From: snippetygiblets

2009-06-15 02:28 pm (UTC)

I am very concerned that some BNP members pass their sick ideas off as Pagan or "Odinist". This absolutely disgusts and infuriates me. I am a Norse Tradition Pagan and my husband is a Pagan occultist. We are raising our son with Pagan values, none of which remotely approach those of the BNP. I have no doubt we, along with any other "alternative" religion would be stamped upon if the BNP came to power.



I have two very good friends who choose an itinerant lifestyle making their living as artists. I should imagine they would be a target for persecution as would many following the Romany tradition.



Finally I have had too many good friendships with gay people to list individuals. One of my best ever friendships was with a transgendered person (sadly I have now lost touch with her). You need only watch from afar the ridiculous furore going on over gay marriages in the US to realise how quickly the clock can be turned back, and gay, lesbian, bi and transgendered people denied their rights.

From: westlag

2009-06-15 04:51 pm (UTC)

Pagans and Odinist Where on earth did that one come from - I have never heard or read anything like this in the BNP material nor is there any intended persecution of any religion but there would be a promotion of Christianity.

Again, where is there talk of persecuting people following a romany way of life.

As for the gay way of life the BNP have no objection to what people do behind closed doors but the BNP will not actively encourage nor support the promotion of Gay lifestyles.

From: septimusgrunge

2009-06-15 04:32 pm (UTC)

Act against the BNP effectively Have you thought about interviewing any of the thousands that voted for this party.

From: westlag

2009-06-15 04:53 pm (UTC)

Re: Act against the BNP effectively Obviously not even though almost one million people ignored the media and voted for them - shows how seriously the press are taken. I would just like to see one newspaper have the courage to standup and produce a balanced article without bias and let the electorate judge for themselves.

From: scousekraut

2009-06-15 07:02 pm (UTC)

Effective If this is your idea of effective action you are wasting your time. Your article is full of exaggeration and half truths.



The BNP is not the real enemy of the people nor is it the answer to all our problems but like the UKIP is attracting support from people fed up being led into an EU Superstate, and seemingly unlimited immigration into an already overcrowded island.



The real enemy is the Rothschild Syndicate that rules the London Money Power that in turn through many tentacles is behind this push to centralisation of power and de-nationalisation. The three main parties are all led by people leading us down this road. Lord Mandelson is their current number ONE fixer in the government.



Sadly it is the nationalist parties that offer the only serious opposition to more and more centralisation (communism)and so those who oppose this have nowhere else to go except possibly the UK Green Party. Their polices however, are a mixture of very good (Monetary Policy) and the really awful (sustainable development, global warming).

From: erinnorman

2009-06-15 07:05 pm (UTC)

Re: Effective Thank you for your contribution.

From: erinnorman

2009-06-16 07:57 pm (UTC)

Submitted to me via email and forum My friend has been in England for about 8 years, originally coming from Romania, although he is legitimately a British citizen. My aunt is an American/British citizen and has been in England 8 years married to English uncle.

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I would be out as would my two sons, my mother.

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My bosses, who are Indian but now British Citizens. They have been here 25 years, are both doctors and have made an enormous difference in the way healthcare is in this country.

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My DH and DD would be out. I would be by proxy. DSS would be out, as would MIL, step FIL, 3 x SILs, 1 BIL, 4 niece/nephew in laws. That's just for starters.



Actually, probably 60-70% of people I know would be out one way or another. That's what makes the BNP 'policies' so pathetic. I would love the BBC to do the 'Who Do You Think You Are' programme on Nick Griffin or any of his cronies & see what they turn up.

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Me for being a race traitor

My OH

My 3 boys

My 6 sil

My 4 bil

My 30 neices and nephews



I could go on but thats enough to be getting on with. I also have lots of friends, colleagues and neighbours but I am not sure I could add them all up.

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My adoptive mother is an Irish immigrant if that counts.



I was a divorced single-parent on benefits at one point too, as is my sister.



Also have a DS and DH and I would do everything in our power not to have him do National Service for the feckers. Christ knows what that would entail!



DD suffers from an inherited blood-clotting disorder.



They wouldn't like us much.

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I'm out (American/British citizen)



ExH and his sister are out (Black British)



ExPILs out (Jamaican immigrants)



American friend out (also British citizen)



German friend out



Israeli friend out (despite renouncing her citizenship and becoming a British citizen)



2 Children of the German/Israeli couple out

That's 10 from me, and can think of loads more past and present co-workers in the NHS.

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hmm...firstly I am german...and whilst I know the bnp affiliates themselves with Nazi Germany and their ideas [boak]...I suppose I am still not brittish...



