What do you think of RESPECT?

FuroraCeltica · 16-05-2005, 06:47 PM

Hi guys

Just curious as to what we all think of the Respect Coalition. I stood in Stretford & Urmston for UKIP, where Respect put up a candidate (he got 105 votes more than me...damn!). There is a VERY active Respect coalition branch in the area. Also, I am at University in Preston, and the Respect branch is active here also.

Thoughts people?

Bluemerle · 16-05-2005, 06:55 PM

Do you have a lot of muslims living in your community, if so, that may be why Respect got more votes.

FuroraCeltica · 16-05-2005, 07:13 PM

Yes, there is a large Muslim community in my constituency

John Carter · 16-05-2005, 07:46 PM

Respect: Idiots to a man.

Anthony Butcher · 16-05-2005, 09:47 PM

I don't know anything about them really.

Alex McKee · 16-05-2005, 10:04 PM

They are a broadly socialist party with extremely soft lines with regards to faith schools etc. They are founded by the SWP and the Socialist Islamic movement.

They're strange :? :shock: but they are fairly adamant on some points, like war.

John Carter · 16-05-2005, 10:22 PM

Now that ER has gone off, I'll expand...

The first leaflet I got from Respect consisted of a message from Galloway and a personal message from each of about 8 different local representatives.

One representative said something like: "We will tax big business more". Along the lines of "evil big business monstrosities shouldn't exist" anti-capitalist rubbish, etc. (as usual).

Another representative said something like: "we want to keep the manufacturing industries employing people" (I think he was specifically on about the car industry).

Ummm... If you tax big business to the hilt, they go away and take their jobs with them. They haven't quite figured this fact out. Idiots, the lot of them.

B.A.Ware · 16-05-2005, 10:23 PM

I don’t know much about them either but they do tend to target Muslim areas and have very few policies. Personally I think they attracted disenfranchised Muslim labour voters because of the Iraq war.

Hudson · 16-05-2005, 11:19 PM

They don't have much 'Respect' for Jews.

libby · 17-05-2005, 03:24 AM

They are all idiots

You know the letters in repect stand for something like for example p - peace and t- trade unions well the second E stands for environment yet before the general election they had NO policies on the environment and they hatred us pointing that out to them

I was at the count in Neath and the Repect canidiate came last

. I had to congratulate the legalise cannabis lady for beating them. Plus the started yelling "stop the war" at the end of Peter Hain's speech

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FuroraCeltica Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Manchester Posts: 448	What do you think of RESPECT? Hi guys Just curious as to what we all think of the Respect Coalition. I stood in Stretford & Urmston for UKIP, where Respect put up a candidate (he got 105 votes more than me...damn!). There is a VERY active Respect coalition branch in the area. Also, I am at University in Preston, and the Respect branch is active here also. Thoughts people? __________________ Every great movement must experience three stages: ridicule, discussion, adoption. John Stuart Mill One person with a belief is equal to ninety-nine who have only interests. Stuart Mill

16-05-2005, 07:13 PM	#3 (permalink)
FuroraCeltica Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Manchester Posts: 448	Yes Yes, there is a large Muslim community in my constituency __________________ Every great movement must experience three stages: ridicule, discussion, adoption. John Stuart Mill One person with a belief is equal to ninety-nine who have only interests. Stuart Mill

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Alex McKee Moderator Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Gloucester Posts: 6,665	They are a broadly socialist party with extremely soft lines with regards to faith schools etc. They are founded by the SWP and the Socialist Islamic movement. They're strange :? :shock: but they are fairly adamant on some points, like war. __________________ Anything I post on this web forum is my personal opinion only. Users on Ignore list: None.

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16-05-2005, 06:55 PM	#2 (permalink)
Bluemerle Uber Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Dorset. Posts: 3,252	Do you have a lot of muslims living in your community, if so, that may be why Respect got more votes.

16-05-2005, 07:46 PM	#4 (permalink)
John Carter Uber Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: On Sabbatical Posts: 5,110	Respect: Idiots to a man.

16-05-2005, 09:47 PM	#5 (permalink)
Anthony Butcher Administrator Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Long Ashton, Bristol Posts: 9,823 Party: None	I don't know anything about them really.

16-05-2005, 10:22 PM	#7 (permalink)
John Carter Uber Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: On Sabbatical Posts: 5,110	Now that ER has gone off, I'll expand... The first leaflet I got from Respect consisted of a message from Galloway and a personal message from each of about 8 different local representatives. One representative said something like: "We will tax big business more". Along the lines of "evil big business monstrosities shouldn't exist" anti-capitalist rubbish, etc. (as usual). Another representative said something like: "we want to keep the manufacturing industries employing people" (I think he was specifically on about the car industry). Ummm... If you tax big business to the hilt, they go away and take their jobs with them. They haven't quite figured this fact out. Idiots, the lot of them.

16-05-2005, 10:23 PM	#8 (permalink)
B.A.Ware Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Birmingham Posts: 4,328 Party: UKIP	I don’t know much about them either but they do tend to target Muslim areas and have very few policies. Personally I think they attracted disenfranchised Muslim labour voters because of the Iraq war.

16-05-2005, 11:19 PM	#9 (permalink)
Hudson Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Staffordshire Posts: 270	They don't have much 'Respect' for Jews.

17-05-2005, 03:24 AM	#10 (permalink)
libby Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Britain, EU Posts: 104	They are all idiots You know the letters in repect stand for something like for example p - peace and t- trade unions well the second E stands for environment yet before the general election they had NO policies on the environment and they hatred us pointing that out to them I was at the count in Neath and the Repect canidiate came last . I had to congratulate the legalise cannabis lady for beating them. Plus the started yelling "stop the war" at the end of Peter Hain's speech