Accidental thread on Wiley tweets:
I am Jewish. The anti Semitic tweets from Wiley don’t just make me sad or angry.
They chip away at my feeling safe.
I worry how many other people might secretly think the same as him.
Matthew Patrick MP
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Matthew Patrick MP
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Labour MP for Wirral West and Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Northern Ireland. West Brom fan. Optimist.
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00:00 - This morning's attack at a synagogue in Manchester on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, is appalling. I’m a Jewish MP. At Yom Kippur, our community asks for forgiveness. We fast and we atone for our failings. Hoping we do better for the year ahead.
- Asked guy in restaurant if they were doing eat out to help out. His response: “What, are you Jewish?” My response: “...yes.” Awkward silence. I smiled and left. This casual anti semitism happens far too much. It leaves me feeling uneasy.
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00:00 - As a kid at Park High in Birkenhead I’d never have imagined that one day, I’d be selected to be Wirral West’s next Labour MP. We are going to have to work hard to win but together, I know we can do it.
- Out for Karen Shore this morning. She has an impressive track record and is passionate about delivering for people in Runcorn and Helsby. 🌹
- Wirral West has cried out for positive and meaningful change. That job starts now. Thank you for giving me the honour to be your Member of Parliament. I will not let you down.
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- Replying to @Matthew_PatrickSo part of my day today will be checking Twitter and hoping to see good people calling this out. But I’ll also be dreading the tweets defending him. And when I see one, I’ll worry how many likes it has and what that means more people feel about Jewish people.
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- Replying to @Matthew_PatrickBut increasingly, when I see tweets like this (in a long line of troubling anti semitism I have witnessed and experienced over years), I worry her warnings are more relevant than I’d hoped. My mezuzah is also indoors.
