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Block the Blok!

Mike Small | 20.08.2003 15:35 | Anti-racism

The Vlamms Blok are sending a delegation to visit the Scottish Parliament on the 11th September. Organise your own welcoming party.

Oozing Charisma
Oozing Charisma


The Vlaams Blok, (or Flemish Bloc) have been invited to bring a delegation to Scotland. The Vlaams Bloc are a racist anti-immigration party based around Antwerp and Ghent. After consulting the Foreign Office (‘Dear Foreign Office, we’re the Scottish Parliament and we’re abit thick. Just how bad are these Flems? Are they out and out fascists or just far-right-wing nutters?’) – functionaries in the Scottish Parliament recently okayed the visit.

They’re due to visit Edinburgh on 11th September.

But while the politicians feel constrained by Euro-Etiquette we don’t need to be cowed by the conventions of parliamentary niceties. Vlaams Block are a racist and fascist organisation and should be given a special welcome.

The Welsh Assembly recently refused to welcome a delegation including Vlaams Blok members and the stronger-powered Scottish Parliament could easily have followed their example.

The Presiding officer of the Scottish Parliament, George Reid missed the point when he said: "All the MPs are elected in a free and democratic vote. Members of the Scottish Parliament would object strongly if another legislature tried to determine our delegations. I am confident that Labour, Liberal, Conservative and Green MSPs will wish to meet their opposite numbers. Whether members wish to meet the Vlaams Blok representative is entirely up to them."

The Vlaams Blok is a hardline nationalist group with active backing from the French National Front. It’s into cultural protectionism and wants immigrants to be forced to learn Flemish. Led by the ‘charismatic’ Filip Dewinter it’s part of a wider rise of the far-right across Europe given respectability by the trappings of power. But suits and offices can’t disguise their dirty racist policies.

WATCH THIS SPACE FOR DETAILS OF HOW TO OPOSE THEIR VISIT. NO PLATFORM FOR RACISTS!

Mike Small
- e-mail: mike_zzzzzz@yahoo.co.uk


Comments

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bloc the blok

20.08.2003 17:07

they want egged.

booooooooom!


A thankfull Belgian

16.01.2004 22:35

I am a Belgian from ostend and an anti-vlaams blok manifester.
I am happy that you guys held the block out of scotland and wales because they are a rascist, hatefull party that should been banned from politics.

In belgium more and more people are voting for the vlaams blok (1/4 of the flemish).
if it goes forth like this the vlaams blok wil have separated belgium in 2 and flanders will be a fascist land with a dictator.So thanks for the support.


Blok Buster

Bart Samaey
mail e-mail: barneybarnabas747@hotmail.com


ik als fiere vlaming

13.06.2004 17:36

jullie zouden zich moeten schamen om de enige vlaamse partij die nog enige vlaams gevoel over heeft zo aan te vallen en te beledigen,wij zijn geen rascisten en zeker geen fascisten,wij zijn een vlaams nationalitische partij die opkomt voor onze eigen cultuur en onze eigen taal en onze eigen gebruiken en onze eigen normen,en iedere alltochtoon die naar vlaanderen wilt komen mag hier blijven op de voorwaarde dat hij onze taal en onze gebruiken over neemt,wij vragen niet om iets op te geven,wij vragen gewoon om een kleine aanpassing,zij komen naar ons dus moeten ze zich aan passen,als één ieder van ons imigreert naar een buitenland moet die persoon zich ook aanpassen aan hun cultuur en gebruiken,dat is normaal en dat is al wij vragen aan alle alltochtonen in vlaanderen,
ik persoonlijk en met mij 1 miljoen vlamingen vinden dat geen over dreven eis

rechts nationalitische groet
de fiere vlaming

devos jon
mail e-mail: devosjon@msn.com


democracy in europe

14.06.2006 18:37

the sign of a mature democracy is the acceptance that other people may have different beliefs/ values from yourself. Nazism will never be allowed to develop again Europe, so so your example is extreme! freedom of speech is a fundamental right for all citizens of the EU including yourself particularly if they are elected by the voting public. Just because someone preaches something, that does not mean we have to adopt or even listen to it...freedom of speech- freedom of choice. Therefore i supported george reid's decision.

jason edinburgh

jason


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