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N platform against the BNP broken.

Concerned subject | 04.04.2005 13:22 | Anti-racism | Sheffield

Article from the BNP website reveals just what a joke claims of a no platform policy are.




"The Free Speech Two will still appear at Halifax police station on Wednesday April 6th and a massive presence of BNP supporters is expected. The police have provided ample room for the massive show of support for free speech with the road leading to the station being temporary blocked to vehicular traffic. A mobile catering van will also be present.

Supporters are requested to assemble outside the Station at 11.30hrs and bring a colourful display of flags from the British family of nations. Any former serviceman and women are asked to wear their old berets and any medals they were awarded.

Proceedings are expected to be complete at about 14.30hrs and a social event is planned for those wishing to stay on in Halifax.

Contact details for the organisers are as follows:

Yorkshire Regional Organiser, Nick Cass: 07834 197514
Halifax Councillor, Adrian Marsden: 07754 472474
Harrogate Organiser, Tom Linden: 07704 703489"


Even in the days of the NF the fash never had the confidence to book catering for their demonstrations. Are we losing the battle against the BNP if they can pull stunts as big as this.

Concerned subject

Comments

Hide the following 11 comments

yes you're losing

04.04.2005 13:53

You are losing the battle, but not against the fascist, the fascist are a product of capitalism and you are losing the battle against Capitalism, as long as it exists the fascists also will, they are another form of right wing policy only a little bit further right than the Conservative party for exemple.
The target is wrong, the target should be the capitalist system and not the BNP

mary


Not well known

04.04.2005 14:14

The growing BNP support is not something that has received widespread coverage in the mainstream press. The BNP is no longer the old group of mouth breathers unable to string a sentance together. The two that came to my doorstep were articulate, well dressed and non-threatning.

We must take this threat for real, a few protests by long haired punks waving banners doesn't cut it anymore, that just makes us look like hippies while they look like a real political force.

Don't underestimate their growing political support, there are two groups in the UK who vote in large numbers, those over 55 and the religious right. BNP support is large in those two groups than any other. Since the UKIP imploded they have also picked u support and funding from their exteme elements. While the Labour and Tory parties have moved ever closer many in the UK feel their views are no longer represented and the BNP has picked up support from both the Left and Right.

Hitler was voted into power !

Will


The battle

04.04.2005 16:55

Mary,

Capitalism won the battle many years ago. In effect it won before any of the alternatives came along. Ideas like Socialism and its variations have failed because they represent an intellectual ideal not a living reality. Capitalism is like mankind's wish to explore, to learn, to interact with others. It's expansionive and inevitable.

Human nature calls for us to want more, more knowledge, more comfort, more sex and the extension of that is the wish to aquire material possesions that Capitalism provides. Expansion is inevitable, even where the space and rescources are not at the moment available.

The battle is won, only the timescales are being decided now.

Worker


Anti-fascist article hidden

04.04.2005 17:36

Thanks UK Indymedia for covering my tracks!
Thanks UK Indymedia for covering my tracks!

Just look at this article that's been hideen!

 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2005/03/307658.html

It describes and explains links between NATO, the SS, the far right, P2 and false flag state terrorism - wow!

And Indymedia have hidden it!

Let's hope somebody un-hides it soon eh?

Danbert

Chumbawamba
mail e-mail: danbert@chumba.com
- Homepage: http://www.chumba.com/


views of a worker

04.04.2005 18:22

>>Human nature calls for us to want more, more knowledge, more comfort, more sex and the extension of that is the wish to aquire material possesions that Capitalism provides.

what a miserable view of the world. wanting 'more comfort' is your justification for nationalist wars of aggression aimed at profiteering by exporting costs of 'comfort' to the war zone. your comfort is paid for with the blood of others. you have no qualms about this. why? you are in denial about the connection between blood and gold. even though the national press lies to you on a daily basis no one can miss this connection. you justify it as inevitable which is an outright lie. this is the only way you can argue a morally bankrupt case which serves you so well. 'human nature'? you're a parasite.

- -


Discussion over IMC hiding Anti-fascist material

04.04.2005 19:32

Here you can see the discussion where the hiding of Anti-Nazi postings are discussed and nothing is done to address the problem

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indymedia operation cambridge graduate spook insider steering getting very dange

04.04.2005 23:11

In the editorial guidelines for Indymedia it states:




articles and/or comments may be hidden for the following reasons:


Repeated : content that is reposted or text that was originally a comment posted as a report.


