One of the common talking points of people who try to make excuses for European fascist parties like the Belgian Vlaams Belang is that they can’t be fascist, because they’re pro-Israel. Some of these groups even have Jewish members, to give themselves extra ideological protection.

But the British National Party’s “legal director” couldn’t resist gloating a little bit over Nick Griffin’s appearance on the BBC’s “Question Time,” and in taking a shot at UK blog Harry’s Place, Lee John Barnes’s mask came all the way off: ‘Show respect or reap what you sow when we are in power’ BNP bigwig warns Jews.

ONE of Nick Griffin’s most trusted lieutenants sparked fresh outrage last night after he warned British Jews to “show respect” or “reap what you sow when we are in power”.
Lee John Barnes, the BNP’s legal director, produced the outburst as he debated Mr Griffin’s appearance on Question Time. 

While Mr Griffin tried to claim his party had ditched its anti-Semitic past, his inept sidekick exposed its true colours on an anti-extremist website. Goading opponents that the BNP had won a massive propaganda coup, he aimed his threats at lawyer David Toube who runs Harry’s Place, the website which campaigns against the BNP and Islamic extremism. 

When Mr Toube, one of Britain’s most prominent Jews, told Mr Barnes, 43, not to get “too smug”, the BNP man replied: “That’s fine. Just remember though, ‘You will reap what you sow’.

“The way you treat us now is how we shall treat you in the future. The example you set us is the example we will follow when we are in power. 

“The many different pressure points are beginning to converge towards a ‘tipping point’, a moment of political equilibrium when revolutionary social and political change occurs.” 

He added: “Best you show us some respect, some day you will want us to respect you.” 

Now there’s a nice concise example of the fascist mindset in all its dubious glory.