Nationalists On-line?

One of my New Years resolutions will be to refrain from writing on and reading the various political forums that exist. (Forums or fora? Apparently Google lists 3,720,000 entries for fora and 119,000,000 for forums, so forums it is then!) I have found them useful in the past reading them for information and using them to make controversial postings and provoke debate. This has its benefits but these are few and I consider my time better spent in positive and constructive activities.

Over the years I have been a member of and have posted on Stormfront (Britain), the old BNP forum which existed for a couple of years around 2007/2008, Nationalists Online and of late the Democracy Forum. The latter differs from the others in that it is a general political forum rather than a specifically Nationalist forum, although sections within it are.

Both the BNP forum and Nationalists Online forum were relatively short-lived and are no longer available. A few years ago Stormfront was once seen as the most popular forum to post and keep up to date but that, of late, has seemingly become used much less being replaced by the VNN forum. For some strange reason I was unable to register with that thankfully, so have until now utilised the Democracy Forum which seems quite active.

As said, all of these forums exist, with the exception of the Democracy Forum, to further the aims and objectives of Nationalists but in reality the sad thing about all of them, including the Nationalists sections of the Democracy Forum, is that the majority of those posting either wish to undermine such activities or belittle others. In doing so they create tensions amongst Nationalist groups and consequently do the exact opposite of what I thought they were supposed to be doing. So much for working together towards the future we all seek – our opponents must be falling about laughing!

Admittedly, getting involved in debate on some threads is addictive and often results in heated arguments and reactionary postings that, in retrospect, may have been better left unsaid or unpublished. However when you analyse the actual impact of anything published on these forums it is obvious that only a tiny fraction of people see what is going on, so it is not a case that, by posting good Nationalist items, the cause will be furthered by the generally inquisitive internet user searching for his true political home. It just doesn’t happen. I know that there are good Nationalists who post regularly but they are vastly out-numbered by those who are on-line simply to criticise or belittle and generally do their utmost to undermine any good that might be gained from the existence of such forums. Consequently the time spent posting and reading posts is wholly disproportionate to any good that may come from doing so.

The Democracy Forum is a prime example of where these negative, so-called Nationalists, can be destructive and divisory with pretty much all threads containing examples of posts of a negative nature, but although it may appear to be the place to be, it serves only itself and not the cause.

My understanding of political activity is that it is the inter-action between those who are prepared to stand up and make a difference and those who need help and guidance in making the right decisions for a better future for themselves and their community. It is not about bickering on forums by, those who think a difference can be achieved by involving themselves in low-brow discussions and debates from the comfort of their own homes, such debates only being seen by those Nationalists who know of the existence of such for and certainly not by the public that need to be won over.

To make a difference we need to get out on the streets and meet the people, write letters to newspapers, and leaflet the streets and hold meetings. Keyboard warriors need to get out more, literally. Only by getting out and about will we make the difference that is necessary to change things for the future we all seek.

Seeking My Political Home – Part 3 of 3

See Part 1 for an introduction to this article and remember this was written around 15 years ago.

I had to join a party who believed in a Britain for the British, where the needs of the indigenous population were put first. I wanted a country where immigrants are not given preferential treatment in employment and housing matters and where the return of these immigrants to their own countries was deemed the best solution to the failure the multi-cultural society. Within those of ethnic minorities living in Britain there are people who have many skills, doctors, for example, which their own countries are crying out for.

I wanted a Britain that was able to retain a separate identity and control its own interests and economy, where it was possible to buy quality goods with a “Made in Britain” label on. A Britain free from a European Union, the Ecu and Brussels. A Britain which would stand up for its workers and industry,

I wanted a Britain which believed in traditional family values, one that would stand up to those wishing to infiltrate and upset his way of life.

I wanted a National Health Service whose main concern was the welfare of the people and not with determining whether adequate funds were available prior to treatment.

I wanted people to feel safe in the streets and in their homes. I wanted tougher prison sentences to help reduce the lawlessness in our society, prisons where criminals were not treated with kid gloves and where murder was punishable with the death penalty.

I wanted an independent defence force for our lands. I wanted the reintroduction of a form of National Service which would create a pride and purpose in the youth of the day resulting in a sense of responsibility to the nation.

I wanted the environment, the land, the air, the waters and the wildlife and their habitats to be properly protected.

I wanted a monarchy, a democracy and the freedom of speech for all.

The way forward was obvious. Only the National Democrats have policies which match the values and beliefs I have. It is a party which is not afraid to stand up and speak for the true British people. I believe the National Democrats are cementing the foundations in readiness to build towards government. I have been a member for three years now, there is no alternative. Only the National Democrats have the will to make Britain great again.

