Politesub53 -> RE: Those awful far-right groups (2/8/2015 12:12:02 PM)
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ORIGINAL: NorthernGent Clearly I haven't waltzed round the country examining CVs for skills and qualifications. But, the BNP were historically from areas of high deprivation in the North West and West Yorkshire, towns such as Burnley, Rochdale, Halifax; and also from deprived areas of London. It is mo coincidence that back in the day they targeted the football terraces, hoping to cash in on frustrated, young white males who were either unemployed or in unskilled work. The EDL have a large gathering of failed football hooligans in their ranks. I've seen these people close up at a march in Manchester and what a sorry sight. Again, similar people to the BNP, and a large part of the attraction is that because fighting at football has been contained this is a new vehicle for scrapping for them. And these idiots are costing the tax payer a fortune in policing. The far right are drawn from all walks of life. This also applies to the lads from "Football Firms" across the UK. I knew many who were professionals in all sorts of jobs and others who were highly skilled workers in Engineering etc. If you look at the right wing in the UK it has always had large numbers of right wing Tories within its ranks. Several EDL, BNP and NF members have or had good jobs and high levels of education. Alan Ayling of the EDL is a top financier. AK Cheststeron was a member of the far right. Andrew Brons of the BNP lectured in Law. Colin Jordan, who was involved with the founding of the BNP, went to Cambridge University. He was also inloved in a right wing movement led by Lord Tavistock. Sure, the working class lads were used as footsoldiers but the brains behind the far right is a whole different thing.
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