I abhor the BNP and everything they stand for. It's evasive, hidden and nasty politics, but it is also the choice of the people who belong to it and it is the choice of the electorate if they choose to vote BNP as opposed to someone else (who won't give them what they need).
I cannot understand the role of the BNP in a widely multi-cultural country, but I can understand that people feel the ethos of the BNP is closer to their beliefs than those of Conservative or Liberal and therefore, because we live in a democracy (of sorts) they must be allowed to exist. Just because their politics are abhorant and offensive to most people doesn't mean they should be precluded from discussion. I know people who find members of the Green party just as vile and insidious, but we don't have government sponsored campaigns to rid us of the Green Party once and for all, do we?
The BNP is a face of Britishness that cannot be ignored or forgotten. The BNP appeal to a small minority of the population that will never change and will continue to procreate, so there will be a constant stream of poorly-educated bigots ready to carry the BNP standard. We need to remember that the world is made up of people - extremists - who don't agree with the rest of us (generally). The best way to treat people like this is with ignorance and a lack of respect - giving them coverage on TV and radio does nothing but polarise them in the eyes of those who maybe don't understand the BNP and might be tempted to follow their politics because of exposure they just shouldn't get. They exist, so do Jesus Freaks and conmen, but we don't acknowledge the others in the House.
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