BNP Members list leaked on the internet

[Bob Dalek]

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[cailin maith]

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I don't know how to get a fada on my keyboard

[Xenophon]

I hate to chip in here but isn't "unsavoury" somewhat subjective?

That is fair enough. If the truth be told I couldn't decide what word to use there.

What I'm getting at, is does AtW not care about ANY party as long as it is a legal party?

[AtW]

So are you happy for there to be parties, as long as they are legal, that hold any views, no matter how unsavoury?

No, I won't be at those parties, however if they are legal such parties would be held and people will be able to attend those parties without fear they lose their jobs.

What if due process results in their election after which they suspend due process?

That's why population should be armed like in USA.

BNP has zero chance of electorate victory, so making them look "in the right" like they are now is very wrong - the best strategy about BNP is ignore them and certainly not to give them any chance to even remotely look being targeted and unfairly treated. Frankly I'd rather have legal BNP than illegal underground party that would be far more inclined to violence.

[EternalOptimist]

That is fair enough. If the truth be told I couldn't decide what word to use there.

What I'm getting at, is does AtW not care about ANY party as long as it is a legal party?

unwholesome
notorious
shady
dodgy
nefarious

actually, I quite liked unsavoury

[Xenophon]

unwholesome
notorious
shady
dodgy
nefarious

actually, I quite liked unsavoury

Thanks.

[AtW]

What I'm getting at, is does AtW not care about ANY party as long as it is a legal party?

There are plenty of legal firms that do things I disagree with - my position is that on one hand I personally don't take part in it, and on another hand sometimes there is a case to argue that their activities should be made illegal (hedge funds for example), only after that can something legally be done about those people. Until such point they have every right to exist as you or me.

Same goes for political parties - I've seen way too often such witchhunts backfire big time.

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I mean, what next then, should the accused murderers be killed on a spot? Maybe they should not get lawyers? Maybe we should not bother get proper evidence etc? Ian Huntley in my view did far more bad than BNP, yet he had expensive lawyers, due process was followed etc etc. Frankly Labour is fking up this country real bad - they should be the focus of attention.

[Platypus]

What I'm getting at, is does AtW not care about ANY party as long as it is a legal party?

Well that's tricky isn't it, the line is often wide and grey even where it appears to be black and white (no racist pun intended).

i.e. if you outlaw X then perhaps you should outlaw X + 0.01 ? And so on until you outlaw all views

So perhaps the principle of "everyone is entitled to their views" is the best position, regardless of how distasteful others may find those views ?

[Bob Dalek]

You're right to apologise. Like sas says, democracy can go wrong.

Aaaaggghhhh!!!! No - it can't go wrong. It just looks that way to those who don't like what others have voted for.

[Platypus]

unwholesome
notorious
shady
dodgy
nefarious

actually, I quite liked unsavoury

Apart from "notorious" all are equally subjective