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by SaoirseIsASocialist @ Sunday, 04. May, 2008 - 09:16:03 pm

LMHR was wonderful, and long ago now, but still great. I promised I'd mention the guy who both played the flute and beatboxed at the same time, since he was so obviously the highlight.

But it turned out to be futile, because unlike the event it was trying to recreate, it had next to no political effect. Or so it would seem, because there was of course the disappointingly high number of votes the BNP were given. In Brent- Brent!- and Harrow they got twice as many as Left List. And while this may be because Left List is a stupid name or because everyone thought they were to do with Galloway or because it's so new, it nonetheless has to be partly because of the way the BNP has begun to tempt people. They aren't happy with Labour, because of the war and the economy and, oh, everything, and they have begun to find scapegoats. It's scary, yes, but I'm more angry.

I wasn't going to blog politically at all today, or until the whole thing had died down and I could go back to ranting about revolutions- Communism isn't too important right now, see.

But I really want to say this: there's hope. There's hope in the Anti-Nazi League, and all the other remnants of the last fight against British nationalism. They fought and won, and now it's our turn.

And the fight begins this Tuesday, at six o'clock, outside the Greater London Authority Building. There we can show the BNP that they have not won, and will not, not as long as we are around. They will not win in London. They will not win in our beautiful, diverse and oh-so-fucking-great London. They will not win in London because it is our city, and we will not let them.

Come fight with me.

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Dominic Self [Visitor]
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2008-05-04 @ 23:20

The practical, hard-headed way to look at it is thus: the BNP got very close to a seat in 2004, when the European elections were held at the same time and UKIP - which has since disintegrated - did very well. It was inevitable that there would be some considerable drift from them to the BNP, and in fact it's a bit of a miracle that they only got one seat thanks to the high turnout. The Labour guy I was speaking to weeks ago was saying that one seat was pretty much a given, and it was about stopping two or three. So, yeah, that's one way to look at it.

Emotionally, I'm as angry as you are about it. And I'll fight alongside you to defeat them at every last opportunity. But we shouldn't mistake one Assembly seat as a prelude to some great BNP takeover: when you look past all their flashy confidence, they strike a pretty pathetic pose most of the time.

London isn't just a city which happens to be diverse: London is multiculturalism, and no one can take that away from us because it's the very heart and soul of the city. There is no monoculture waiting to be resurrected lying underneath a recent sprinkling of immigrant communities, which means the BNP cause is doomed to failure from the moment of conception. The sooner the better.

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SaoirseIsASocialistSaoirseIsASocialist [Member]
2008-05-05 @ 00:02

Woah, long comment. Justifiably so, though.

Anyway:

It's the trend that I'm angry about. The fact they got a seat is more of an excuse to shout, really. Nonetheless, it does mean something, even just as proof of, or a landmark on, something that's been going on for ages. And may well continue. And while you're completely and utterly right about there being no dormant utterly-white London, the BNP have been quoted saying they feel a "holocaust-like solution" may be necessary. All it is about is support, and they're winning more of that by the day. We can't dismiss them. We can never say they haven't got a chance, because they have. We need to say it, though, so let's make a society in which we can.

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Amber [Visitor]

2008-05-12 @ 20:46

Is this your man?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59ZX5qdIEB0

and yes
ANGER MUCH ANGER
i think we can all blame miss collins.
xxx

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SaoirseIsASocialistSaoirseIsASocialist [Member]
2008-05-12 @ 20:59

No, our one was cooler, better, more attractive (which still isn't saying anything much, mind you) and you know, just more great.

Anyway, no! No blame! No blame, Amber. Then we isolate and alienate, and you know that's no good.

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