Yesterday I wrote here at Jihad Watch about an attack on Tommy Robinson in the pages of the organ of the establishment Jews of Britain, the Jewish Chronicle. While I was drafting my response, they published two further pieces, another slanted “news” piece and an out-and-out attack from the editor, Stephen Pollard. His title didn’t leave much to the imagination:
Fortunately, another Jew, Jasmine Lennard, stepped into the breach with an answer, so I don’t have to! Here it is.
What a bold statement, I thought. Surely not? I better click on this article and see if there’s any real substance to this claim.
The first 3 words were “According to legend”; not a great start. I prefer to deal in facts rather than folk tales. According to legend, our former prime minister David Cameron had sex with a pig head. Just saying.
“Perhaps things will be slightly clearer if I tell you…” the article says. Wonderful, I do hope so, because thus far it makes no sense at all.
Alas, no.
The article says: “Perhaps things will be slightly clearer if I tell you that Mr Yaxley-Lennon usually operates under a pseudonym: Tommy Robinson.” So did bloody Batman and Superman; everyone loved them, right?! Ha.
Then came the reference to the EDL: “In that guise, he is the former leader of the so-called English Defence League.”
I’ll tell you what’s interesting about the EDL: it would appear to me that the Jewish Chronicle and the EDL bear many similarities.
Most obviously the reasoning behind why were both created. According to Wikipedia: “In 1881 the leaders of the Jewish community in London were being criticised for not campaigning against the pogroms that were taking place in the Russian Empire. The late Francis Henry Goldsmid’s leadership was missed by the Chronicle and it was only after the feminist Louisa Goldsmid gave her support following calls to arms by an anonymous writer named ‘Juriscontalus’ and Asher Myers of the Jewish Chronicle that action was taken. Public meetings were then held across the country and Jewish and Christian leaders in Britain spoke out against the atrocities.”
And again from Wikipedia: “The EDL originated from a group known as the ‘United Peoples of Luton’ (UPL). The UPL had been formed in response to a demonstration organised by the extremist Islamist organisation, Al-Muhajiroun, against the war in Afghanistan, held in March 2009 as the Royal Anglian Regiment marched through Luton after a tour of duty in the Helmand province campaign. When the Luton counter-demonstration led to arrests, local football supporters, according to a BBC News report, ‘decided something should be done’ and ‘found common cause with other “soccer casuals” and “firms” associated with major clubs. The chatter concluded that [Islamic supremacism] was a national problem and they had to put aside club rivalries.”
We had Muslim groups marching in the streets shouting “British police burn in hell,” calling them “pussies” and telling them to “run”; this is all available to view online. The footage is astonishing, because the police do run.
We have mass executions on the streets of London being carried out on what seems to be a regular basis by Islamic jihadists who target innocent men, women and children. Westminster Bridge/ London bridge/Manchester Arena. Anyone and everyone who is a “nonbeliever” of Islam has to be sentenced to death.
Tommy Robinson foresaw this outcome LONG before anyone else did, and attempted to inform and educate people about the problem. He attempted to prevent the inevitable outcome of the course of action that the government was on at the time.
Alas, he was ignored and persecuted. Branded a racist and bigot, hateful and dangerous.
People are starting to listen to him now, though. Better late than never.
The Chronicle goes on: “Mr Robinson is – usually – careful to restrict his own words on issues surrounding Islamism.”
The author appears to be disappointed to find that Tommy is in fact NOT preaching hatefully, and so resorts to suggesting that he is in some way responsible or should be held accountable for the extreme opinions, words and actions of other people — strangers who are unknown to him, whose views and values he does NOT share and has repeatedly publicly expressed that he does not share, even by going as far as to burn a swastika flag.
By its own reasoning, is the Jewish Chronicle responsible for the opinion and actions of every single person who identifies as a Jew or reads the paper?
Anyone who follows Tommy knows he speaks openly, honestly, fluidly, factually and without restriction, which leads me to then wonder if the person writing this article has even bothered to do any REAL research on Tommy.
The author of the Jewish Chronicle piece, Stephen Pollard, does appear to acknowledge a “significant threat” which makes him feel “disquieted,” and also admits that the government is failing the British public. He goes on to say that “it is understandable that some people latch on to the likes of Mr Robinson.” He also concludes that to do so is “deeply misguided.”
