Said I wouldn't watch it, but like 8 million other people I did. Confirmed my opinion that the BBC was wrong. Yes, Griffin came across to all right-minded people as an idiot but the BBC has given the BNP publicity it could never buy, even, unbelievably, sympathy.
The justification for putting Griffin on was the BBC's commitment to balance and impartiality. But there was precious little balance and impartiality on the programme. Griffin was hounded by every panellist, just about every member of the audience, even David Dimbleby himself.
He had to be. Denying the holocaust. Cherry picking stuff from The Koran to whip up Islamophobia. Bragging about his links with the KKK. How can you not challenge nonsense like this?
But, that wasn't Question Time last night, it was Question Griffin. It was awful television. A guy whose party got 6% of the vote in elections in which only 34% of the people voted occupied 100% of Question Time and the front pages of newspapers for weeks. Christmas did come early for the BNP.
BBC. Never again. Heard that phrase before?
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Friday, 23 October 2009
Wednesday, 21 October 2009
BNP on Question Time
Question Time is one of these programmes that, over the years, has frequently frustrated me.
I usually tune in and more times than not get mad at the comments made by the professional politicians (bland and predictable) or by the token celeb (idiotic and pointless).
I'm not arrogant enough to think that I have all the answers, or even any of them, but I normally cry out for someone to just get off the script and give an informed, opinionated answer.
Where I am these days politically, I don't look for total agreement, just respect for someone with a compelling point of view.
What Nick Griffin, the British National Party's leader is doing on the show beggars belief.
What exactly does he bring to it?
A bit of racism? Yes. It's in the party's constitution and he's the leader. Racism is what he does.
A bit of fascism? Yes. The Germans don't have a monopoly of fascism. We've always had our own homegrown little Hitlers and Griffin is just the 21st century version.
Oh, but the BNP deserve to be on the show. They've two MEPs and represent the views of those who voted for them. That's what democracy is.
But, democracy is what the BNP oppose.
Democracy is what they would, by definition, deny non-caucasian British people.
They can't have their cake and eat it.
I'm really sorry that the BBC have provided a platform for the odious views of the BNP.
I won't tune in. I know Griffin's views. I just hope the other panellists, and the audience, expose the BNP for what they really are.
Call me naive if you like, but fed up with MPs expenses, bankers bonuses and disillusioned by the political process as many voters undoubtedly are, I don't believe half as many would vote for the BNP if they knew what they really are.
I usually tune in and more times than not get mad at the comments made by the professional politicians (bland and predictable) or by the token celeb (idiotic and pointless).
I'm not arrogant enough to think that I have all the answers, or even any of them, but I normally cry out for someone to just get off the script and give an informed, opinionated answer.
Where I am these days politically, I don't look for total agreement, just respect for someone with a compelling point of view.
What Nick Griffin, the British National Party's leader is doing on the show beggars belief.
What exactly does he bring to it?
A bit of racism? Yes. It's in the party's constitution and he's the leader. Racism is what he does.
A bit of fascism? Yes. The Germans don't have a monopoly of fascism. We've always had our own homegrown little Hitlers and Griffin is just the 21st century version.
Oh, but the BNP deserve to be on the show. They've two MEPs and represent the views of those who voted for them. That's what democracy is.
But, democracy is what the BNP oppose.
Democracy is what they would, by definition, deny non-caucasian British people.
They can't have their cake and eat it.
I'm really sorry that the BBC have provided a platform for the odious views of the BNP.
I won't tune in. I know Griffin's views. I just hope the other panellists, and the audience, expose the BNP for what they really are.
Call me naive if you like, but fed up with MPs expenses, bankers bonuses and disillusioned by the political process as many voters undoubtedly are, I don't believe half as many would vote for the BNP if they knew what they really are.
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