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Alternative title: US multinational considers interfering with EU elections by blocking funds to disfavored groups.
by deogeo 8y ago
Alternative title: US multinational considers interfering with EU elections by blocking funds to disfavored groups.
- olliej 8y agoSo should they also be required to support the IRA?
- toomuchtodo 8y agoPayment networks are utilities and should be regulated as such. You should never be able to block a legitimate payment (as a corporate entity) that isn’t associated with illegal activity.
- skoskie 8y agoHadn’t considered this before, but it’s a good point.
- deogeo 8y agoThey should be required to treat everyone neutrally unless specifically ordered to block them by a court of law. No good will come from allowing unaccountable banking oligopolies to decide who can buy and sell.
- Veen 8y agoThe IRA is a proscribed organization in the UK. It’s illegal. Far right parties are not.
- pjc50 8y agoSome are: National Action is proscribed.
- DanBC 8y agoYes. Here's a list of the proscribed organisations: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/proscribed-terror-groups-or-organisations--2 https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/proscribed-terror... There are groups that are to be treated as if they are National Action: > Note: The Government laid an Order in September 2017 which provides that “Scottish Dawn”and “NS131 (National Socialist Anti-Capitalist Action)” should be treated as alternativenames for the organisation which is already proscribed as National Action. For people who don't know who national action are, they're linked to the death of one MP and the planning of the murder of other MPs.
- Veen 8y agoYes, some are. But not the ones associated with that jackass Tommy Robinson, who is mentioned in the article. Distasteful as the EDL is, it’s a legal party that takes part in the democratic process.
- olliej 8y agoIf your party is based on the concept that some humans are not equal, and should be treated as such, then you aren't justifiably part of the political system. If you want to be part of the political system, a fundamental concept is that everyone should be treated as having equal political power.
- Veen 8y agoThis is not precise enough to mean anything. It’s pleasant-sounding emotive nonsense that is true on its face but has nothing to do with the realities of the political situation in the UK. Who thinks humans are not equal? In what way do they think them unequal? What do they want to do about it? Are they white supremacists or are they just anti-immigration? Do they hate Islam or do they want to protect what they see as the established culture of the nation? Are they prepared to work within democratic structures and appeal for votes the same way everyone else or not? These distinctions matter when you’re talking about banning people from political involvement.
- perl4ever 8y ago"As crazy as this initially sounds, you might consider funding your IRA by using a cash advance on your credit card." https://www.creditcards.com/credit-card-news/funding-ira-with-credit-card-1267.php https://www.creditcards.com/credit-card-news/funding-ira-wit...
- DanBC 8y agoYaxley-Lennon isn't running in any political elections. The EDL isn't a political party.
- deogeo 8y ago1. No-one said this move would be limited to the handful of examples given in the article. 2. "SumOfUs has also pointed to the activity of Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon. The former English Defence League founder is running as an independent in May’s European election."
- DanBC 8y agoIsn't he disqualified?