Once again he makes a bold statement insulting the intelligence and judgement of fellow Jews without providing ANY kind of reasoning.
In a desperate, last-ditch attempt to justify his stand, Pollard likens Robinson to former BNP leader Nick Griffin and suggests that Tommy’s association with Jews may be some sort of smokescreen to try and hide his racism and stir up tensions.
I invited Mr Robinson to my home last week. He attended with Ezra Levant, another fellow Jew from Rebel Media. I was keen to meet Mr Robinson in person and have an actual conversation with him, in order to be able to confidently fully support him without having any shadow of a doubt about him or his intentions.
It was an incredibly successful meeting. A meeting of minds. Between two Jews and Mr Robinson. How do you explain that, Mr Pollard?
You can’t is the answer. You just tried and failed.
“Those in our community who embrace Mr Robinson may indeed be fed up with what they consider to be the lack of a serious response to Muslim antisemitism. And they may indeed feel that they are simply upping the ante, making common cause with an ally. But in allying with the likes of Mr Robinson, they are our own worst enemy.”
Insulting mine, Mr Levant’s and thousands of other Jews’ intelligence by suggesting that we’re not able to make our own judgment about Tommy Robinson and that we’re in some way emotionally led and “misguided,” and branding us as “enemies” of our own people, is absolutely unacceptable and disgraceful. I urge you, Mr Pollard, to act remorsefully and apologise.
Sincerely
Jasmine Lennard
Lucia Bartoli says
Amen to that!
John Forbes says
The old saying : POLITICS Makes for very strange bed fellows is certainly playing out now in the UK ??
Enoch was right says
Isn’t the biggest threat to Jews in Europe right now the rise of anti-Semetic Ismalic extremists? Doesn’t Tommy Robinson speak out against that? He does. I find it remarkable that he is the one getting attacked as anti-Semetic by the Jewish Chronicle. Yes, there are a few anti-Semites on the “far right” who blame Jews for the mass immigration, but there are far more anti-Semites among the jihadis who have invaded Europe. That is where the focus should be. The Muslims anti-Semites are greater in number, more vocal, and overall far more violent. They are committing actual assaults, and their actions are ignored by EU politicians. It seems wrong to link Tommy Robinson to anti-Semites on the far right when he himself does not share those views. I think Pollard should get his priorities straight: the real threat to Jews in the UK is the anti-Semitism being preached in mosques. EDL and Jews in the UK should form a strong alliance against a common enemy: the globalist cultural Marxists and the jihadis.
lizzy says
100% agree.
Linde Barrera says
I stand with israel. I ideologically stand with Jews for their lives and survival even though I am a Christian. I think “journalist” Stephen Pollard writes like a Lefty-Libtard.??
Westman says
He appears to write like an elitist coward who would run like the men of Syria instead of defending his community and country. Mr. Pollard’s “Do not be suckered by street thugs”, should read, “Do not be suckered by cowards” who want to be eaten last by the Islam monster.
It is always the common man who changes the course of history while the elite take credit. Do you remember Lech Wałęsa, Mr. Pollard – another of those working men that mean “thug” to you? While you fill column centimeters with cowardice, real men are solving your problems with action.
Barguest says
Good points Westman. Pollard and his fellow elitists have clearly forgotten the words of George Orwell:
“We sleep soundly in our beds because rough men stand ready to do violence on our behalf.”
Those ‘rough men’ have saved our culture and freedoms through two world wars, and they’ll rise once again.
Louis Schwartz says
Linda Barrera, Thank you for your support of Israel and for standing with British Jews. I am an American Jew and I fully support Mr. Robinson in his efforts to save the U.K. from the “Muslim Invasion”. He speaks his mind, without the P.C. non-sense, and presents the hard truth to all. Even those who really don’t want to know it. Too bad for those idiots, “Ignorance is Bliss” as they say. He’s trying to save their lives and country yet they don’t even understand that. Sometimes I think that Tommy Robinson is the last real fighting Englishman in the U.K. (Yes, I know there’s a few more real men…and women, also) I personally, am delighted that Mr. Robinson has reached out to Britain’s Jewish Community. I pray that All British Jews join forces with him in his fight against the Islamic conquest of England (and Europe). God Bless Tommy Robinson and help him in his difficult yet righteous battle against evil. P.S. As they say in England, To Hell with the “bloody” “Jewish Chronicle”… and Mr. Pollard too.
