Why was it largely unopposed for years in the 1930s despite its vicious rhetoric?
Propaganda and cowardice.
How is Israel committing a live streamed holocaust whilst millions support it?
Propaganda and cowardice.
Why was it largely unopposed for years in the 1930s despite its vicious rhetoric?
Propaganda and cowardice.
How is Israel committing a live streamed holocaust whilst millions support it?
Propaganda and cowardice.
Israel supporters say opposition to the slaughter of 10s of thousands of Palestinian children and plans to remove all survivors to other countries is siding with terrorism because Hamas opposes it.
Hamas believe the sky is blue.
Is saying the sky is blue siding with terrorism?
Hamas believe the sky is blue.
Is saying the sky is blue siding with terrorism?
July 22, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Israel supporters say opposition to the slaughter of 10s of thousands of Palestinian children and plans to remove all survivors to other countries is siding with terrorism because Hamas opposes it.
Hamas believe the sky is blue.
Is saying the sky is blue siding with terrorism?
Hamas believe the sky is blue.
Is saying the sky is blue siding with terrorism?
The Israeli defence Minister.
The Israeli gov thinks annihilation is the response to the deaths of Israeli's on October 7th.
By this horrific and absurd logic, Israel suffered no terrorism, only appropriate responses to its decades of killings of Palestinians.
But it doesn't think that at all.
The Israeli gov thinks annihilation is the response to the deaths of Israeli's on October 7th.
By this horrific and absurd logic, Israel suffered no terrorism, only appropriate responses to its decades of killings of Palestinians.
But it doesn't think that at all.
July 14, 2025 at 12:08 PM
The Israeli defence Minister.
The Israeli gov thinks annihilation is the response to the deaths of Israeli's on October 7th.
By this horrific and absurd logic, Israel suffered no terrorism, only appropriate responses to its decades of killings of Palestinians.
But it doesn't think that at all.
The Israeli gov thinks annihilation is the response to the deaths of Israeli's on October 7th.
By this horrific and absurd logic, Israel suffered no terrorism, only appropriate responses to its decades of killings of Palestinians.
But it doesn't think that at all.
Self defence and hostages.
July 14, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Self defence and hostages.
Holocaust denial is grotesque.
Gaza is much worse than a genocide.
It's another holocaust.
And yet millions deny it's even happening.
Despite 100s of thousands killed, ancient cities destroyed and countless Israeli government statements saying Gaza will be emptied.
Gaza is much worse than a genocide.
It's another holocaust.
And yet millions deny it's even happening.
Despite 100s of thousands killed, ancient cities destroyed and countless Israeli government statements saying Gaza will be emptied.
July 13, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Holocaust denial is grotesque.
Gaza is much worse than a genocide.
It's another holocaust.
And yet millions deny it's even happening.
Despite 100s of thousands killed, ancient cities destroyed and countless Israeli government statements saying Gaza will be emptied.
Gaza is much worse than a genocide.
It's another holocaust.
And yet millions deny it's even happening.
Despite 100s of thousands killed, ancient cities destroyed and countless Israeli government statements saying Gaza will be emptied.
"The darkest places in hell are reserved for those who maintain their neutrality in times of moral crisis."
- Dante Alighieri
- Dante Alighieri
July 12, 2025 at 10:08 PM
"The darkest places in hell are reserved for those who maintain their neutrality in times of moral crisis."
- Dante Alighieri
- Dante Alighieri
A 50 year old poem.
It applies more than ever.
Much of Europe turns a blind eye.
It applies more than ever.
Much of Europe turns a blind eye.
July 9, 2025 at 9:05 AM
A 50 year old poem.
It applies more than ever.
Much of Europe turns a blind eye.
It applies more than ever.
Much of Europe turns a blind eye.
David Ben-Gurion was Israel's first PM. He was a known terrorist before that.
The radical fundamentalist nature of Zionism that Gurion & others began, and continues today, is seen in his quotes.
Jewish, Arab and other lives all sacrificed for the ever expanding state of Israel.
The radical fundamentalist nature of Zionism that Gurion & others began, and continues today, is seen in his quotes.
Jewish, Arab and other lives all sacrificed for the ever expanding state of Israel.
July 1, 2025 at 10:08 AM
David Ben-Gurion was Israel's first PM. He was a known terrorist before that.
The radical fundamentalist nature of Zionism that Gurion & others began, and continues today, is seen in his quotes.
Jewish, Arab and other lives all sacrificed for the ever expanding state of Israel.
