Here is a snippet that might get you in the mood.
You will have noticed that the BNP is almost never mentioned without the soubriquet “far Right”. The BNP doesn’t call itself Right-wing. On the contrary, it favours nationalisation, higher taxes, protectionism and (though it keeps quiet about this) republicanism. It markets itself as “the Labour Party your parents voted for”. Its manifesto calls for “the selective exclusion of foreign-made goods from British markets and the reduction of foreign imports,” and promises to “restore our economy and land to British ownership” and “to give workers a stake in the success and prosperity of the enterprises whose profits their labour creates by encouraging
worker shareholder and co-operative schemes”.As Hayek wrote in 1944 in his brilliant chapter on “the socialist roots of Nazism”, the dispute between fascists and socialists is a dispute between brothers.
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"On the contrary, it favours nationalisation, higher taxes, protectionism and (though it keeps quiet about this) republicanism."
Like most conservative Fascist movements. Just because the BNP favour higher taxes does not make them 'socialists'. The Nazis were National Socialists, but no one would suggest they were like the Labour Party.
Except you James. Poor show.
The BNP and Labour are just different breeds of National Socialists.
James, have fun exploding the arguments of that would-be Gauleiter in the GLA. (I mean the BNP one!)
There is another difference: they would withdraw our troops from 'wars' in both Iraq and Afghanistan. You can also be sure that they will not be supporting the foray into Iran in Q4 of 2008.
Judging by their manifesto they want Britain to pip North Korea to the post of being the worlds most isolated nation.
Here's an entertaining article comparing the Greens with the BNP. There's a lot of policy overlap.
http://www.samizdata.net/blog/archives/2008/02/vote_green_go_b.html
Typo: he's Hannan, not Hannam. For my money he's the best MEP bar none. (though Roger Helmer comes a close second).
[Anonymous said the Nazis weren't like the Labour party. Well, they were the National Socialist Workers Party of Germany. The SA were very socialist. Plus the Nazis favoured full employment, state control of business, ID cards, centralisation etc. I don't know why they got the tag 'right wing'. Nothing right-wing about them.]
As much as I feel you may be right about giving the BNP the oxygen of publicity (and I can be as guilty as anyone)you are way off the mark over the socialism connection. I would class myself as a republican but not a US Republican.
Cameron himself has today urged the major parties to take on the BNP, as they will seek to make capital out of the recession.
I think Barnbrook's performances in the GLA are so poor that they need highlighting if only for the credibility attack.
You'll know a lot more about this having to endure the worm as a fellow member.
(I know the comment post is a bit late :))
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