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Originally Posted by Ramrod
lol....Everyone's mad except me and thee and I'm not sure about thee.....my fave.
On topic..Yes, we are a free open society but the bnp are not an open party, thus any member of the bnp has disqualified him/herself from positions such as teaching that require a reasonable level of impartiality because they are dealing with formative minds.
I am 'right wing' but even I think it's crazy to let such a person near a kids teaching post...thats just taking our liberal ideals dangerously too far  |
I'm 'left wing', and I value freedom of speech. If the BNP is a legal political party in this country, I don't see how membership of the BNP could disqualify someone from a teaching job (as much as I dislike the BNP).
I'm not saying he shouldn't be monitored. If he is inciting hatred/racism, fire him by all means, but the sheer fact he is a member of a political party that is allowed in this country cannot be a ground for firing him.
Look at the ramifications if we were to decide that affiliation with allowed political party x would disqualify you for post y. Where would it stop?