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akara
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« on: May 14, 2002, 09:13:31 am » |
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I read a fairly distubing article in a London newspaper recently about an ordinary British middle-class young couple who were both BNP candidates. It seems the BNP is shifting their tactics - trying to appeal to the ordinary 'respectable' family person who is concerned about rising crime and unemployment, and get away from their 'thug' image. Perhaps their tactic is working - the BNP seems to get more and more votes with every election.
THe price of democracy is that everyone is entitled to a voice, no matter how abhorrant you find their opinions. But it becomes more and more important to use your vote - when apathy sets in, that's when the extreme political parties gain votes (look at what happened in France). So use your vote - even if you don't want to vote for anyone in particularly, there's probably someone you definitely don't want to win.
Akara
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