Melanie Phillips thinks Jewish identity is "the unique fusion of a people, a faith and a land", which is why "the Jewish people, as *a* people, is entitled to live in its ancestral homeland." But British identity, she says, "is civic and not ethnic", and therefore have no comparable collective claim to possess the British Isles as their homeland. This double standard is unsustainable. "British" describes the distinct ethnic groups of the British Isles, whose lineage can be traced back thousands of years, and whose Christian faith shaped their nuclearised family units, small farm holdings, manners, morals, culture, and customs. They are a people, with a territory, faith, and distinct identity. And while Melanie says "the suggestion that Jews want to deny to the British the self-determination that the Jews have fulfilled in the State of Israel is false and disgraceful", she also thinks British people excluding anyone of foreign ancestry from being considered as British as they are to be racist. It would be inconceivable for me to tell Melanie what being Jewish actually means, or that Jews shouldn't be alarmed if they were set to become demographic minorities in Israel. If Israel is the only way to prevent Jews from becoming a persecuted minority in foreign lands, then I want the same for my own people, to prevent us from becoming a hated minority in our own country. That is a reasonable demand. If you expect me to support that for you, but not for myself, at the expense of a future for my children, then I won't take you seriously, no matter what names you call me. Watch this video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/bo8IJCv4rTc Support my work on Substack: https://connortomlinson.substack.com/ Follow me on X: https://x.com/Con_Tomlinson Support my work: - https://buymeacoffee.com/connortomlinson - paypal.com/paypalme/ConnorJTomlinson - https://patreon.com/ConnorTomlinson - https://connortomlinson.locals.com/ Listen to Tomlinson Talks on podcast platforms: Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/2lVAFqUZQQTQW8XiNhODP0 Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/tomlinson-talks/id1811957060 Amazon Music / Audible - https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/be9537ec-b746-4a5c-9d79-40f8d0a87f19 Use my Gold Bullion Partners affiliate link: https://goldbullionpartners.co.uk/download-our-complimentary-guide-connor-tomlinson/ Gold Bullion investments are tax-free (CGT, VAT), pension (SIPP) eligible, provide allocated and segregated storage in London and Zurich exchanges (with preferential storage for those who use my affiliate link), and offer wholesale access to supply and pricing. Gold Bullion also offers a buy-back guarantee to all customers.
