I'm an over-tolerant man as you know Lee. I've actually been rather impressed by whatever-his-name is. I don't hit the pubs as often these days and it had been a few months when Peter and I met up in our 'local'. He noticed a distinct swing to the right in the conversation. I had a couple more in another after he went home and found a bunch of skinheads playing punk. The old jokes are back in fashion and some are openly saying they will vote BNP. Not been down South for some time - is the experience replicated your way? What strikes me is that even I think the BNP, EDL, UKIP line makes more sense of what people tell me they are worried about than our truly dead 'official politics' and media punditry. The only possible ways to vote for me are Liberal and Green, but they aren't talking about the pain being suffered. It can't be right to silence the BNP in a democracy, but I suspect they are not the real problem - this is much more to do with why no one is articulating people's real fears and genuine solutions to the mess we are in. I want to listen to the BNP and whatever effect they are having on people. Quite what I'd do if large numbers start to vote for them is another matter. If they are genuine democrats and would not abandon the ballot if in power, I think I would have to put up with them as government. This might be a pigs might fly argument, but we are already not democratic in so many ways. This may be why fascism is gaining ground. The answer to Pigsly is surely not to character assassinate him in advance. I dislike the BBCs use of him as advertising material too. I think he will cope rather well, perhaps as we might shine in a cricket match of the blind. Labour and the Tories have been using Goebels-like tactics for a long time. If he does manage to articulate his constituency without being racist-sexist-thuggish, he may embarrass the business as usual types Question Time usually gives floor-space to. I see none of them talking about the real lives around me. This is not to wish him well.
On 22 Oct, 10:24, Lee <[email protected]> wrote: > So the big question for today is who is going to be watching Question > Time this evening? > > Yep, me, I already have beer in and soft stuff piled up next to my > chair(ready for throwing at the TV), I have warned the family I may ge > a little more shouty at the box than normal. > > Man I hope the little fucker gets pieces ripped out of him, ahhhh but > then I'm not really a violent man.......but still. > > I think it should be not only great TV (damn I'm sounding like sombody > who has spent too long in the industry now), but hopefully will show > the BNP for exactly what they are. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
