BNP SUPPORT April 18, 2006
Posted by wmmbb in Category to be ascribed.trackback
It seems, the BBC reports, that up to 25% of British voters might vote for the British National Party. This response is overtly a reaction against multi-culturalism, but covertly a reaction to relative economic deprivation.
What are the Howard “battlers” except racists? Voting for Howard gives them legitimacy, provides an electoral rationale for regressive and vicious refugee actions, but which does not advance the economic well being of the “battlers”, nor would the Labor Party, here or in Britain. Core voters, in two party electoral systems and marginal seat campaigns, are frequently marginalized by being taken for granted, and silenced, so much easier to do if people have not the confidence or opportunity to express their views.
The problem, I think, is that we do not recognize when a democracy has become dysfunctional, or appreciate, despite historical evidence, what a dangerous state that represents.
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