Due to the poor turnout at the polls for last week’s elections, the BNP has managed to win 2 seats at the European Parliament in Brussels. Probably a part of the electorate is pretty angry with the mainstream parties for the expenses scandal so they wanted to vote for something ‘different’.
Anyway – whatever the reasons – the sheer reality is that now the BNP has two representatives in Brussels. I don’t think that I have much in common with the BNP, if anything at all in fact. I would just like to say that I disagree with them 100% but I don’t even know what they stand for exactly, due to the very little coverage that they get.
What annoys me though is hearing people saying that we should not allow these 2 MEPs to represent us in Brussels, or seeing angry mobs forcing Nick Griffin (the BNP leader) or his sidekick to abandon their press conference.
Sadly these two nutters were elected DEMOCRATICALLY, which means that they have a right to go to Brussels and a right to speak at their own press conference. We cannot have a law for mainstream parties and a different one for the BNP. Unfortunately some people thought it right to give the BNP their vote and – as much as it’s a wrong choice in my opinion – we have to respect these people’s vote. If you don’t want to stoop to the BNP’s level, then leave them alone. As for the 3 main parties, let’s just hope that they learn something from this totally embarrassing situation and make sure that it’s just a one-off.
Anyway – whatever the reasons – the sheer reality is that now the BNP has two representatives in Brussels. I don’t think that I have much in common with the BNP, if anything at all in fact. I would just like to say that I disagree with them 100% but I don’t even know what they stand for exactly, due to the very little coverage that they get.
What annoys me though is hearing people saying that we should not allow these 2 MEPs to represent us in Brussels, or seeing angry mobs forcing Nick Griffin (the BNP leader) or his sidekick to abandon their press conference.
Sadly these two nutters were elected DEMOCRATICALLY, which means that they have a right to go to Brussels and a right to speak at their own press conference. We cannot have a law for mainstream parties and a different one for the BNP. Unfortunately some people thought it right to give the BNP their vote and – as much as it’s a wrong choice in my opinion – we have to respect these people’s vote. If you don’t want to stoop to the BNP’s level, then leave them alone. As for the 3 main parties, let’s just hope that they learn something from this totally embarrassing situation and make sure that it’s just a one-off.
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