Non-news : posts which are clearly purely comment, opinion or rants unrelated to a recent event or action etc.


Discrimination : posts using language, imagery, or other forms of communication promoting racism, fascism, xenophobia, sexism or any other form of discrimination.


Inaccurate : posts that are inaccurate or misleading.


Advertising : posts with personal or product promotions.


Hierarchy : The newswire is designed to generate a news resource, not a notice-board for political parties or any other hierarchically structured organizations.


Disruptive : Contributions by individuals who habitually publish above mentioned discouraged content. Posts where topical or regional selections disrupts the utility of the sub pages (ie spamming regional and topic selections).


Reposts : Articles that are simply pasted from corporate news sites. Please write something original, by all means link to articles elsewhere and quote from them but don't just copy them.




So am i to beleive that the article breaks the guidelines because it was not an original article - simply cut and pasted?


Or is it because it is an opinion peice?


"Please write something original!" -the guidelines state....


so how can someone hope to write an original peice without it being opinion?


How does an original peice qualify as an article?


How do you link to an original article by yourself or the webpage/site it came from without it becoming advertising or self-promotion?



HEY!! I'M CONFUSED!!!!


AND THAT MY LITTLE DARLINGS IS PRECISELY THE POINT...


These guidelines seek to stop original independant publishing!


which is a neat trick for a site called Indymedia


CREATE CONFUSUION


DIVIDE & RULE!!! It's an operation...

victor ace
mail e-mail: this would count as self promotion
- Homepage: http://that would count as promotion too, wouldn't it?


Hiding the book article

05.04.2005 09:19

The article that has been hidden could have been hidden for two reasons. One its advertising and two its not news.

It's essentially advertising a book. It may be a very interesting and informative book but the post is still advertising, complete with the price at Amazon.

Secondly its not news. It describes an incident that takes place in the 80s. Again this might be very interesting but there are all sorts of interesting incidents that have taken place in history. If Indymedia allowed anyone's latest history lesson to appear on the newswire it would be a very different site, it could end up as a forum for political history.

But anyway the comment about the book has only a tenuous link with the current article above. It wouldn't be unreasonable to hide these comments about the book article too. So if Danbert or anyone else is unhappy about an article that has been hidden you are always free to join in the discussion on the approriate Indymedia list. For the UK site this is:

 imc-uk-features@lists.indymedia.org and you don't have to join to post and you can view the archives at:

 http://lists.indymedia.org/mailman/listinfo/imc-uk-features.

As for Victor Ace well, Victor in case no one has told you yet you're totally paranoid mate! I think having a reasoned discussion about this kind of stuff might well be impossible if you really believe Indymedia is a conspiracy "to stop original independant publishing".

You ask "how can someone hope to write an original peice without it being opinion?" after reposting the guidelines yourself. Take another look at what they say. You've reinterpreted them to make them fit with your erroneous theory about Indymedia. That's indicates paranoia to me.

The one about opinion says: "CLEARLY PURELY comment, opinion or rants UNRELATED to a recent event or action". You've interpreted that as "any opinion at all".

steve


Rightly hidden & paranoia

05.04.2005 22:11

The article that has been hidden could have been hidden for two reasons. One its advertising and two its not news.

It's essentially advertising a book. It may be a very interesting and informative book but the post is still advertising, complete with the price at Amazon (so its advertising for a huge corporation too).

Secondly its not news. It describes an incident that takes place in the 80s. Again this might be very interesting but there are all sorts of interesting incidents that have taken place in history. If Indymedia allowed anyone's latest history lesson to appear on the newswire it would be a very different site, it could end up as a forum for political history.

But anyway the comment about the book has only a tenuous link with the current article above. It wouldn't be unreasonable to hide these comments about the book article too. So if Danbert or anyone else is unhappy about an article that has been hidden you are always free to join in the discussion on the approriate Indymedia list. For the UK site this is:

 imc-uk-features@lists.indymedia.org and you don't have to join to post and you can view the archives at:

 http://lists.indymedia.org/mailman/listinfo/imc-uk-features.