I also have a cleft lip and palate, and that might not be welcome...but am not really aware of the stance that bnp takes on this...



watched an interesting programme this morning, and had to remind myself that those bnp guys are accomplished speakers, just like Hitler....which is dangerous....as you find yourself nodding alng and than thinking, feck...what...no that was not what I thought that was about....

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Hmm my whole family about half the parents and teachers at my DS's school, most of the doctors and many of the nurses at the hospital I work at (and in fact at any hospital I have ever worked at). So running into hundreds.

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Me for being a race traitor



DH would definitely be out, as would I guess my DS's (half Zimbabwean, half English)

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Another race traitor here! Plus my DH - half English half Kiwi, but the Kiwi is Maori, so NOT acceptable to the BNP. And I suppose our two darling DSs, by default. Also my DH's Aunt is Kenyan, and therefore his 3 amazingly bright and talented cousins are out. And my best friend's dad is Jewish, so that's both of them out. A count of 10 without even trying.

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From: gw1000

2009-06-16 10:20 pm (UTC)

Re: Submitted to me via email and forum Calm down, then read the British National Party's policy. The only people they want to deport are illegal immigrants, and those of the legal immigrants who commit serious crimes. Nobody else.

From: sariirving

2009-06-16 08:21 pm (UTC)

Add me to the list of BNP-haters and hated-by-the-BNP The BNP would happily be rid of my family. I am an immigrant similar to you hereidrawtheline. I am American, 45, and, although atheist, of Jewish descent and heritage. My husband, also 45, is British and has two mixed race (White/Black Carribean) sons from a previous relationship, 13 and 12, who we are raising and we also have two daughters, 10 and 7, who are dual nationals. My brother-in-law is engaged to non-British immigrant, and son's brothers and sisters on their birth mother's side, whom we consider close family, are all black as well as one brother being gay.

From: b0bbin

2009-06-17 12:07 am (UTC)

Surely some mistake - i can't believe that many people actually agree with the BNP I can only assume that the majority of people who voted BNP did it as a warning to the main parties, or were oblivious of the hate-filled views of the BNP.



I had a look on the net for BNP policies and speeches and i am astounded at all the violent, racist, sexist, homophobic dross they believe in.



If they ever had any serious power, anyone who believes in equality of opportunity for ALL HUMANS would be at risk. It is still my hope that the majority of the population would never let this happen, but we do have to remember the quote (disputedly) by Edmund Burke; "All that is necessary for the forces of evil to win in the world is for enough good men to do nothing".



I commend Erin for doing 'something', and urge everyone with a brain and some empathy and compassion to USE YOUR VOTE in every election to make sure the unthinkable never happens.

From: erinnorman

2009-06-17 10:42 am (UTC)

Submitted to me via email and forum Myself - 43, German immigrant to Britain, been here for 16 yrs, not confident that would count for anything under the BNP. Also I know I carry a genetic problem which may need to be "exterminated".



DS1,2 and 3 all of which hold dual citizenship.

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Ok here is my list so far;



Me race traitor

DP zimbabwean

3x DC's -- mixed race

ExDH Ghanaian and his immediate family (totaling approx 15 adults and 6 children)

Mum

Stepdad

5x brothers (1 who is gay)

2x sister

3x sil

2x bil (1 is german/spanish)

4x nephews

2x neice

Dad

Stepmum

2x Grandparents (4ppl o/a)

DP's Mum Zimbabwean



I honestly don't have the time to list everyone who isn't immediate family. If I did it would more than treble my list so far. Especially as DP has mnay other relatives here, and one of my Uncles is also a race traitor with 3 children.



I can't even begin to mention everyone we all work with and friends in similar situations. The list would again treble I'm sure!



The town I live in would become a ghost town.

So I make my immediate list 53, with the possibility, if I had the time of turning out a list of around 500+ people easily!



Sorry I lost track of your running total.

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From: kevinwell

2009-06-21 06:46 am (UTC)

Re: Submitted to me via email and forum A 'Dolly Mixture' of humanity for sure, by the sound of it.

From: paulbirkin

2009-06-18 06:59 pm (UTC)

Democracy under the BNP? My main concern is for the death of democracy under BNP rule. They pledge to reinstate National Service and if you don't join the armed forces then you won't have the right to vote. Even if you do your National Service working as a civilian the right to vote will still not be afforded you. How is that democracy? It's in their 2005 Election Manifesto.

From: erinnorman

2009-06-18 07:21 pm (UTC)

Re: Democracy under the BNP? Firstly your reply brought to my husband's attention how many times the BNP have slightly changed the wording of their manifestos. They arent exactly the most forthcoming and honest of groups as a whole.



