Well said, Matt:
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Originally Posted by mkpdavies
I'd rather be ruled by the EU than the BNP.
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And Biscuitman:
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Originally Posted by Biscuitman
I would prefer that the UK remained in the EU than support the BNP in any way shape or form.
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Yes indeed, there are some things worse than the EU (hard to believe but true). UKIP would be crazy to have anything to do with the likes of the BNP and English Democrats - not that it is going to happen.
The BNP is an authoritarian socialist party but with added racism. They believe in state control and protectionism, apart from the predictable race agenda, and we can only imagine what sort of clampdown on liberties would accompany a BNP regime.
The English Democrats are more concerned with getting Monmouthshire back from Wales than they are about getting the UK out of the European Union, whatever they pretend here. Their hidden agenda is the break-up of the UK - witness their approval of the SNP, for example (another socialist party).
I think in fact there are two very distinct tendencies in UKIP that overlap on the EU issue but have very little in common otherwise. One group is made up of those who believe in freedom, individual liberties, the free market and a limited state. The other group comprises extreme nationalists and xenophobes who would readily bar all immigration and introduce protectionist measures. The extreme nationalists and xenophobes will exploit any opportunity to promote their aims and UKIP or any other party will only be a useful vehicle, hence the necessity of making sure that these people are rejected from the outset.
It is my view that if UKIP has any association with the BNP or English Democrats it will do itself great harm. Fortunately I do not think that the leadership is contemplating such a damaging move.