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handofdave Oct 24, 2009 12:21:14

Replying to stray

You've misread me here and on your other post.
I didn't say the Republicans were the equivalent of the BNP. For all his faults, I never thought Bush was a racist (he's an economic class snob, sure, but that isn't quite the same thing).
What I said was, the larger Republican sphere of thought has at it's far end the equivalent of the BNP.
There is no political party in the USA that I know of that equates with the BNP itself.... just extreme Republicans (and independents).

What is this, a pissing match? Your fascists are more nasty than our fascists?

;-)

Popel Vooje Oct 24, 2009 12:51:21

Replying to handofdave

I would agree with your posts so far, except for one detail - the far right HAS had power in this country to the same extent that the Republicans have in the States - under Margaret Thatcher. It wasn't left-wing protests or a recovering economy that caused the National Front (the fomrer BNP, to all intents and purposes)to wane in popularity - it was Margaret Thatcher's pre-electin speech about britain being swarmed with immigrants. Hey presto, all but the most extreme of right-wingers suddenly started voting Conservative, and we had a government in power for thirteen years that was only three steps to the left of the BNP, if that.

I also suspewct that the same thing will happen again with Cameron. He may be presenting himself a sa reasonable, moderate new school Tory, but once the Tories get into power you can bet your boots they'll start showing their true colous again.