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More people 'consider voting BNP'
Anger with the main parties has led more people to consider voting for the British National Party, a report for a social policy research group says.
The Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust said up to 25% of voters said they "might vote" for the far-right party.
Minister says BNP tempting voters
White working class voters are being "tempted" by the British National Party as they feel Labour is not listening to their concerns, a minister has said.
Originally posted by Liberal1984
1. Unlike any of the major political parties they have ideology and things they are prepared to suffer for (like in some of the ways I listed above). Anybody who is prepared to suffer for things they believe in is already half way to winning my trust, and yes it might be biased but that doesn’t include terrorists.
2. The BNP would almost certainly end modern political correctness.
3. The BNP is genuinely hated
by the filth that makes up our modern political parties (and especially those strong advocates of political correctness who dotter our populace).
4. The BNP would not bankrupt the country
5. The BNP would sort out crime, and those non-Muslims who rioted over the Mohammed picture would certainly have been put under surveillance (if not deported) (rather than just ignored till public uproar).
6. The BNP has little or no chance or coming to power let alone government.
It’s a lovely statistic that 25% of the population might vote BNP
to me it means that least somewhere there are at least 25% of the population who aren’t brainwashed.
I didn’t say the other 75% are brainwashed just that 25% certainly isn’t
Originally posted by Liberal1984
Frankly sminkeypinkey you are exactly the sort of person that makes me want to vote BNP. If you don't understand why, then I give up trying to explain.
Most people do not make up the political parties of this country
in fact their lack of involvement is almost certainly a key root of the political problems in this country.
If you thought I was calling anyone who votes for them filth then you read those words into your mind and not me.
Basically sminkeypinkey you said it when you said "as if laughing and hating fascists is a bad thing". Because anyone who hates somebody because of their political beliefs (especially when they are out spoken) is themselves worthy of hate.
I would make an exception for anyone who's political beliefs involve thuggary or terrorism because such people should be detestable to everyone accept themselves. But it’s only an acceptation for behaviour (as opposed to political beliefs).
if they did win power chances are sminkeypinky would be wrong because a great social-political force would probably be at work (say through economic downturn across Europe or even the world).
Meanwhile (like in local elections) don’t you think the other parties would be throwing more money to solve an area’s problems? I.e. so they become apparently less likely vote BNP in such large numbers next time.
Anyway hope I’ve done a good job at explaining why people like me might vote BNP.
Obviously anyone who is should keep their mouth mostly closed because if your engaging with just anyone your quite likely to have a "heated" debate in no time at all (as this thread shows).
Originally posted by Liberal1984
I made a stupid typing mkistake
Instead of saying...
"Good point about me been open to voting BNP being my problem and yours"
What I meant to say was: ""Good point about saying me been open to voting BNP being my problem and NOT yours". Unfortunately missing that one word reversed the meaning of what I was saying!