BNP

[mrph]

About an hour ago, someone pushed the latest BNP leaflet through my letterbox. The "Which do you find offensive?" one, republishing one of the cartoons of Muhammad alongside a photo of the "Muslim demonstrators calling for terrorist attacks on Europe and the 'extermination' of non-Muslims".

The first line of text on the other side of the leaflet states that "a healthy democracy needs cartoonists to poke fun at humourless fanatics"...

...and I suddenly feel the need for some BNP cartoons.

Comments

[mrph.livejournal.com]

You're preaching to the wrong choir. The BNP's vision of the UK isn't anywhere I'd want to live. Come to think of it, it isn't anywhere they'd want me to live either. So at least we'd agree about that bit.

I hadn't noticed any criticism of free speech here, btw. Did I say that the cartoons shouldn't be published? Nope. And the BNP do have a perfect right to comment on them.

Of course, when they do comment, I have exactly the same right to say that the BNP's full o' shit. Ain't free speech wonderful?

[(Anonymous)]

'the BNP's vision of the UK isn't anywhere I'd want to live'

What might that vision be? Have you the faintest idea or do you just assume that it is a UK run by racist thugs.
It would make a change to politically correct liars.
I am not in agreement with a lot of the BNP's policies and also find they have no policies in relation to a lot of issues but in answer to their question on the leaflet I know which I find most offensive. I also find it offensive that one image shows a section of people breaking the law and still to this day not one single person has been charged or is ever likely to be.

[mrph.livejournal.com]

True. We haven't had any politically incorrect liars for a while, have we?

We might have to agree to differ on this. As for the BNP vision of the uk, their website's fairly clear. I assume you've read it?

Compulsory national service. "Individuals would be free to refuse to undertake any form of National Service, but such a refusal to serve the community for the common good would result in their not being entitled to free places at university, on training courses or self-employment schemes."

"we advocate the adoption of the modern Swiss model for a responsibly armed citizenry. Under this all law-abiding adults who have successfully completed their period of military service are required to keep in a safe locker in their homes a standard-issue military assault rifle and ammunition."

"We would abolish all laws against racial discrimination in employment"

"We believe that there is a strong argument for making entire families financially responsible for the cost of crimes committed by one of their members"

As noted in various places (but not on the BNP website?) their 2005 manifesto doesn't mention their long-standing policy of criminalising homosexuality, but they haven't said that they've ditched it either...

BTW, as for that image - I assume that was a protest in London? The one which has been covered on the BBC? At least one person is definitely in prison as a result of that, and I'm sure we can find BBC reports to confirm that. There are also several reports on "ongoing investigations"...