The Real Hull

Mike Godwin said "As a discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches 1."

The corollary being that no further progress can achieved by continuing the discussion. It's clear that much of the media believe that by simply comparing the BNP to fascists they will go away.

The mass media miss Mike Godwin's point with Godwin's Law, the value of the comparison was always in its sparing use. In the past this severed us well, but the problem is that the comparison is made so often it no longer has much value in most peoples minds.

Labels: BNP, Fascist, Godwin Law

There has been a huge amount of hand wringing in the news recently about the election of two BNP MEPs. My view is corollary of Voltaire I detest what the BNP stands for but will defend with my dying breath their right to stand for it.

Any attempt to suppress the BNP from the democratic process is Contempt for Democracy. It is this contempt for the voting public is what got the BNP into this position of power in the first place.

The best way to neutralise the BNP is for the mainstream parties to respond to the legitimate concerns of the people voting BNP.

Labels: BNP, Contempt, Democracy, Voltaire