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> That's like saying there is an increased trend among conservatives in general towards being Nazis. Someone compared the election manifesto from the British N
by rmc 9y ago
> That's like saying there is an increased trend among conservatives in general towards being Nazis.
Someone compared the election manifesto from the British National Party (who are basically neo-Nazi) for the 2005
UK election, and the 2017 manifesto from the Conservative party, the main centre-right party in the UK.
And there were an awful lot of similarities which the Conservatives wouldn't have put in before.
https://www.thecanary.co/uk/2017/04/23/compared-tories-policies-bnp-manifesto-bloody-hell-video/ https://www.thecanary.co/uk/2017/04/23/compared-tories-polic...
- cm2187 9y agoThere is an irony in you posting two answers within minutes, one likening a british political party to neo-nazis, and the other highlighting that you make a distinction between neo-nazis and other forms of racism.
- rmc 9y agoThe British National Party used to be called the British Union of Fascists. Nick Griffin was leader for 15 years, until 2014, and is a holocaust denier. Until 2010, they had an official "whites only" membership policy. It's illegal for police, fire frighters, and prison officers in the UK to be a BNP member. The Church of England forbids it's priests from being members. It's not much of a stretch. If you're not British you might think "oh they are just another political party", that's not true at all.