24 people died in UK police custody in 2008. At least 102 black and ethnic minority people have died in police custody in the past 16 years. So the answer in the UK is this. If you’re black or asian, you’ve got more to fear from the Police than the BNP!

http://tinyurl.com/9ttpnt

In other words, in the UK, a black or asian person can be beaten to death in a police cell and no-one will be held to account. And this in a country currently at peace rather than one that had survived a 30 year war. Let’s see how the UK deals with an LTTE-type insurgency.

As for the rhetorical point “does the west have double standards when measuring the yardsticks of democracy in the rest of the world?”, the answer unequivocally has to be Yes. Just compare the West’s indulgence of Georgia invading S. Ossetia and the West’s reaction to SL crushing the LTTE. The West has no equal when it comes to hypocritical moral posturing over democracy, human rights or any of the usual stick with which they beat uppity ex-colonies. I’m not even going to mention certain large Middle-East countries, who’ve had to endure the West’s ‘civilizing’ missions.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/8011878.stm

However, as we grow and mature we come to the realization that what we were told by our family when we were children were slanted lies base on their prejudices. We realize that most people are like ourselves and not so different and want the same things, like a home, steady work, a Medicare plan and schools for our children (if you travel you will see this). We realize that most people are of good hearts and goodwill.

This reminds me of a parable from the good book where a Levite and Priest come upon a man who fell among thieves and they both individually passed by and didn’t stop to help him.

Finally a man of another race came by, he got down from his beast, decided not to be compassionate by proxy and got down with the injured man, administered first aid, and helped the man in need.

Jesus ended up saying, this was the good man, this was the great man, because he had the capacity to project the “I” into the “thou,” and to be concerned about his fellow man.

You see, the Levite and the Priest were afraid, they asked themselves, “If I stop to help this man, what will happen to me?”

But then the Good Samaritan came by. And he reversed the question: “If I do not stop to help this man, what will happen to him?”

That’s the question before us. The question is not, “If I stop to help our fellow man (immigrant) in need, what will happen to me?” The question is, “If I do not stop to help our fellow man, what will happen to him or her?” That’s the question.

This current climate of blaming others for our woes is not new. We have had this before and we have conquered it.

Remember “Evil flourishes when good men (and women) do nothing”. Raise your voices with those of us who believe we are equal and we can win this battle again.

The problem is with the definition of what is acceptable and who should draw it. The problem with censorship is that it never stops; it creeps. First one thing, then another, then another. The borders narrow until only very limited views are deemed acceptable.

My view is it is better to allow the BBC to interview the BNP but ensure that opposing points of view are also aired, which the BBC does.

The oppressed in this world have no voice at international platforms like the UN which turn out to be instruments for oppressors to keep on oppressing the oppressed.

“My right to freedom and democracy is threatened anywhere I live in this world. I am genuinely in fear.”

If this is how you feel because a fringe element is being allowed the right to appear on national TV in Britain, imagine how the Tamils in Sri Lanka must feel when the majority government constantly makes statements that brand them as ‘terrorists’ and a threat to the country.

Most if not all of the members of the current coalition government in Sri Lanka have at some point expressed views of this nature.

In Sri Lanka, the orange-robed skinheads sit in the Parliament itself. If they don’t like some legislation, they will create enough hysteria so that the legislation goes down the drain, e.g. Banda-Chelvam Act.

We know who killed S.W.R.D… the mentality that killed him is stronger than ever.

Sri Lanka is a fascist state; there is no comparison to Britain. Those who hold a mentality of the likes of Nick Griffin would find a welcome home in Sri Lanka. On the other hand, they would have to struggle extremely hard to succeed in a place like Britain. Which is why they are allowed to do so in the first place.

Cheers.

Sadly world is not a perfect place. Best place to live is the place where you will belong to the majority. Sinhalese? Buddhist? I think the safest place to live would be Sri Lanka.

But on the issue, yes anyone should be allowed to express their views. Even Nick Griffin. This is very simple. We don’t know what is right or wrong and we are not to judge. Only time will. It is better when these people talk in main stream rather than forced to work in underground. The hypocrisy of western democracy gets exposed not when they allow Nick Griffin into main stream but when they sent him to jail for denying holocaust.

I have a cunning plan to defeat the BNP: Couple of days ago BNP’s membership policy was found to be in conflict with the Race Relations Act. When the membership opens up, all good men and women of all colours could join the BNP, vote Griffin out as leader, and change its constitution to something liberal!!

The rise of the BNP is predominantly due to the utter failure by both Labour and the Conservatives, pushing the white, mainly lower middle class to extremism.

All other British parties and atleast for now the majority in society denounce the BNP. Quite unlike the Sri Lankan govt who have members of the JHU in the cabinet.