RICHARD MEDHURST

Is @richimedhurst  pro #Palestine  ? absolutely.
Is Richard Medhurst by definition anti #Israel ? He must be by default.
Does this make Richard Medhurst anti semetic ?
 Of course not. 
Go look up the definition of an anti Semite, you may be surprised, it is just a trope used to silence people.
Wether you agree with Richard is utterly beside the point.
He is a journalist.
He is NOT an #Hamas terrorist.
He is a geopolitical commentator.
As such, like anyone, he is entitled to report events.
One will remember that I got in trouble for breaking the #Nazi  in the #Canadian parliament story.
It is our job to report on what is happening around the world.
Wether that fits in with your ideology is a moot point.
Sometimes the truth is unpalatable and you may not like what we, as journalists, report.
That does not give the state of any country, the right, to stop you doing so.
It does not give you the right, to harass, accuse or imprison a journalist doing his job.
That is how fascism starts, takes hold and silences the truth.
We have all seen how countries do this via media, police and legislation.
When you do this, you are supporting the very ideals of 1930s Germany and are operating just like them.
Silencing, harassing and jailing anyone with an alternative view, is exactly what the gestapo used to do.
That is not a world anyone wants to live in again and we are being nudged by shadowy figures, into such a world.
It may be Richard today, but it will be you tomorrow.
You do not have to watch, read or like what Richard says.
What you absolutely MUST do, is defend his right to say it.
The alternative is an anathema to freedom.

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