Aibu to be disappointed in my extended family

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I have just realised that two of my close family have liked a 'political' page on Facebook. It's called Britain First, taking our country back

I don't know where to begin. How are these hate pages even allowed?

I think you need to separate their opinions from how you feel about them. Are they generally good people? Do you usually get along fine with them?

Most people seem to like these pages without really thinking about it.

My DB and his fiance and my 'D'F have all liked it too. They're an offshoot of the BNP, how 'darling'.

My DB genuinely believes that the immigruntz have stopped him from having a stellar career. Not because he's got zero qualifications and gets fired from good jobs for his crappy attitude and work ethic. It's easier to blame others than take any responsiblity for his own life. He's had loads more opportunities than I had as a child and young adult but is still 'waah waah waah' about not being handed money on a plate. I love him dearly, but fuck me I find it hard to respect him.

My 'D'F is an equal opportunities arsehole. He's a born again Christian, but his version of Christianity gives him licence to hate everyone, which seems to me to not be what Jesus would do. He hates feminists, gays, Muslims, Catholics, communists... and now I've found out he hates immigrants. Of course he does FFS. We're not close.

Oh, and did I mention you are YANBU...

YANBU!! Hate all that shite on fb.

I think you need to separate their opinions from how you feel about them. Are they generally good people? Do you usually get along fine with them?

I never really understand advice like this. Are you suggesting that the OP should overlook the racist bile because her relatives might be "generally good people"? Is it even possible to be "generally good" while spewing racist bile?

That group is heinous and worrying - particularly their 'Street Patrols' i.e. vigilante groups of people beating up on anyone non-white.

Amazing how many people seem normal on the outside but their facebook page proves that they are xenophobic, racist, BNP type eejits.

Their 'Christian patrol' was outside a mosque in Bradford at the weekend giving out bibles.

www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/farright-activists-hand-out-bibles-outside-mosques-in-bradford-9352271.html

WWJD indeed?

balls Can I steal the phrase 'equal opportunities arsehole'? That's the best thing I have read on mumsnet since 'wankbadger'!

Be my guest Abbey

I have relatives who like such bile on Fb. I keep well away from them and their bollocks. It's shocking how much hatred has been spread of recent.

One of them has struggled for work. I think it's more down to his inability to stick at anything and pull his weight. The other just seems to have caught on to this idea that all problems stem back to Muslims and how we should fear them all.

I find it hard to rise above it as I'm a gobshite

I find the talk and comments on the page really worrying. I can't think of the word, but I thought there were laws in place to deal with this kind of 'action' provocation.

The laws seem to have been relaxed somewhat so that people can get distracted by blaming each other.

I've just seen a political broadcast for the English Democrats.

Do I tell them a) that St George is an immigrant? and b) per their theme song, it's Hadrian's Wall, not Adrian's?