Campaigners hit the streets yesterday in a bid to protest against an extremist party standing in tomorrow's local elections.
Three Counties Unite Against Fascism staged a mass leaflet drop on Tuesday evening appealing to electorates in Welham Green not to vote for the British National Party after 16 per cent of the village was won over in a recent by-election. Campaigners fear the party is seeking to build on its recent success in the forthcoming elections and they are desperate not to let it triumph.
Campaigner Mark Smith, who joined more than 25 people in the rally, said: "The history of fascism is about deceiving people into supporting it, once it gets power it will deny political freedom to everyone else - that is what fascists do. The nature of our leafleting is to address the kind of lies the BNP has come out with. It finds a social minority which it can blame for the ills of society on."
More than 25 campaigners gathered outside Simmons Bakery in Dellsome Lane ready to walk through the village with their leaflets.
"It is about being united and showing solidarity rather than politics or the hate and despair that the BNP is rooted in. People within the community will always stand against the BNP and I think activity like this represents a kind of positive experience of a multi-racial society which confounds and contradicts what the BNP says about society today."
A BNP representative was not available for comment as we went to press.
St Albans and Harpenden Review
April 30, 2008
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Jeffrey Marshall, a BNP candidate in tomorrow's London election, says Britain was wrong to have fought the Nazis in World War 2 and says he wishes to oppress Muslims.
Here are Jeffrey Marshall's views on why he thinks Britain was wrong to have fought Hitler and his nazi machine:
“However, having done nothing prior to 1939 - other than trying to appease him [Hitler], it is arguable that continuing to appease him would have been a much better idea than declaring war on him for, er, attacking Poland? I mean - what? Come again? Why on earth would we want to lay down British lives to save Polish ones - and even less sacrifice them on behalf of the Russians when Hitler later invaded the Soviet Union in 1941.”
Jeffrey Marshall goes on to say:
“That Britain declared war on Germany to save a certain quantity of Jews, homosexuals and the mentally deficient? Now, I've nothing at all against these sorts of people - but, um, don't you think we might have tried sanctions instead? Instead of a world war, that is? Do you really think the sacrifice was worthwhile? Britain effectively lost its Empire, lost its status as a great power and countless numbers of British lives - and all for this? I wonder how the Brits would have responded if you could have given them this piece of information in 1939.”
Elsewhere, Jeffrey Marshall states:
“So this seemed to be the direction Hitler was taking. However he didn't threaten our Empire – where was his navy after all? – or Great Britain itself. So was the huge sacrifice that our country was forced to make worth it in the end – especially since we are still living with the consequences (e.g. loss of British prestige & power, mass immigration)?
It was not appeasement that caused the disaster to this country, as you claim, but the events of the war itself. The `select few' (Churchill, etc.) seemed like warmongers at the time. By contrast, appeasement was a rational philosophy – necessary to protect our country our trade and our empire.”
Jeffrey Marshall then tells us of his desire to oppress Muslims (codeword for 'Asians') in his racially pure fantasy wonderland:
"Under any jurisdiction I might impose Muslims would not be second class citizens. Second class citizenship would be something they would aspire to. Freedom of speech doesn't matter at all where people like this are concerned. They shouldn't be in this country. End of story."
And that
"No more mosques to be built."
It also seems that Jeffrey Marshall has a homophobic problem too. His BNP fascist paradise is not only racially pure but also gay free because:
"No promoting of homosexuality as desirable"
Jeffrey Marshall is just another BNP crank. Hopefully, he won't get anywhere near political office.
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