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The BNP are not NAZIs FFS!

anarchist | 22.11.2008 10:11

The BNP attract bigots, closet and open racists, nut-jobs and thick sun-reading twats - they however are NOT Nazis. By calling the BNP Nazis like the UAF do pushes people further towards them and alienates those that sympathise with some policies of the BNP with more anti-nationalist, class politics.

So what are the BNP?

The BNP have foundations from the far-right, fascists and hitler supporters - this is a fact. Look at the histories of the leadership of the BNP, their political alliances across Europe and North-America - this cannot be disputed.

Hang on didn't you say the BNP were NOT Nazi?

Yes, there are over 10,000 members with a strong working class vote in areas traditional strong with left and far-left memberships. Those that have joined and voted for the BNP have come from that background. The reason is that New Labour has abandoned any pretence in actually acting on the concerns and interests of large swathes of working class people, whilst utitlising a long term strategy of multi-cultural, divisive funding strategies where individual "communities" based on religion and ethinicity compete for funding. When funds and social services are denied and cut in working class areas, there is resentment when other pots are used to fund specific "communities". This had led the BNP to reform it self with a "common-sense" attitude derived from their old "rights for whites" campaign. The sentiment is this "if blacks, asians and muslims can act as for their religious or racial interests then why can't white people".

Having spoken to many members of the BNP this is one of the statements that I hear more often and it is linked to the opportunistic, loony left generation that instead of promoting a general working class integrations - something the state is against for obvious reasons - they have instead promoted a divisive "cultural, racial and ethnic classification" that has an interest in non-integration. There is the counter argument to suggest that the multitude of organisations set-up during the last 30 years to provide a balance to the inequalities and racism experienced at work, in the community and institutional were needed, and they were - but in many cases what we need now is general working class, open community initiatives, self-managed AS WELL as a campaign against a preferential treatment to any "community" thru facilities. Facilities for all is a pro-working class anarchist position as opposed to facilities for x and y group - which the BNP want.

To finish off my thoughts, the State want a divided working class that can not recognise its own power. The BNP want a segregated working class, and is using issues around multi-culturalism, lost of manufacturing base, financial crisis, immigration - to build a social base that it has NO INTEREST in actually serving.

Anyone observing the BNP "white history" month( whilst supporting the efforts of black people in black history month - this further shows they want to act as any other racially based organisation!) - the history on show was about Kings and Queens! Where was the working class history!

Any thoughts welcomed

anarchist

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  1. not nazis.... — nn
  2. NSDAP had plenty hoodwinked with the same BS arguments — Anne key
  3. a fascist is not a Nazi — someone with a memory
  4. OED QED, BNP = Nazi — BR
  5. Collete,many of Griffins Bodygaurds,C18 etc are literal nazis — Anne key
  6. How sad this story has stayed up on IMC,maybe IMC should make up — Anne Key
  7. Why did this story stay up on IMC UK,someone on IMC should — Anne Key
  8. bnpnearme.co.uk is missing some people? — antifash
  9. CORRECT — Braxz
  10. BNP banner on tv - what did it say? — observer
  11. Redwatch is a nazi deathlist wish thats the difference,oxymoronic banner said — Anne key
  12. My Post — anarchist
  13. Strategic mistake to cede patriotism — PatrioticAntiFascist
  14. there are far better stories that have been taken off IMC due to — anne key
  15. I tend to... — Z
  16. The BNP is a blatantly neo nazi party,members are either fascists or mega niave — Anne Key
  17. ... — anarchist
  18. the BNP are a NAZI party — BNP are a NAZI party
  19. ... — anarchist
  20. the BNP are a NAZI party — BNP are a NAZI party
  21. Deep Thought — Vroomfondel
  22. what does a labour member make you then? — anarchist
  23. "anarchist" BNP are a nazi party ffs,please stop putting words in our mouths — anne key
  24. Spectator journo = Michael Tanner? — anony
  25. Most of New Labour party is servile to capitalism, it wasnt started by fascists — Anne Key
  26. BNP Spectator columnist is David Lovibond — paf
  27. picture of David Lovibond - journalist on Flickr — antifash
  28. Mayor invents immigration policy to cover BNP link — paf
  29. to paf: nice theory, but a little too "conspiracy theory" — anon
  30. London Mayor published BNP propaganda — paf
  31. Lovibond, undercover antifascist ? — paf
  32. How To Unwittingly Provide Fertile Ground For The BNP — Jack Ashton
  33. "A friend of mine..." — paf