[tjwmason]

Well I guess I should have known somehow, from this one article, that the man is known to be a bigot. Excuse me for commenting on UK politics, I must have lost my mind for a moment and will now stick to my side of the ocean.

My apologies if I was too harsh in my tone, but the British FReepers have been involved in a running battle for the past 24 hours over this issue. On the basis of a (in my opinion) misleading article (he could not have been arrested on the basis of what he said about Islam), many Americans have staunchly defended Griffen and have been telling us that this is the end of Britain as a free-state.

The immediate reaction to his arrest on the British message board was one of relief, we are unanimously opposed to his hateful and violent brand of politics; and meeting support for it from well-meaning but non-informed American conservatives (who would dislike him as much as we) has been somewhat tiring.

[MontanaBeth]

...from well-meaning but non-informed American conservatives (who would dislike him as much as we) has been somewhat tiring.

I know exactly what you mean, when a newspaper in the UK decided to butt in on our Presidential election, by encouraging a letter writing campaign using well-meaning but non-informed English liberals trying to influence people here. I also found that very tiring. Have an absolutely great day.