Linde Barrera says
To Louis Schwartz- Thank you for your kind comment to me. I have learned a great deal about Islam from JihadWatch.org and I will continue to periodically send a charitable donation to DavidHorowitz Freedom Center whow supports JW. The one overriding thing I have learned that has struck me like a ton of bricks is that hatred for all peoples except Muslims is very rampant in the Quran. And when I politely call out this Jew hatred or hatred for “people of the book” (that is their code word for Christians) in the Quran to any Muslim whether in person, on Facebook, or in another venue, that Muslim vehemently denies that those verses are in the Quran. These Muslims also admonish me to put the blame on the irresponsible Muslims and not the Quran! Finally, when in the fall of 2014, after Obama said “ISIS is not Islamic” I asked my very kind neighbor who is a Muslim man from UZBEKISTAN (but has lived here in Brooklyn for at least 16 years) “Baktior, how come you and other good Muslims are not protesting what ISIS is doing?” His answer astounded me: “We are not supposed to, Linde.” So what does that say? ? God bless you and yours, Louis.
Yokel says
[Another Christian supporter of Israel here.]
In Jihadwatch, Robert Spencer has been performing an excellent educational service for those of us in need of knowing what makes Islam tick, and why it is such a menace. A similar “understand your enemy” approach is necessary for Pollard, I suggest.
It seems to me that Pollard must be acting like an elderly Jew, the Jew who has heard too many Shabbat sermons about the dangers of Christian missionaries leading Jews away from their true heritage. Because for many generations, until recently, Islam had been bottled up in its own lands and was only a danger to those who ventured into them. Therefore they saw the biggest danger to Jewish identity as being Christian assimilation. All that changed with the establishment of the State of Israel, but sadly not the mindset of many rabbis. For two thousand years or so they have been preaching against Christianity, why change now?
But many, many Christians actually support Israel, some of them perhaps not quite as erudite and intellectual as Pollard can cope with. Sure, Tommy Robinson uses many more swear words than my mother-in-law would have liked him to use; but that doesn’t alter his understanding of the Truth.
I wonder, have we reached the stage of needing a sister publication called “Rabbiwatch”?
Karl says
Intelligent, concise and utterly damning.
Paul F Austin says
An excellent comment by this lady who ‘knows her business’ when it comes to dissecting nonsensical ‘journalism’. She is to be applauded for carrying out HER OWN investigation of the accusations against ‘Tommy’. I have nothing but the highest praise for her. WELL DONE!
roger woodhouse says
The attempt to attach Tommy Robinson to any ‘far right’anti semetic groups is purely a diversionary tactic used by the leftwing media like the BBC Sky and channel four networks.Anything that releases Islam from any kind of slur or anti Christian or Jewish behaviour is OK .The manipulation of the British public continues apace and like the docile people they are they go along with it.Thank God for people with guts to ‘take them on’
RonaldB says
The whole controversy has an Alice-in-Wonderland quality.
First of all, are the Jews Jews or are the Jews British? It’s not the Antisemitism of the Muslims and the immigrants that makes them dangerous: it’s their primary loyalty to Islam, sharia, and the universal Muslim imperative to co-opt every government and society to Islam through any means at all. It’s also the devastation that the immigrants, Muslims and pagans, are wreaking on security, law, the social safety net, and the common culture. So, why are we prattling on about anti-Semitism?
The Chronicles reminds me of a large Jewish organization in the US which claims to represent Jews, and in fact speaks for a big majority of them. It is hard left, sanctimonious, insufferable and worst of all, absolutely and perpetually opposed to any action to effectively protect the borders or the people. Or rather, worst of all, it is absolutely against real Jewish interests, which line up one-to-one with the interests of cultural and native-born Americans.
I don’t believe these people have the idea that if they foul their own nests, they can always migrate to Israel. I think their leftist is far more basic than that: they simply don’t follow the consequences. But, if it ever comes to that question, my prediction is that Israel won’t want them either, and will find some way to modify the law of return. Having people this ideological and this stupid moving into a country en mass would totally disrupt the local politics. Further, they will do to Israel what they are doing to Britain and the US: open the countries up with extremely dangerous vulnerabilities.