As for Victor Ace well, Victor in case no one has told you yet you're totally paranoid mate! I think having a reasoned discussion about this kind of stuff might well be impossible if you really believe Indymedia is a conspiracy "to stop original independant publishing".

You ask "how can someone hope to write an original peice without it being opinion?" after reposting the guidelines yourself. Take another look at what they say. You've reinterpreted them to make them fit with your erroneous theory about Indymedia. That's indicates paranoia to me.

The one about opinion says: "CLEARLY PURELY comment, opinion or rants UNRELATED to a recent event or action". You've interpreted that as "any opinion at all".

steve


MARY MARY MARY ????????????????

08.04.2005 11:26

PLEASE DONT TELL ME YOU HAVE BEEN CONNED INTO A COUPLE OF PEOPLE DRESSED IN SMART CLOTHES WHO TALK POLITE.

THE BNP HAVE REALSIED THAT OLD RACIST WAYS ARE NOT GOING TO WORK ANYMORE

THE SMART RACIST WAYS IS WHAT THEY ARE USING NOW

WE NOW HAVE A PARTY MOSTLY MADE UP OF EX COMBAT 18 AND NATIONAL FRONT MEMBERS DRESSED UP IN SMART SUITS IN ORDER TO FOOL THE PUBLIC INTO THINKING THAT THEY ARE A SERIOUS POLITICAL PARTY....

MARY "THEIR OWN LEADER" HAS A CONVICTION FOR INCITING RACIAL HATRED!!!!!

AND HAS NOW BEEN CHARGED WITH ANOTHER 4 COUNTS OF THE SAME OFFENCE ALONG WITH JOHN TYNDALL WHO HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH 2 COUNTS

WHAT DOES THAT TELL YOU MARY???????????

IT DOES AMAZE ME THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN CONNED BY THE BNP

THEY ARE NOT GOING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT ANIT-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR AND GENERAL CRIME LEVELS
THEY ARE NOT GOING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE
THEY ARE NOT GOING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT EDUCATION

THEIR ONLY AIM IS TO SEE A FORTRESS BRITAIN WITH NO MORE-ASYLUM SEEKERS!!!

PLEASE IF ANYONE HAS A BRAIN

DONT VOTE BNP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



ADAM


cant see the woods for the trees

10.04.2005 22:49

the point mary was clearly making was that racism is a product of capitalism
anyone who thinks that the fight against racism can be won by voting for the 3 partys of capitalism instead of the bnp clearly have no understanding of the link between racism and capitalism.
the fight against racism can only be won when the anti-racist movement sees the present system as the real enemy represented for the last 100 years or so by the CONS,LAB and LIBS not some isolated gang of thugs.those that fail to point out not only the vile racism of the BNP but that all 3 of the main partys are in reality helping to cover up the racist nature of capitalism,maybe some people are happy with capitalism but dont like its uglier sides (i.e racism ).then these people might be happier voting for the anti-war so called old labour lefties,who mouth their oppostion while remaining in the combfortable jobs in the racist labour party.the same labour party that supported the racist APARTHIED system in south africa to prop up the profits of british banks and the same labour goverment that attacking asylum seekers and have been murdering the people of iraq for the whole of its time in office through sanctions and the present war.
the people of middle east,asia,africa and latin america know who there enemy is and have been fighting back for decades against capitalist exploitation of there countrys +++ources. the same capitalist system that in its endless pursuit for profit is poisoning our land and air.
people the 3rd world over are fighting the enemy of humanity and we must build movements here that stands in solidarity with them as they are at the forefront of the fight to end the system that breeds racism.
imagine trying to convince the the people of the 3rd world that BNP was there real enemy here in britain and not the 3 representives of british capitalism CON,LABandLIBS.
IVE NO DOUBT THE PEOPLE OF THE 3RD WORLD WOULD UNDERSTAND THAT BNP ARE JUST A PRODUCT OF THE CAPITALIST SYSTEM(JUST LIKE RACISM,WAR AND THE LAST 100 YEAR
S THEIR COUNTRYS HAVE BEEN RAPED AND PLUNDERED.)
so get on out there and vote for the continued capitalist onslaught at least there be no bnp councilors to hide your guilty consious behind.
see the woods yet ADAM.
NO I DIDNT THINK SO.

chris


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