re: #60 ralphieboy

I suspect that at some point the BNP is going to get carried away and lose its standing as a legitimate political party, but until then, or until they abolish or alter the BBC’s charter, they are allowed to voice their views.

Damn. You’re like a stuck record:

BNP legitimate *snick* BNP legitimate *snick* BNP legitimate *snick* BNP legitimate *snick* BNP legitimate *snick*

Yes, yes, yes. We all know the BNP are a legal party. We all know that they’re entitled to spout whatever racist drivel they want to spout. We all know (for the time being) they’re entitled to admit only white members.

Though, for what it’s worth, I suspect that the BNP will not ‘get carried away’ — Griffin is a clever man, and has done more than Oswald Mosley to present fascism as a clean-and-noble philosophy. Either we oppose him for what he is, or he slimes his way toward more and more political power.

Now. What about you?

What’s weirding me out about this conversation is that you seem unwilling to engage with the *moral* dimension of this issue. Do you think that racists should be legitimised? If not, then why on earth do you keep defending the ‘rights’ of Griffin?

My friend, we live in a world with so very many battles over freedom of speech that are just crying out to be fought. Why on *earth* have you decided to go into bat for Griffin’s?