Thread by @Steve_Cooke

THREAD: Glynis Millward, who goes on Crispin Flintoff's alt-left show to give "top advice" on how to respond to being suspended by the Labour Party, repeats a common theme among antisemitism denialists by challenging me to report her to the police. /1

And when I say repeats, I really do mean that. Gaslighting Glynis says the same thing again and again to people who raise concerns about antisemitism in the Labour Party, insinuating that their experiences can't be genuine if they haven't reported them as hate crimes. /2

That's a ridiculous response to complaints about anti-Jewish racism because antisemitism is not illegal in and of itself. Nor are other forms of racism. Some expressions of antisemitic sentiment, such as incitement to racial hatred, are unlawful, but most are not. /3

Statements and actions don't have to be illegal in order to be wrong. They don't need to be crimes to breach the Labour Party's rules. Racism, including antisemitism, is harmful to its victims and to society. It is immoral and contrary to our values as democratic socialists. /4

That ought to be common sense, especially for anyone who aspires to progressive politics. But not, it seems, to Gaslighting Glynis and the many others who come out with this sort of discriminatory rubbish about antisemitism. Fortunately, comrade Millward is no longer a member. /5

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