Hmmmm.. worrying
Yesterday, we got a leaflet through the door from the BNP, which I decided to take the time to read.
Worryingly, I found myself in agreement with almost all of their policies
(the ones I remember disagreeing with were the re-introduction of corporal punishment, and inducements to send legal immigrants home)
Of all the political parties, they are the closest to what I would implement myself (in fact, most of them I did implement when playing Democracy).
The sad thing is their obvious racism, which I don't agree with.
Firstly, it makes it difficult to vote for them (despite my agreement with their policies), but secondly, they seem to suffer from the same thing that Nazis do, which is the immediate association that as it was THEM that said it, it should be ignored/opposed, and if you agree with it you're clearly evil.
So, their more sensible ideas are completely ignored.
It's no wonder that more and more people are turning to them..
Still, as my vote is unlikely to have any effect whatsoever, it's academic.
Worryingly, I found myself in agreement with almost all of their policies
(the ones I remember disagreeing with were the re-introduction of corporal punishment, and inducements to send legal immigrants home)
Of all the political parties, they are the closest to what I would implement myself (in fact, most of them I did implement when playing Democracy).
The sad thing is their obvious racism, which I don't agree with.
Firstly, it makes it difficult to vote for them (despite my agreement with their policies), but secondly, they seem to suffer from the same thing that Nazis do, which is the immediate association that as it was THEM that said it, it should be ignored/opposed, and if you agree with it you're clearly evil.
So, their more sensible ideas are completely ignored.
It's no wonder that more and more people are turning to them..
Still, as my vote is unlikely to have any effect whatsoever, it's academic.