Cheers to Nick Griffin

[RH1]

Originally Posted by Mooseketeer

Grow up. Seriously.


Fortunately for me, unlike Griffin, Irving, le Pen and their henchmen I can ignore you at least. Welcome to my ignore list.

How do you do that? I was looking for it earlier - is it a function that appears when you've got x number of posts or reps?

[Mag3.14]

Originally Posted by Jezer

I'm puzzled as to why this individual from the US who started the thread is carrying on in this way.

Is this a one off or part of a wider picture?

I think its because of the huge problem in Southern California with illegal immigration. Its a very hot subject there.. although there is still no excuse for ignorance!! I actually enjoy the fact that the BNP have a voice, and sometimes someone pipes up and offers support to them. Here is why (taken from a political website):

* It allows other parties to run with the BNP’s arguments. This is why I find the BNP useful - they offer us a barometer of what is acceptable and what isn’t. If we didn’t have the BNP to bash Muslims, asylum seekers, immigrants, Jews etc, and cook up stories about how asylum seekers are taking all our housing, then Labour or Tory ministers would be running with those stories.

* It gives the impression white racism has gone away While Muslim fanatics are constantly plastered all over the media, white fascists are banished from the airwaves giving the impression that they don’t pose a threat to anyone.

* Freedom of speech FoS is our best friend. Racists should be ridiculed, exposed and heaped abuse on - but they cannot and should not be outlawed. In a democracy we should become used to hearing things we do not like. Do not embrace censorship otherwise it will one day be used against you.

* It prevents newspaper columnists from overly parroting BNP arguments. Richard Littlejohn. Enough said.

* When elected, they’re rubbish anyway. See evidence.

[RH1]

Originally Posted by ian6479

I think its because of the huge problem in Southern California with illegal immigration. Its a very hot subject there.. although there is still no excuse for ignorance!! I actually enjoy the fact that the BNP have a voice, and sometimes someone pipes up and offers support to them. Here is why (taken from a political website):

* It allows other parties to run with the BNP’s arguments. This is why I find the BNP useful - they offer us a barometer of what is acceptable and what isn’t. If we didn’t have the BNP to bash Muslims, asylum seekers, immigrants, Jews etc, and cook up stories about how asylum seekers are taking all our housing, then Labour or Tory ministers would be running with those stories.

* It gives the impression white racism has gone away While Muslim fanatics are constantly plastered all over the media, white fascists are banished from the airwaves giving the impression that they don’t pose a threat to anyone.

* Freedom of speech FoS is our best friend. Racists should be ridiculed, exposed and heaped abuse on - but they cannot and should not be outlawed. In a democracy we should become used to hearing things we do not like. Do not embrace censorship otherwise it will one day be used against you.
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I'd never thought of it like that. Take an unacceptable viewpoint that some people might be toying with, carry it to the extreme in an individual (or party) and everyone kicks them down and, along with them, any possibility that the viewpoint may be acceptable.

Interesting perspective.

[RH1]

Originally Posted by RH1

How do you do that? I was looking for it earlier - is it a function that appears when you've got x number of posts or reps?

Got it - thanks Jezer.

[Cornerguy1]

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It would seem that the British members of the forum have expressed a clear concensus on the BNP, so let's close this one and consign it to the archives.

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