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to have voted for the BNP today

694 replies

AnonymousAnnie · 04/06/2009 16:23

and feel that I should keep it a secret (have name changed obviously) for fear of being lynched!!

It is a perfectly legal party that has been totally demonised in the media. I was even worried that I may be able to be traced from my ballot paper but I took the risk and voted for them because all the other parties are the bloody same and none of them have the guts to sort this country out. Suppose I'll never get to heaven now .

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BouncingTurtle · 04/06/2009 17:49

Yes YABVVVVVVVVU.

You are voting for racial hatred, homphobia and extreme misogyny.

I hope you sleep well tonight you fucking moron

I firmly believe in people's right to vote how they wish. Still doesn't stop me from wishing people who are stupid enough to vote for the BNP to succumb to Darwinism.

kittywise · 04/06/2009 17:49

You can vote for whom you want and thank God we all still have that choice.
I suggest though that you really look into what the bnp stands for.
If this is a 'all major parties are shit' protest then just vote for an independent or ,if there's a choice, the local silly party instead.

EccentricaGallumbits · 04/06/2009 17:51

Fuck me. You can't be serious.

I am the least politically aware perso I know (because I'm a bit dim andtoo busy to read leaflets) bu even I know about the BNP and their racist, hoophobic, sexist proposals.

Sidge · 04/06/2009 17:53

You are lucky you live in a society and have the freedom of choice to choose exactly which party you wish to vote for.

I think it's an awful shame you chose that one though.

wotulookinat · 04/06/2009 17:57

I can't believe you came on here an admitted it - albeit anonymously.
When that BNP list thingy came out a while back, my neighbour was on it, and I haven't been able to bring myself to even smile at him since, let alone be a friendly neighbour.

ItsGrimUpNorth · 04/06/2009 18:00

I think it best you do stay anonymous. You can't be awfully bright though.

But heigh ho, we live in a democracy and morons are allowed to vote for facist thugs.

Thank goodness that the majority of Britain is a tolerant, thinking society.

junglist1 · 04/06/2009 18:00

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ItsGrimUpNorth · 04/06/2009 18:03

I think it best you do stay anonymous. You can't be awfully bright though.

But heigh ho, we live in a democracy and morons are allowed to vote for facist thugs.

Thank goodness that the majority of Britain is a tolerant, thinking society.

StealthPolarBear · 04/06/2009 18:10

YANBU to vote for them if you genuinely think they are best - but why do you think that?
Don't know why people think this is a troll (apart from posting and running) - people do vote for the BNP, some of them (prob not half) will be women, and some may be MNers (again, hopefully not proportionately!)

ByTheSea · 04/06/2009 18:17

You have the right to vote as you see fit, but as the immigrant mother of a mixed-race, mixed-heritage family, I think YABVU, to understate my sentiment.

mollyroger · 04/06/2009 18:19

''In the practice of tolerance, one's enemy is the best teacher. ''

Dalai Lama.

MaggieBee · 04/06/2009 18:21

lovely. i'm alright jack voting.

karala · 04/06/2009 18:23

I can't be arsed.

Or can I?

I need to think about this - which is a damned sight more than the OP has. Does she live under a bridge?

junglist1 · 04/06/2009 18:25

And are you pure English yourself, all the way down the line? if not, you're a right thickie, aren't you dear?

pramspotter · 04/06/2009 18:26

Seriously even if the BNP somehow managed to get their crazy asses into power...how could they get rid of all the immigrants? The NHS would shut down overnight. How could they possibly get rid of all immigrants/non english people? It all sounds really fucktarded to me. There whole manifesto would be impossible to implement.

I am American, only here because my English DH will never ever let me out of the country with my kids otherwise I would have legged it the hell out of here without any prompting. Only because I miss my family.

How would the BNP deal with the complex family issues and economic issues that would result if all non English people had to leave? I just don't get the BNP at all. They make no sense.

Not only would this country lose all immigrants it would lose all English people who didn't want to be separated from loved ones or live in a fascist country. This country would lose too many tax payers and it is , at the end of the day, a welfare state. It needs as many people possible paying in to the system.

There are thousands of British people living in my home state in the US already. That is one state out of 50. I am losing count of the number of British colleagues leaving for American and (primarily) Australia.

I am agreed that this country may need to be stricter about immigration, but it CANNOT bear to lose any more good people. It won't survive, if it loses anymore.

The BNP came to my door and I happily told them that I am American to see what they would do. They got all nicey nicey and were telling me about their hols in Florida and they were asking me pleasant questions about my home city etc etc. I am very white and fair though.

Make no mistake, their whole problem is with people of colour.

Peachy · 04/06/2009 18:28

YANBU to vote for whom you wish

However were you my mate I'd NBU to dump you- which I would for sure

It's aprty that disallows black people FFS

janeite · 04/06/2009 18:28

OP: - Only read the OP. Either you are a moron, or you wanted to start a bun-fight (in which case you are still a moron).

Walks away from the thread in horror.

StealthPolarBear · 04/06/2009 18:29

I've asked that before pramspotter - what would they actually, physically do?
No one seemed to know, hopefully because the BNP don't know themselves.
Ad I agree, as a white English person from as far back as I know about, I'd be seriously considering empigrating - don't want to be stuck here alone with the BNP

StealthPolarBear · 04/06/2009 18:30

hmm...no sign of the OP

MaggieBee · 04/06/2009 18:30

what do the bnp do when a non-white face answers the door? do they say "can we count on your vote?". (I'm in Ireland btw, so I haven't a clue)

Tidey · 04/06/2009 18:31

I hope this is just a post designed to spark a debate, but if it is real, it was a deeply misguided thing to do. No-one who has any sense or self-respect or compassion could vote for them.

lil · 04/06/2009 18:32

OP and others like her only vote because they think they are safe, white enough, english enough, protestant enough etc.

It never occurs to them that white people commit crime too, they scrounge from the tax payer and by making this country white..you achieve what exactly????

Peachy · 04/06/2009 18:35

Molly I love that quote- have copied it, thank you

pramspotter · 04/06/2009 18:40

There are BNP supporters on Mumsnet. Maybe one of them will come along and explain how this country is to survive with only English people here. It's not feasable.

Most English people are living in Australia it seems and I don't think that they are planning on coming back. Their leaving has nothing to do with the number of immigrants in their English villages. You are not getting these people back to England. If the BNP gets in, you will only lose more good English people as well.

Christ what would America be without it's immigrants? It would be empty except for the native american indians.

The southern part of the US has always been more racist, conservative, insistant on promoting good family values etc. There seems to be more people down that way in the bible belt who preach subservience of women and segragation was the norm up until the 60's. I still wouldn't want to walk around in certain areas down there if I was black.

And look at what a completely backward shit hole it has been down there since the early part of the 19th century. Always financially dependent on the more forward thinking North etc etc. Backward, racist thinking equals failure.

pramspotter · 04/06/2009 18:43

Not that I have a problem with family values. I just have a problem when people are trying to use family as a way to deny rights to women.

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