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steverogerson) wrote2009-06-09 11:44 pm
steverogerson) wrote2009-06-09 11:44 pm
Democracy and fascism
There has always been a problem, a little ironic, with democracy and that is sometimes the wrong people get in. This is OK to a limit, and that limit is when those who get in are an extreme anti-democratic fascist party, such as the BNP.
We all know what happens when the fascists gain real power, as was witnessed in Germany in the events that led up to World War II. That must never be allowed to happen again, and if that means denying democratic rights to fascists parties such as the BNP then so be it.
Sometimes the greater good means restricting democratic rights, and I believe that this now has to be the case with the BNP. They should be made an illegal party and denied the right to stand in elections. It should be a criminal offence to belong to them.
We all know what happens when the fascists gain real power, as was witnessed in Germany in the events that led up to World War II. That must never be allowed to happen again, and if that means denying democratic rights to fascists parties such as the BNP then so be it.
Sometimes the greater good means restricting democratic rights, and I believe that this now has to be the case with the BNP. They should be made an illegal party and denied the right to stand in elections. It should be a criminal offence to belong to them.