An honest question: Do you revile the people that voted for them?
I also remark that one point made in this email does seem to undermine the possibility of unbiased research in regard to the other part.
LK
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From: A forum for critical and radical geographers on behalf of Alison Stenning
Sent: Wed 6/10/2009 11:59 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: petition: hope not hate
Dear all,
It would seem that both responses - a public statement of our reviling of the BNP and an attempt to understand where this support (whether or not it has grown) comes from - are important. The latter takes time and expertise and, hopefully, some of us - and others - are thinking about ways to seek answers; the former is an important and urgent gesture which makes it clear that we reject the racism of the BNP (and its attempts to conceal its racism).
Alison
>-----Original Message-----
>From: A forum for critical and radical geographers
>[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Linda Kaucher
>Sent: 10 June 2009 11:50
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: [CRIT-GEOG-FORUM] petition: hope not hate
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>Thanks for taking the trouble to make that point Alan.
>However, I am surprised that on this issue overall, that
>academic researchers of all people are not more concerned to
>know the way things really are rather than hazarding guesses etc.
>
>LK
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>From: WATSON Allan [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>Sent: Wed 6/10/2009 11:48 AM
>To: Kaucher,LL (pgt); [log in to unmask]
>Subject: RE: petition: hope not hate
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>
>I agree with Linda that there is a need to more carefully
>examine the reasons behind these votes.
>
>Personally, I hope that these votes are more of a protest at
>the current state of affairs than a genuine rise in 'white
>extremism' in the UK - and numbers will fall away as
>conditions improve. My suspicion is that many of the votes
>come from the ill-informed idea that 'immigrants' are
>'stealing' jobs in a time when unemployment is rising -
>propagated by the BNP and others.
>
>I have just returned from the Normandy D-Day celebrations with
>my grandfather - and while it is a giant leap from here to a
>repeat of the experience of Germany, there are some very
>important historical lessons which should not be forgotten.
>
>
>Best,
>
>Allan
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: A forum for critical and radical geographers
>[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Linda Kaucher
>Sent: 10 June 2009 11:12
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: petition: hope not hate
>
>Those MEPs did not get there by magic, people voted for them.
>The very obvious question is why people voted that way.
>
>But strangely, in the endless talk, and all the 'disgust',
>that very obvious question is not being asked.
>Instead there is an attack on the democratic process -
>dangerous action of itself.
>
>Such a reaction most certainly does not answer that key question.
>Such a reaction most certainly does nothing about people's
>tendency to vote in that direction.
>And it is strongly promoted by New Labour and other parties
>who have sent military forces overseas to kill, in wars no one wanted.
>
>LK
>
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>From: A forum for critical and radical geographers on behalf
>of Jo Norcup
>Sent: Wed 6/10/2009 9:24 AM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: petition: hope not hate
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>
>
>People may be aware that the right wing fascist British
>National Party gained
>two seats representing Britain in the recent European
>elections. If you are
>disgusted as I am, you might want to sign the hope not hate
>petition to be
>presented to the European Parliament. The link is below:
>
>http://action.hopenothate.org.uk/page/s/notinmyname
>
>All best wishes
>
>Jo
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