Clooney Tunes says
So you’re saying they’re “Clooneys” – airheaded, suggestible people who demand to open the gates, and then bravely run away to somewhere with closed gates.
http://www.westmonster.com/pro-open-border-clooneys-leaving-uk-amid-terror-fears/
“Westmonster loves the irony of the Clooneys fleeing to the safety of Trump’s America, after George called him a “xenophobic fascist” a little over a year ago for wanting to temporarily restrict migration from predominantly Muslim countries.”
Personally I feel these dangerous Clooneys should have NO RIGHT OF RETURN to Trump’s America…
gravenimage says
UK: Jewish Chronicle’s attack on Tommy Robinson is “insult to thousands of Jews’ intelligence”
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I hope so! Brava, Jasmine Lennard.
CelticToTheBone says
There is an increasing number of people and organizations in our ecosystem, who see the danger and are doing something about it. I’m a Catholic Irishman in Canada, increasingly appalled at what passes for National and rational leadership in the Western world – and I capitalize National for a reason; without nations and cultures to which we aspire, based, on rational human instincts, what is the purpose of life?
My parents moved me to Canada as a function of their concern regarding emerging kinetic political issues in Northern Ireland. If they hadn’t I likely would be fellow Irishman Tommy Robinson’s wingman. While he supports Luton Football Club, I’m a lifelong Manchester United fan(atic). Like Tommy and most Irishmen, I’m a Rebel by nature and a free independent thinker. I base my actions on facts and information. Tommy is by orders of magnitude braver than I am.
Canada has been as good to me as I am to her, and my journeys brought me round the world as I built companies that employed people – but I increasingly worry about her. I am 1/24th Jewish of which I’m immensely proud. Israel and Jewish perseverance are of significant interest and concern for me. Chaim Herzog, Israel’s 6th President, was Irish.
I’m a long time follower of Jihad Watch, Gates of Vienna, The Diplomad 2.0, Mark Steyn, Ezra Levant, Daniel Greenfield, Pamela Geller and all those other heroic individuals and groups that risk their lives and livelihoods in the fight against the greatest threat to Humankind, Islam.
As an avowed anti Barry Soetoro (aka Barak Obama) activist I warned Canada that Justin Trudeau would do more damage to Canada than Barry did to the USA. I met Pierre Trudeau several times and in those short encounters, discerned a frightening emotional disconnect from the norms that underpin rational human thought. The son is even more frightening; with but a fraction of the father’s intellect.
I mentioned the Rebel Irish mentality Tommy and I share earlier and want to wrap up with an endorsement of Canada’s Rebel Media founded by Ezra Levant. I’m astounded by the integrity of reporting they manifest and in such short time and with such limited resources.
Kudos also to Mark Steyn, again; if he wasn’t Canadian born and English joked he would qualify for Irish citizenship, on his sense of humour alone. There are 2 emerging Canadian influencers I’m recently exposed to; Gad Saad (Lebanese-Canadian Jewish Professor of evolutionary psychology at Concordia University) and Jordan Peterson, clinical psychologist and professor of psychology at my alma mater (founded by an Irishman) McMaster University.
There are many, many more deserving heroes. There is a momentum building amigos. Let’s fuel it.
The Irishman.
Linde Barrera says
To CelticToTheBone-You are eloquent and interesting. Thank you for your timely comments.
CelticToTheBone says
Mucho Gracias, Linda. Celtic.
gravenimage says
+1
Lisa Merle says
To CelticToTheBone:
Wonderful reply! Really enjoyed reading as much as the blog post!
Are you twittering? I’d love to follow you ~ please reply with handle
if “yes”.
Many thanks ~ Lisa M.
Montgomery Python says
Wouldn’t it be nice to have a country based on and dedicated to humour. You could call it Jokes. Then the Ayatollah would have to announce, Islam has no place in Jokes.I would move there in a heartbeat!
Certainly would be more fun than Trudeau’s Canada which is a deeply offensive and unfunny joke (I can’t even watch the Rebel Media vids about the $10m terrorist, they enrage me too much)
mortimer says
Jews in UK have given their support to thugs alright! They are supporting the jihadis.
