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Politics & Happiness
Oct. 1st, 2009 07:18 pmOn the anonymeme the other day, someone said that they learn from me about discrimination. This was awesome to hear because educating people about these issues is pretty much my number one priority at the moment! But just now, flist, I'm afraid I rather want to learn from you.
Nick Griffin, leader of the fascist BNP, has been invited on Question Time. Oxford Unite Against Facism are rallying people to protest, but I'm not sure I'm in support. I'm seeing arguments saying that allowing his opinions to be ripped apart on air will reduce BNP support, and I think that these arguments make sense.
The same argument was rolled out to defend Griffin at the Oxford Union, and it didn't wash then: one, because speaking to the Oxford Union would essentially be speaking to the converted (..and OUCA), and two, because the BNP in Oxford meant racists and bigots walking around our streets. But I feel like this case is different, although I am very, very open to correction.
So, politically-minded flist members: am I very wrong?
Having handed in is making my life implausibly fantastic. I am making a beautiful termcard for OU DocSoc (for whom I am the Publicity Officer), which I will post here when I'm done. I am starting a new job (one that I can do with a hangover), joining UNISON ('if we're going to get a tory government, one of the things we're going to desperately need is as many people in well-organised unions as possible'), practicing recreational Mathematics, fighting entropy.
Nick Griffin, leader of the fascist BNP, has been invited on Question Time. Oxford Unite Against Facism are rallying people to protest, but I'm not sure I'm in support. I'm seeing arguments saying that allowing his opinions to be ripped apart on air will reduce BNP support, and I think that these arguments make sense.
The same argument was rolled out to defend Griffin at the Oxford Union, and it didn't wash then: one, because speaking to the Oxford Union would essentially be speaking to the converted (..and OUCA), and two, because the BNP in Oxford meant racists and bigots walking around our streets. But I feel like this case is different, although I am very, very open to correction.
So, politically-minded flist members: am I very wrong?
Having handed in is making my life implausibly fantastic. I am making a beautiful termcard for OU DocSoc (for whom I am the Publicity Officer), which I will post here when I'm done. I am starting a new job (one that I can do with a hangover), joining UNISON ('if we're going to get a tory government, one of the things we're going to desperately need is as many people in well-organised unions as possible'), practicing recreational Mathematics, fighting entropy.
