had a op piece in a tabloid rag which bordered on hate speak against muslims... rather crossed the line in many people's opinions.
However, this had the consequence that the even more local division here in my home town lost their leaders, because the party has in the past tried to alienate themselves from the racism issue, and the people in this town had bought it. So the issue here is that if their opinions are more clearly visible in the media it is not a purely negative effect.
Also, it would totally be immoral to prevent someone from speaking just because they have immoral opinions.
Extremist parties like this thrive on martyrdom... don't give them the opportunity. Hit them with facts instead.
However, this had the consequence that the even more local division here in my home town lost their leaders, because the party has in the past tried to alienate themselves from the racism issue, and the people in this town had bought it. So the issue here is that if their opinions are more clearly visible in the media it is not a purely negative effect.
Also, it would totally be immoral to prevent someone from speaking just because they have immoral opinions.
Extremist parties like this thrive on martyrdom... don't give them the opportunity. Hit them with facts instead.
"People think it must be fun to be a super genius, but they don't realize how hard it is to put up with all the idiots in the world" - Calvin.
Question Time and the BNP
22/10/2009 07:29:34 PM
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I think you gain more letting them speak them trying to silience them
22/10/2009 07:58:52 PM
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They like ratings.
22/10/2009 08:22:59 PM
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It's funny how equality means they have to let anti-equality groups on *NM*
22/10/2009 08:27:14 PM
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Well. Just the other day, our local racist party...
22/10/2009 08:32:27 PM
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I think it's a good call from the BBC, and I do intend to watch it.
22/10/2009 08:41:25 PM
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Sorry, we're 20 years behind the rest of Europe because we have a system that makes it hard...
22/10/2009 10:33:08 PM
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I rather liked (if I can be forgiven for sounding like a broken record) ...
22/10/2009 10:57:10 PM
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BNP membership list
22/10/2009 11:01:34 PM
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I find the leaking of that to be disturbing.
23/10/2009 01:38:09 PM
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That was really quite disappointing.
22/10/2009 11:42:58 PM
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I thought it was perfectly executed.
22/10/2009 11:58:18 PM
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That's why I said it'd have been much more interesting without him.
23/10/2009 12:33:57 AM
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I think it exposed him as an non-viable alternative
23/10/2009 12:54:57 AM
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You clearly watched a different programme to me. *NM*
23/10/2009 12:57:59 AM
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At which point did it show he was anywhere near capable of being a serious politician
23/10/2009 01:15:20 AM
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At which point do you think any rational human being thought he was a serious politician?
23/10/2009 01:21:38 AM
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I think the Radio 1 interview a few weeks back did a better job of exposing their lunacy.
23/10/2009 01:06:19 AM
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Went about how I expected
23/10/2009 12:16:50 PM
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Pretty much my thoughts exactly
23/10/2009 01:22:56 PM
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Re: Pretty much my thoughts exactly
23/10/2009 02:14:50 PM
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I think we liked and disliked the same thing for the same reasons
23/10/2009 03:07:00 PM
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I've already seen BBC interviews today out on the street
23/10/2009 02:14:13 PM
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It will be interesting to see any polls done, to see the actual impact.
23/10/2009 02:55:49 PM
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