Most Jews truly believe that the nice, polite, well-mannered Muslims they know represent Islam. Most Jews do not understand the doctrine of AL WALAA WAL BARAA (Islamic apartheid) nor do they understand the very deep and broad Jew-hatred in the Koran and hadiths.
Most Jews are as ignorant as swans about Islam, but assume they understand and that it is not a threat to them. Most Jews fail to understand that Iran and Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood preach hatred and that their doctrines of Jew hatred are normative Islam, rather than an aberration.
Muslims who seem friendly to Jews are ‘SEEMINGLY FRIENDLY’, but Islam is not the friend of Jews. Islam wants Jews to be inferior dhimmis, not equals.
LeeZee says
IMO, Mortimer, you can take your opinion and put it you know where, especially since you know where that “where” is, being the know-it-all ur.
You do not and cannot speak for “Most Jews”. Contrary to what the hate-mongers and envious bigots think, “Most Jews” do not pull the strings of this World. They certainly don’t run the UK.
“Most Jews” are fairly intelligent, but do not all think alike.
Perhaps “Most Jews” are tired of being scape-goated for all the ills of the World.
So, Mortimer, why don’t you just jump in and help to obliterate this ideological scourge, or perhaps assist Israel’s IDF, since “Most Jews” there are personally acquainted with WALAA WAL BARAA.
gravenimage says
LeeZee, Mortimer never claimed that Jews run the world–just that many of them–just like many Gentiles–are clueless about the threat of Islam.
You are mistaken in believing that Mortimer is antisemitic.
Matthieu Baudin says
“… Insulting mine, Mr Levant’s and thousands of other Jews’ intelligence by suggesting that we’re not able to make our own judgment about Tommy Robinson and that we’re in some way emotionally led and “misguided,” and branding us as “enemies” of our own people, is absolutely unacceptable and disgraceful. I urge you, Mr Pollard, to act remorsefully and apologise…”
The PC trail that Mr Pollard seems to be following is a dead end for minority cultural groups that have faced significant persecution in the past. It is better for people to express their gripes and concerns rather than being muzzled into silence and frustration and this is particularly true during periods of great intimidation, violence and fear. PC censorship gives many groups, including Jews, Homosexuals and others, a false sense of security, by assuming that problems and tensions can be made to disappear if they aren’t articulated.
It's Islam,Stupid says
The trees and the rocks will cry out ‘ Oh muslim.There is a jew hiding behind me.Come and kill him’
Baucent says
You have to wonder if Stephen Polland has been asleep for the last two years. Any casual following of the situation in France for the country’s Jews would have revealed a rise in antisemitism and attacks as Muslim migrants increase in France. He should know France’s Jews are leaving in droves for the US and Israel and it’s nothing to do with the “Far Right”. What’s happening in France will happen in Britain as the muslim population rises. Leftist fools like Pollard deny the reality on the streets of Europe. The fact is Tommy is a pro- Israel activist and has been since the EDL days.
Pong says
The same happens in Australia. Jewish bodies, claiming they represent the jews of Australia trying to be nice to moslems and defend islam.
OK, America has a majority of liberals among the jews, but Australia?! Majority of australian jews are conservative. They support closed borders and anti-immigration policies. More and more jewish support goes to “One Nation party”.
Stephen X says
This is what THE BOARD OF DEPUTIES THINKS: (in a tweet to Tommy Robinson-
https://twitter.com/BoardofDeputies/status/881867982611283968 )
”Tommy Robinson’s record of anti-Muslim provocation means that he could never be a partner of a respectable or mainstream Jewish organisation”
Whose side are they on?
And this is what Jewish Voice says: https://twitter.com/J_VoiceUK/status/881998095248224256
“We’ve received 100s of messages from Tommy Robinson’s fans. Just to confirm; Muslims r our friends & we’ll defend them until our last breath”
Whose side are they on? Or are we not allowed to criticise them as they just say ‘6 million’
And look at how Britain’s second largest Jewish community outside London VOTES LABOUR – the party of mass immigration:
http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/staggers/2016/05/ken-livingstone-blamed-labour-losses-jewish-areas
Ken Livingstone blamed for Labour losses in Jewish areas
And then this website (since removed)
“Support Refugees was set up and is managed by The Jewish Council for Racial Equality (JCORE) and West London Synagogue of British Jews.Special thanks to JLGB, who helped get the website off the ground and to the Jewish Social Action Forum, where the idea for such a website first arose.
