The dust has almost settled. My assessment of how the BNP performed.

DP, I hope you're glad. Thanks to your wonderful BNP and its intimidating thugs, DH and I decided to leave the UK. The NHS has lost a trained psychotherapist, and a university has lost a very well reputed environmental scientist. That's a lot of taxes and contributions to the economy lost too.

Plus, we have encouraged friends to follow us and I know of at least 2 families who are planning to emigrate as they feel that they can no longer live in a society where racism is being dragged into the mainstream through parties like yours.

Be happy!

That's your call.

Personally, I don't feel uncomfortable challenging her hateful views. If she prefers not to be challenged, she can switch off her computer.

I honestly see what you are saying PP, I really do and I have thought this myself a few times today.

I have left the other thread because I said what I needed to, to her and there is nothing else left to say, I wouldn't want to keep on going over the same ground, trying to make her pay.

To be fair though she brings it on herself, she really does, she waits till it all dies down a bit and then comes back on with another woe is me prod and everyone gets all riled up again.

Me? I think she could do with talking to someone outside of MN and exploring her issues a little.

Look, AW, perhaps you haven't seen the many posts I have written against her, perhaps you haven't the threads about other things when she has tried to direct something nice my way and I have refused based upon the views she holds that I, fundamentally, disagree with, perhaps you think anything you say makes any difference?

One thing I know is that no matter how vile the crap she spouts is is that the pack against her (myself included) comes off looking horrible. From now on I am going to try and ignore her because even a racist, homophobic disabilist is a human being and I for one feel uncomfortable joining in and watching everyone turn on her.

It is not a "witch hunt", she has been prodding the lion for a long time now and now she is getting bitten. Its just how it is, the wheel turns full circle and all that.

Sorry I disagree with you PP. She didnt think that at all. She knew it didn't mean that and just posted that thread to hurt and piss people off, which is what angered me. It is a side swipe at kids with SN without actually coming out and saying straight out "I don't think SN kids should be educated alongside my precious NT darling because teachers spending time dealing with SN kids and their issues might slow his progress and what is the point of them anyway?" Right in line with BNP policies on disabilities.

As I said at the time my ds and his SN are nobodys AIBU.

It's not a 'witch hunt'. Her views are abhorrent to the vast majority (all?) other posters. She deliberately seeks negative attention by spouting her hateful crap.

I don't have to be nice to Nazis, sorry.

Sorry I meant to add ANY child can be disruptive....

No, confusing a child with SN with naughty is crappy, but not the terminology. So under the heading SN...DP thought it meant children who have behavioural issues outside of any real SN. I think that's quite a common error. Plus to some people they think certain behaviours that come with SN are disruptive and in some cases they would be. She did not say I don't want my child to catch SN, or mix with children with SN she just didn't want her child's education compromised by disruptive behaviour.

I just think there is an awful lot to accuse DP of, bigotry, racism, ignorance and disabilist but to save this looking like a witch hunt it's best to stick to stuff she has actually said.

Her message on that thread was all SN = aggressive, now call me touchy if you like but I take great offense at that. My ds struggles enough with life as it is without having to fight that label as well.

She also posted it in AIBU to get maximum negativity going. If she really wanted to be informed she would have posted on the SN Boards wouldn't she? She knew exactly what reaction she was going to get and posted in order to get it, which is what is so distasteful about it.

Riven also says that was not the only thread, the first one was even worse.

posieparker, do you have a child with SN? I do and I find that thread disgusting.

Confusing SN with 'naughty' is like confusing 'deaf' with 'stupid'. It is an inaccurate and frankly horrible assumption to make.

I would like to apologise for my last posting. I meant to post Bloody Nasty People. That comment was not aimed at any one individual.
It was possibly a Freudian slip...

Right, now I have no love for daftpunk and she is her own worst enemy but I just rescanned that thread and can see not a whole lot wrong with what she posted. Okay she had mistaken thought that SN covered naughty children, or those statemented for behavioural difficulties but is that really so heinous?

Most of the most dreadful things were from other posters who accused her of opinions she never stated.

I am willing to be corrected if someone can actually find things the she posted that actually shows that she is disabilist.

Bloody Nasty Person

I think we can only quote Margaret Hodge

"This really is a great moment in our history. On behalf of all the people in Britain, we in Barking have not just beaten but we have smashed the extreme right.

"The lesson from Barking to the BNP is clear: Get out and stay out, you're not wanted here and your vile politics have no place in British democracy. Pack your bags and go!"
Do you understand tha?
Honestly it is not worth wasting one's time on a person who is so deeply stupid and unpleasant. The whole thing is so not Mumsnet- she should be banned IMO.

Repulsive thread. MNHQ - ban this nutcase.

SN Thread

They hate anyone 'foreign', spout a load of old 'rivers of blood' scare-mongery nonsense about immigration, hate Jews, hate Muslims, have repulsive views on those with learning difficulties or disabilities, ditto on women, ditto on gay and lesbian people.

If it looks like a Nazi and smells like a Nazi, it's a Nazi.

Nazi attitude towards the "Unfit".

The BNP are clearly a case of same scum, different bucket.

sirboobalot. Where is the SN thread?

daftpunk, why are you always banging on about the British Nazi Party? Are you honestly trying to change minds on MN? Do you really think any sane person is ever going to see one of your pathetic posts and think: 'Hmmm, I used to think the BNP were a bunch of fascist, racist, anti-semitic nutjobbers, but actually, what daftpunk has said has made so much sense I am now going to go out and vote for Nick 'Hitler Sympathiser' Griffin for PM'?

Please. Stop wasting your time and ours. If you are genuinely passionate about these thugs, go out and campaign on the doorsteps (but be prepared to have a bucket of water thrown over your head if you darken my door). Now run along. Nick needs all the help he can get.

Have just read the SN thread. Am disgusted and furious.

Daftpunk. I know the song you're searching for....'Young gifted and black'.

Daftpunk - you haven't answered my question about these quotes from Jeffrey Marshall -

"in response to the death of Ivan Cameron, son of David Cameron, leader of the Conservative Party, senior BNP member Jeffery Marshall claimed in an internet forum discussion: ?We live in a country today which is unhealthily dominated by an excess of sentimentality towards the weak and unproductive. No good will come of it.?

Later, in response to comments made by others on the site, Marshall is alleged to have written: ?There is not a great deal of point in keeping these people alive after all.?

How on earth can you justify supporting a party that spouts such vileness?