Secondly, the problem (well one of the problems) with the BNP is their total lack of inclusion. They want to run a country filled with people who think like them and obey them. That will absolutely never happen unless they commit great acts of violence. Any real contender for government would be able to govern the whole country and not just their mates.

From: old_whitey

2009-06-19 03:40 pm (UTC)

BNP the greatest Don't forget the British had to leave India and many other places when their time was up.

They stoically folded their tents and went away.

Many had deep roots in the sub-continent. Far more than a lot of present days immigrants to Britain whose connections are tenuous to say the least.

So it can be done ...

From: erinnorman

2009-06-19 04:32 pm (UTC)

Re: BNP the greatest I'm not sure I follow your argument.



Britain ruled India as a government - India was a conquered land. The East India Company exploited India and the British government took over total control. It is not remotely the same thing as immigrantation. You are confusing immigration with invasion.



And I am not sure stoic is the best word to use for everything that went on in India.

From: kevinwell

2009-06-19 09:31 pm (UTC)

Abysmal What an abysmal article. I would have thought that now the EU election is over, all this anti British National Party propoganda would be at an end until the next election, of whatever kind, was imminent.

The BNP must be the only political party in existence where everyone else seems to have their own seperate ideas of what their policies are.

This article is typical of the stereotypical paranoia that the BNP's opponents churn out at every opportunity, most of which appears to be based on other political parties from bygone era's. The BNP made a strong showing at the recent EU election, but are still a long way off from power.

The real threat comes from various elements in the Labour and Conservative parties and the EU commissioners, to say nothing of leftist paranoia.

From: erinnorman

2009-06-19 09:51 pm (UTC)

Re: Abysmal I appreciate what you are saying but I am not paranoid. There is a lot of very strong evidence that the BNP are not inclusive or forward thinking whatsoever and indeed their participation with various forms of violence and bigotry is repugnant to me.



I am not writing this because of a looming election. I am writing it because I want people to understand that a country ruled by a political party who bases their policies on race, religion, exclusion and xenophobia will damn our country.



Another commentator has said that progressives are the cause of society's ills. I dispute that. Being progressive and forward thinking does not mean you get rid of all of the wonderful long standing traditions, or that you race towards an insane or unknown outcome. It means you continually try to improve your world. Thank god for progressive thinking it is what got us out of the dark ages and average lifetimes of 30 years.



I also disagree that being against the BNP makes you "leftist" or "liberal". I dont care one bit about fitting in to anyone's standards or ticking any boxes. I make each opinion and decision as much as possible based on my own reason. And having a hatred for racism and bigotry does not necessarily a liberal make.



Perhaps the BNP are widely misunderstood because its leaders have so often slightly changed their stance. How can you take a party seriously or have faith in their integrity when there is proof that Mr. Erikson said himself he was "deliberately provocative" to "stimulate debate" when it was proven that he was the man behind the infamous "rape/handbag theft" comparison in the Sir John Bull blog. And then when confronted with proof of his authorship he says "It's typical of the media to distort what the BNP say."



Are we then in a position where a BNP leader or member can say any number of violent, reprehensible statements, and then have the convenient get out clause that the poor BNP are so misunderstood? Or perhaps people do not give them the benefit of the doubt because they are so often found deep in these pits of lies and hatred.



At any rate thank you for your contribution.

From: kevinwell

2009-06-21 02:15 pm (UTC)

Yes, Let's Erin, Go Home?



All things considered this must be the most ridiculous article I can ever recall reading in an online newspaper, particularly in view of that, for better or worse, the British National Party received some 6.3% of the vote in the recent EU election. This I would imagine is their most successful nationwide election result to date.

Congratulations, British National Party.

However, no party gets anywhere near winning any election on 6.3% of the vote and the prospect of the BNP or indeed any of the other 'minor' parties like UK Independence Party

( congratulations, once again ) Respect or the Green Party, making any gains whatsoever, under the first-past-the-post Westminster parliament system, is extremely unlikely to put it mildly.

Therefore, one can only assume that this piece is, in fact, fundamentally based on either neurosis or paranoia or something similar. In view of that I am not aware of any BNP policy, that advocates the removal of American's from the UK, I can only assume that either the author is some type of ethnic minority herself or her husband is.

Yet, even in the event of anyone coming to power, who was intent on revoking anyone's citizenship, then her option, unlike some others, would be fairly straightforward.

Go home, taking hubby and junior too. No Problem.

However, I wonder, is there an award for the most ludicrous article in journalism?



From: iamhanuman

2009-06-21 09:28 pm (UTC)

Re: Yes, Let's I reckon if you really put all your effort in, Kevin, you could do it - you could win that award.