It is supported across the community, including the following organisations:
Board of Deputies
Liberal Judaism
Masorti Judaism
Movement for Reform Judaism
Office of the Chief Rabbi
United Synagogue”
But this one with the rabbis supporting immigration has NOT been removed:
https://www.hias.org/1000-rabbis-sign-letter-support-welcoming-refugees
Once again – whose side are they on?
When I asked why Jews in Prestwich (largest community outside London) vote Labour (the most anti-Britain Party) on Breitbart I got abuse and denial but no answers. Then I was banned from Breitbart without me using any abusive language or breaking their house-rules, meanwhile the poster Mraplot below was not banned:
http://www.breitbart.com/london/2016/11/07/farage-to-lead-100000-leave-supporters-march-supreme-court/.
Marplot “Oh, shut up, you pompous, sanctimonious shagwit.”
Graham says
Very, very well put – thank you!
FYI says
Jews and Christians should actually work together because remember that allah in his koran curses both the Jews AND the Christians.
koran 9:30
koran 3:56
carpediadem says
Maybe so, but most Christian organisations are busy supporting Islam – yes, Islam, not just Muslims – and condemning and boycotting Israel.
Look at the Anglican churches for one.
gravenimage says
True, FYI–we need to stand together.
Nigel GFF says
The unbelievable truth.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4674656/Preston-dinner-lady-suspended-attending-EDL-rally.html
The dinner lady: ‘Even if I was part of the EDL, which I’m certainly not, it should not have affected my job. I have done absolutely nothing wrong in my eyes.’
The school’s lesson would seem to be, stand up and be counted and get shot down. A case of discrimination I think, so sue the b**s.
gravenimage says
Appalling, Nigel.
Maria Sederholm says
Je suis Tommy Robinson. Tommy is a Human Rights Defender and a True Hero. Here is his Jewish friend, Brian London, expressing his support. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qkTI7jcCHvE
healer says
Tommy Robinson’s BANNED speech: “The British Police State”
Tommy Robinson of TheRebel.media was barred from giving this speech five times by various universities. It’s about his experiences in “the British police state.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ao2VlpxGFe4
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UK: Jewish Chronicle enraged that Tommy Robinson held “secret meeting with Manchester Jews”
JULY 5, 2017 10:12 AM BY BRIAN THOMAS
https://WWW.JIHADWATCH.ORG/2017/07/UK-JEWISH-CHRONICLE-ENRAGED-THAT-TOMMY-ROBINSON-HELD-SECRET-MEETING-WITH-MANCHESTER-JEWS
IQ al Rassooli says
The editors and reporters of the Jewish Chronicle are no more representative of British Jews than the New York Times rag representing American Jews
Most leftist Jews in both the USA and Europe are in the same DENIAL mind set of the Jews of Europe as Hitler was rising to power. They too were not willing to read Mein Kampf or listen fully to Hitler’s speeches and paid dearly for their unwillingness to face Facts and Reality
It is IMPOSSIBLE for any fair minded and logical human being (even with two brain cells of logic) NOT to come to EXACTLY the same conclusions about Islam as Tommy Robinson after reading only EIGHT chapters (Chapters 2 to 9) from Muhammad Quran’s 114 chapters.
The most TRUTHFUL people about Islam in the UK are: Tommy Robinson and Anjam Chaudry!
Most of the Jews above have NEVER bothered to read Muhammad’s Quran and or his Sunna and hence erroneously and stupidly believe Islam is an Abrahamic religion and Allah is the same as the God of the Bible
I challenge the editor of the Jewish Chronicle the sum of £100,000 to find a SINGLE operative verse in Muhammad’s Quran showing any Compassion and Mercy towards Infidels/ Kuffar/ Non Muslims (80% of current humanity)
Deliberately misleading their readers is an egregious CRIME endangering their lives for being complacent regarding the existential threat posed by Islam to most of humanity
SHAME on the Jewish Chronicle
IQ al Rassooli
Kafir & Proud!
LeeZee says
Succinctly, but diplomatically, said. Thank you for expressing what so many of us think.