Mr Ixer 'It's an interesting point. How much do or can people's views change over the years?' 'Then there's Nigel Farage. Classmates from his old school allege he was antisemitic and racist. He hasn't apologised and has suggested it may have been banter'. What conveniently good memories they have. How much can you remember of what your fellow pupils or even yourself said 50+ years ago ? So how pathetic of you when in challenging Farage's policies on immigration and calling him racist you have to bring up what he is supposed to have said at school some 50 (?) years ago. 'Sadly, X didn't exist when Nigel was at school so no evidence for or against remains, but he does indicate it was 50 years ago and presumably implying he has different views now?' Snide analysis with, as you admit, no evidence of what he actually said as a schoolboy, and in what context anything that might have been said was made. To you he is only 'implying' that he has changed whereas you obviously think he has not and is still as antisemitic as then. Very totalitarian of you to damn a person for not apologising for something he denies saying and for which there is no evidence he even did so. Stalinist even. What evidence do you have of him being antisemitic today ? Many on this Forum today make what can easily be construed as antisemitic comments yet you never challenge or decry them. And why is it racist to have firm views on immigration that differ from yours ? And what evidence do we have that you were the perfect schoolboy progressive, enchanting (or infuriating) your fellow pupils by singing "Kumbaya" all the time. I am sure your views have never changed and that back in the day you were as priggish and sanctimonious as you come across, to me at least, today. Mr Pollyanna in fact !

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Topic	Date Posted	Posted By
Shabana Mahmoud ~ Pro-Palestine Activist?	02/01/26 11:54:00	Sue Hammond
Re:Shabana Mahmoud ~ Pro-Palestine Activist?	02/01/26 12:03:00	David Ainsworth
Re:Shabana Mahmoud ~ Pro-Palestine Activist?	02/01/26 12:26:00	Steven Rose
Blatant?	02/01/26 12:45:00	David Ainsworth
Re:Re:Shabana Mahmoud ~ Pro-Palestine Activist?	02/01/26 13:41:00	Sue Hammond
Reply	02/01/26 17:24:00	Michael Ixer
Re:Reply	03/01/26 15:32:00	John Hawkes
Re:Re:Reply	03/01/26 16:56:00	Steven Rose
Reply	03/01/26 18:14:00	Sue Hammond
Re:Reply	03/01/26 20:11:00	Gerry Boyce
Re:Re:Reply	04/01/26 08:52:00	Sue Hammond
Reply	04/01/26 09:29:00	David Ainsworth
Re:Reply	04/01/26 11:35:00	John Hawkes
Re:Re:Re:Reply	04/01/26 10:04:00	Gerry Boyce
Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply	04/01/26 10:38:00	David Ainsworth
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply	04/01/26 11:49:00	John Hawkes
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply	04/01/26 11:51:00	John Hawkes

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