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punky · 29-04-2004, 23:38

I'll probably get denounced as a racist for this, but hear me out.

Rightly or wrongly (and I believe wrongly), the BNP is a legally recognised political party. Unless they incite racial hatred specifically, you can't really act on someone's political bias. Technically, this is the same as firing someone who, say is a Tory. It's like the free speech issue. Everyone agrees there should be free speech, but want to shut people up when they say something they don't agree with. The only amendment here is the Incitement To Racial Hatred Act. The law is the law, and anyone breaking it, regardless of political party should be punished for it. Everyone complained when Le Pen got so much support in France, but at the end of the day, that's democracy. The majority of people get their way. Wether it's right, wrong, racist, non-racist, is immaterial. People said how the bomb in Spain changed so drastically, the political landscape there. Well, thats democracy. What the people want, the people will get. Until the BNP is banned (And hopefully it will. Although wether I can display my St George's flag without a backlash remains to be seen), you have to allow people to act on it's behalf, when they are in the confines of the law. I don't think i've come across very well, what i'm trying to say in my head there, but you should get the idea.

Now, on Question Time, apparently he has a website that distributes racist material. If that is true, then he should be charged, which probably would lead to a contractual dismissal. If not, i'm sure on prosecution they would have suffcient grounds.

Also, people mentioned about him spreading political opinion thorough his teaching. But couldn't that be said for all parties? I agree though, if he treats any children differently, regardless of political party, he has to go.

But someone on QT said by making an example of him, you are making louder, giving him more foundation to build on, and you will force others to go underground fearing a backlash. This is true, and will cause a serious problem fighting racism in this country.

29-04-2004, 23:38	#14
punky Inactive Join Date: Jun 2003 Age: 45 Posts: 14,750	Re: Bnp I'll probably get denounced as a racist for this, but hear me out. Rightly or wrongly (and I believe wrongly), the BNP is a legally recognised political party. Unless they incite racial hatred specifically, you can't really act on someone's political bias. Technically, this is the same as firing someone who, say is a Tory. It's like the free speech issue. Everyone agrees there should be free speech, but want to shut people up when they say something they don't agree with. The only amendment here is the Incitement To Racial Hatred Act. The law is the law, and anyone breaking it, regardless of political party should be punished for it. Everyone complained when Le Pen got so much support in France, but at the end of the day, that's democracy. The majority of people get their way. Wether it's right, wrong, racist, non-racist, is immaterial. People said how the bomb in Spain changed so drastically, the political landscape there. Well, thats democracy. What the people want, the people will get. Until the BNP is banned (And hopefully it will. Although wether I can display my St George's flag without a backlash remains to be seen), you have to allow people to act on it's behalf, when they are in the confines of the law. I don't think i've come across very well, what i'm trying to say in my head there, but you should get the idea. Now, on Question Time, apparently he has a website that distributes racist material. If that is true, then he should be charged, which probably would lead to a contractual dismissal. If not, i'm sure on prosecution they would have suffcient grounds. Also, people mentioned about him spreading political opinion thorough his teaching. But couldn't that be said for all parties? I agree though, if he treats any children differently, regardless of political party, he has to go. But someone on QT said by making an example of him, you are making louder, giving him more foundation to build on, and you will force others to go underground fearing a backlash. This is true, and will cause a serious problem fighting racism in this country.