Thread: Do you support the BNP?

Originally Posted by bluebells

With 49 votes in and 81% declaring that they would not vote BNP, I am slightly surprised that 19% would consider or would vote BNP.

Would any of the 10 members that have cast their vote like to articulate their reasons for considering supporting the BNP. As a serving solider I would be interested in how the values and standards of the BNP sit with those of the British Army, particularly the tenant of Respect for Others.

Firstly I would like to make it crystal clear before I comment that I am not a soldier (or any other branch of the military) For the puroses of this poll it is an important distinction.

I voted for possibly consider voting for the BNP option.
You asked why so I shall tell you. Purely as a protest vote, as it stands I am undecided who I will vote for come the general election the reasons for which are not pertinent to this thread.
If, as seems likely, I do not feel any of the major parties deserve a vote then I will consider using my vote as a protest against those mainstream parties.
I would be more likely to vote UKIP in those circumstances as the BNP have core policies that I do not believe in (race) but the poll gives clear options and I voted accordingly.

Flame away, I'm a big boy and simply answered the poll options honestly.

Edited to clarify, I do not plan to vote BNP but as already stated I would consider doing so as a protest vote.

I live abroad. They have restricted the servers that carry i-player to allow access for UK only. Licence fee etc.

Ex-soldier.

I would never vote BNP, and I think it would be an insult to those who gave their lives in the Second World War if we ever elected a BNP government.

ex-army. I did consider voting BNP in the last euro-election. After considering I decided on no-way vote for them. IMO, the knee jerk demands to silence the BNP are their best recruiting Sgt. That and the fact that no major party has been willing to tackle immigration problems.

IMO, Labour are a bigger threat to society than the BNP.

I have served (SRDG) and I would not vote for the BNP.

I dont like socialists,and I like rascist socialists even less.

The BNP have been useful in putting the immigration issue on the map but I fear the sustained attack on such a politically irrelevant party by the establishmnet risks turning the BNP into the 'punk rock' of the political parties.

On the issues of immigration,crime,taxation,Europe,civil liberties,ect I will vote for UKIP every time.

Former soldier. Not a chance.

Something that interests me is just how much thoughts of BNP figure in the daily life of typical soldier/individual? Are they viewed as a serious ongoing threat or is it only when attention is drawn? My own perception is that their election to national and local positions raised very little comment when compared to the BNP/Question Time case. Insofar as that is concerned, they will be one panel voice and will be countered by the other members. There will be bully boys in the audience but all in all they will show out as idiots. Any following they gain will be of those such as have little influence. I must not use the M or I words but I would be more concerned at an extremist from either of those groups getting such a display opportunity.

Serving and No. I find it odd that those who have voted yes haven't gone public with their vote and reasons why.

Could it be ummmmmmm Shameful?

Former soldier - never, ever.

I support their right to exist so I can fight them, and I can put a face on evil for the benefit of my children.

not serving, and would not vote BNP.

but... either we are a democracy or we arent. this governments efforts to lean on the BBC to bar Griffin from appearing I find pretty disgusting, particularly when what he says is quite reasonable in tone in comparison to some people from the, ah, opposite end of this particular argument.

Well they've certainly been given plenty of publicity on THIS site - four different threads running.

I love this poll. When Mr Griffin stands up and says that he speaks for the British soldier and soldiers support the BNP, then an 80% refusenik rating is a very interesting statistic! It proves that he not only thinks he is Hitler/Moseley/Churchill personified he also hasn't got a clue about how "real people" think. So he is of course perfectly well qualified to be a professional politican...

Griffin musnt be able to believe his eye - they have had *so* much exposure the last few weeks, and the huge bulk of it thanks to a party that seems to want to do their very best to gag them... (unless Griffin is a labour stooge...) he's probably gained quite a few supporters over this, and depending how he plays his reasonable-guy act tonight, may very well end up with a few more.

Is there a way of preventing new members from voting to avoid a BNP outrage bus parking up?

Originally Posted by MrShanklysboots

Serving and No. I find it odd that those who have voted yes haven't gone public with their vote and reasons why.

Could it be ummmmmmm Shameful?

Err, I have. Can't speak for the others.

Originally Posted by Cuddles

I love this poll. When Mr Griffin stands up and says that he speaks for the British soldier and soldiers support the BNP, then an 80% refusenik rating is a very interesting statistic! It proves that he not only thinks he is Hitler/Moseley/Churchill personified he also hasn't got a clue about how "real people" think. So he is of course perfectly well qualified to be a professional politican...

Yes a masterstroke by GoodCO and heartening that he had the nerve to allow a free poll on the matter. Answers the BNP's claims to support from the forces in one neat thread.
As it is anonomous then everyone is free to vote with complete honesty.