I am compiling a list of people within the United Kingdom who would for one reason or another fall foul of the BNP were they in power. My personal opinion is that this will not happen, as they are thankfully far outnumbered by those of us with sense. Still, I do not feel relaxed about them at all as they are there, they have a following, and people are discouraged and not voting. And I do not believe in complacency when it comes to basic human rights.
The point I am trying to make is that one person is capable of reaching out to a huge number of other people and contacting them in some way. Also that one person is capable of bringing countless examples of people who would be unwelcome in a BNP controlled country, some of these not at first obvious to the naked eye. I am doing this via one of my personal email accounts, and 2 forums I regularly use.
We all know that the BNP doesn?t want a country full of immigrants and non-whites, but what about all of the other people their ideas can be applied to? Feminists? Gays, Lesbians, Bisexuals? Caucasian Immigrants? Disabled and elderly? Second and third generation immigrants? People of the ?wrong? religion? And of course, family members; you may be very ?English? by the BNP?s standards (by the way, what exactly are the standards? What exactly makes you British?), but would you stand by and watch your gay brother or son injured or sent away? Remember that although on the face of it, their policies apply to non-Caucasians and immigrants, in reality if their way was put into practise it would cascade down into anyone who did not uphold their same belief system. That is the way these people operate. And where will they draw the line? I am sure if a white American born/British citizen were causing them a great deal of hassle by speaking out, the immigration law would quickly be turned on them as well. The point is, that as well as being bigots, they are irrational. Thankfully thousands of people are working to expose them to as wide an audience as possible so that they do not get support from people who may be ill informed, or simply go along with the flow of those around them. One person can still do great harm by casting a vote and spreading propaganda.
I am joining this effort to ensure that anyone who stumbles upon my words will have more information than they had before. While I trust this country to not go in the BNP?s direction it is by no means done and dusted and will not be in ours, or our children?s lifetime, if ever. Less than one hundred years ago millions died because of a government-sanctioned group of fascists, and millions more in fighting them out of power. The fascist legacy lives on today in the people who deny the Holocaust, and who continue to propagate hate. I do not believe we are immune to these atrocities, and indeed, many people in other parts of the world are still suffering under regimes such as these. We owe it to every parent, child, friend, and soldier who has suffered under hands of bigotry and cruelty to contribute what we are capable of in the fight to keep the world safe for everyone.
Please post here every example you can think of, either yourself or your close friends & family members, who would be harmed or excluded in a country run exclusively by the BNP. You do not have to put actual names, of course, but please give us an idea of who you are referring to such as gender, age, race etc, whatever may be relevant. And please remember whatever you post I will be publishing on my blog, link below. I will be posting the data gathered on the 14th July to make a point that in only one month, we are able to gather such a large amount of names. After you have posted could you please add your number of examples to the running total to make it easier for me to add up at the end. If you have received this in email and not forum form could you please copy [email protected] into your reply or forward so that I have your added data as well. In this case a forwarded e-mail may actually make a difference. Blog address: erinnorman.livejournal.com/
I want to provide an alternative to the grim lists of casualties from the Nazi regime and others like it ? an antithesis to the list of dead. I will begin:
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30 year old woman American/British citizen, have been here 8 years married to English husband, have one son with dual citizenship. Myself, my husband, and son would all be in danger. My English father in law is married to a Thai lady ? they live in Thailand by choice but are still British citizens. My husband?s best friend is Rhodesian by birth but adopted by an English couple thirty odd years ago. His wife (English) and their unborn child would of course also be affected.
Running total ? 8