Well, there it is, a basic introduction to my early days in politics. Much has happened in between then and now and in future blogs I hope to fill in the gaps with general experiences, details of specific activities and thoughts I had at the time and have had in retrospect. It should include experiences as Secretary of the West Yorkshire National Front and selling The Flag at Elland Road on match days, via the National Democrats, to Wiltshire Organiser, South West Regional Chairman, Head of Personnel and Advisory Council member of the British National Party, various Red White and Blue Festivals, the Finsbury Park mosque demo and numerous elections, up to my current position as newly appointed Wiltshire Branch Chairman of the English Democrats.

Seeking My Political Home – Part 2 of 3

See Part 1 for an introduction to this article and remember this was written around 15 years ago.

I still wanted to change the world and believed then and still do now, that we all have a part to play in how we protect our futures. By doing all we can to protect the environment, by ensuring our planet is a safer, cleaner place in which to live, we are acting in the interests of every living creature. In my late teens the Ecology Party (now the Green Party) seemed a new and exciting entrant in British politics. I was so convinced that the world would be a better place because the Ecology Party was there to make it so I joined, but solely because of their environmentally friendly policies.

After following them through the 1979 General Election I realised that their very existence had created a sympathetic awareness of environmental problems. Consequently all other parties realised the vote winning potential of these sympathies and developed their own “green” policies. The Ecology Party was essentially a very effective pressure group in this respect and I believe that although a political failure, it has been a great success in creating this environmental awareness amongst the general public and consequently the demand for the establishment to do something about it. As far as I was concerned the Ecology Party had served its purpose, the awareness of environmental issues had been brought to centre stage, any other policies were irrelevant and seemed too left wing for me anyway.

I was now married with a family and wanted something for me as an individual and consequently my dependents. I wanted to go far in career terms, I wanted more money, a better standard of living and I wanted encouragement to achieve this. I had to prove myself in competition and I was prepared to make the effort and believed people should only get what they deserved. I needed a climate in which individuals could achieve these things.

The Conservative Party had just come to power under Margaret Thatcher. At the time the Tory machine seemed a very powerful force indeed. Mrs Thatcher was either loved or loathed but it was agreed by all she was a great leader. There seemed an air of optimism everywhere, opportunities abounded for those prepared to work for them and better still the socialist would be taken down a peg or two. There was to be prosperity, house prices rose, living standards rose, shares were available for all. I wanted to be part of it and enquired about joining the party but fortunately never did.

What started as a great new dream changed into a nightmare. It was not an immediate change, my disillusionment set in over a period of years. The country I loved, the people, the great Britain of old was being sacrificed for a quick profit. The whole Conservative philosophy revolved around greed. This and their many other failures to uphold all that was good about Britain increased my anger with the fact that no party seemed to really care. The party many believed to be the solution to all our problems really was not. They are guilty of the gross mismanagement of Britain.

Once the envy of the world, our industrial and manufacturing base has been eroded as the Tories have failed to support British businesses and the British worker, against the unfair competition from cheap foreign imports produced by a poorly paid workforce.

There is an increasing, unnecessary and costly interference in our domestic way of life through what is now known as the European Union.

Most of our state-owned utility services, gas, water, telecommunications and so on, have been privatised making the respective shareholders happy of course, but the promised improvements in service have not been forthcoming despite large profits being made. I personally witnessed the dismantling of sections of the Civil Service, not a bad thing in many cases, but these sections were market tested at the expense of many jobs only to result in a the provision of a poorer service at great cost.

Refugees and immigrants are forever welcomed with open arms to our shores. It is not difficult to understand why they come to Britain instead of Sweden or Ireland or Germany, for example. Perhaps it has something to do with the knowledge they have that Britain is a soft touch when it comes to state handouts.

The party of “law and order” have not been prepared to implement policies to ensure acceptable levels of law and order are maintained and there have been no restoration of capital punishment despite the public demand to do so.

We have been subjected to the completely insane plague of political correctness which has embedded itself in the very fabric of our society, an evil essentially created by left-wing militant types during a right-wing government’s term in office. This is being compounded by the continual bombardment of our senses by the wayward influence of the “special friends” across the pond in America, of our business methods for example, and the general deterioration of good social and moral attitudes through the portrayal of extreme anti-social behaviour on television and in films.

It will come as no surprise that I concluded the Tories had not the slightest understanding of the needs or feelings of the general public, the same public which supported them so well at election time. The traditional way of life was being replaced by a faceless and unidentifiable mess. I had to reassess what was important to me and where I was to go from here. What choice was left to me? I believed the Liberal Democrats to be a non-entity with no policies of their own, the British National Party to be fascist boot boys (Note – written at a time when I knew nothing of the BNP other than the media influenced picture of them and their association with Combat 18 etc)... and the Monster Raving Loony Party were, well, a touch unbalanced!

Part 3 of 3 to follow shortly, after which I will write specific details of my political history and activity. It may be of interest!