The radical fundamentalist nature of Zionism that Gurion & others began, and continues today, is seen in his quotes.
Jewish, Arab and other lives all sacrificed for the ever expanding state of Israel.
Anyone, anywhere in the world, seeing what's happening in Gaza and stridently supporting it in public without equivocation should be considered a dangerous, radicalised ideologue.
Any of those living in liberal democracies should be considered a national security threat to our liberty.
Any of those living in liberal democracies should be considered a national security threat to our liberty.
June 30, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Anyone, anywhere in the world, seeing what's happening in Gaza and stridently supporting it in public without equivocation should be considered a dangerous, radicalised ideologue.
Any of those living in liberal democracies should be considered a national security threat to our liberty.
Any of those living in liberal democracies should be considered a national security threat to our liberty.
Does Iran have a right to exist?
Does Iran have a right to defend itself against unilateral aggression based on entirely false pretences?
Based on Zionist logic for the last 20 monts, Iran has not just the right but should try to extinguish all threats to its security entirely.
Oh dear.
Does Iran have a right to defend itself against unilateral aggression based on entirely false pretences?
Based on Zionist logic for the last 20 monts, Iran has not just the right but should try to extinguish all threats to its security entirely.
Oh dear.
June 23, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Does Iran have a right to exist?
Does Iran have a right to defend itself against unilateral aggression based on entirely false pretences?
Based on Zionist logic for the last 20 monts, Iran has not just the right but should try to extinguish all threats to its security entirely.
Oh dear.
Does Iran have a right to defend itself against unilateral aggression based on entirely false pretences?
Based on Zionist logic for the last 20 monts, Iran has not just the right but should try to extinguish all threats to its security entirely.
Oh dear.
He says this to portray Israel as the victim, to create sympathy and therefore poltical room for manoeuvre as a result.
A war that Israel started, under entirely false pretences as all Western intelligence agencies say Iran was not building nukes.
So, does Iran have a right to self defence?
A war that Israel started, under entirely false pretences as all Western intelligence agencies say Iran was not building nukes.
So, does Iran have a right to self defence?
June 23, 2025 at 11:28 AM
He says this to portray Israel as the victim, to create sympathy and therefore poltical room for manoeuvre as a result.
A war that Israel started, under entirely false pretences as all Western intelligence agencies say Iran was not building nukes.
So, does Iran have a right to self defence?
A war that Israel started, under entirely false pretences as all Western intelligence agencies say Iran was not building nukes.
So, does Iran have a right to self defence?
The UK and much of Europe gives up the independence of its poltical decision making to the most extreme and violent religious/poltical ideology the world has seen since ww2.
June 23, 2025 at 10:17 AM
The UK and much of Europe gives up the independence of its poltical decision making to the most extreme and violent religious/poltical ideology the world has seen since ww2.
With the only caveat being that the Israeli number may be far higher but we can't know because they don't allow any inspections, nor officially confirm the programme at all.
Unlike every other nuclear nation.
Unlike every other nuclear nation.
June 22, 2025 at 2:39 PM
With the only caveat being that the Israeli number may be far higher but we can't know because they don't allow any inspections, nor officially confirm the programme at all.
Unlike every other nuclear nation.
Unlike every other nuclear nation.
There will be many so called liberal Europeans who care more about their Latte and avocado toast rising in price in the coming weeks than the deaths of 10s of thousands of Palestinian children over the last 20 months.
June 22, 2025 at 2:08 PM
There will be many so called liberal Europeans who care more about their Latte and avocado toast rising in price in the coming weeks than the deaths of 10s of thousands of Palestinian children over the last 20 months.
Right wing European:
Reign down the bombs, kill thousands of Muslims, I couldn't care less as they deserve it.
Right wing European:
This attack by a Muslim in Europe that killed two is evidence of their mindless brutality.
Reign down the bombs, kill thousands of Muslims, I couldn't care less as they deserve it.
Right wing European:
This attack by a Muslim in Europe that killed two is evidence of their mindless brutality.
June 22, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Right wing European:
Reign down the bombs, kill thousands of Muslims, I couldn't care less as they deserve it.
Right wing European:
This attack by a Muslim in Europe that killed two is evidence of their mindless brutality.
Reign down the bombs, kill thousands of Muslims, I couldn't care less as they deserve it.
Right wing European:
This attack by a Muslim in Europe that killed two is evidence of their mindless brutality.
It doesn't need any commentary.
June 21, 2025 at 4:32 PM
It doesn't need any commentary.