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Originally Posted by Nate the great
And the neo nazis were actually members of the Swedish Democrats. Having looked at Wikipedia entry, I have to say that if members of the SD party are neo nazis, then so is most of the Republican Party in the US. The positions as stated in the Wikipedia article are not that different. |
Nate, unfortunately it is not always that straightforward. Various extreme right-wing groups in the UK, such as the British National Party,
claim in their manifestos that they are not racist.
However, when undercover reporters record their meetings and rallies, it is an entirely different story, and racist hate-speech has often been recorded.
Currently UK police officers are not allowed to join the BNP because it is felt that they would not be impartial to all members of the community.
I've seen the effects of hate-speech. Racists murdered a refugee in the grounds of our local hospital a few years ago. They killed the man in front of his young step-daughter. Her father had been killed in her home country. Her mother had died after an illness. She lost the only other person in this country who was close to her.
The BNP failed to condemn the murder and have stood regularly for election in that constituency ever since.
If you are in the UK then I urge you to vote in the forthcoming EU elections. If you don't, then the BNP could benefit from the system of proportional representation.
Meanwhile, remember that political groups often say things for public consumption. It is safest to look at their actions and omissions.