British Nationalist Party

British Nationalist Party

In this essay I will explore and discuss the British nationalist

party, and give my views to the question "Why do people support such a

fascist ideology".

An example of the party's politics comes from Mark Collette, leader of

the Young BNP. Here are some of his views (sourced from Sunday Time's

Magazine);

"Aids kills blacks, gays and junkies so I would call it a friendly

disease" and

"A proud white supremacist like myself will do anything to see all

blacks rid from my country"

This gives us an idea of just how extreme this group is, which makes

the idea of anyone supporting such ideologies all the more confusing,

but here are my views on why people support such fascist views.

First I think that many people in Britain are suspicious and perhaps

afraid of ethnic minorities in their communities.

Due to the increase of Asylum seekers into Britain some parts of the

country are faced with a sudden change in ethnic population. Some

predominantly white areas have sadly matured with subtle racist views

and to suddenly have their area thrust into a neighbourhood of mixed

and diverse cultures can make the sometimes "narrow minded" people of

the community feel threatened and isolated, leading to them voting for

extremist groups like the British Nationalists.

Also since the tragic attacks on September 11th many people have been

scarred with stereotypical views of ethnic minorities. After the

attacks many people had set their minds about ethnic people in

Britain, namely middle easterners and Arabic peoples.

This leads me to my next point, fear as a result of change.

In areas like Bradford where there is a high ethnic population, White

people can feel isolated in their own community. Suddenly they are the

minority, and that can be an unusual feeling for people who consider

themselves original inhabitants of their area. People start judging

ethnic people as a separate body instead of just another human being

and that leads to fear and suspicion.