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To: lqclamar

I'm not trying to hang that particular albatross around Enoch Powell's neck, although his speeches have given aid and comfort to racists throughout Albion. My quarrel here is with EnochPowellWasRight, who steadfastly refuses the condemn the BNP that uses his screen name as a catchphrase for its racism.


95 posted on 01/05/2007 10:31:16 AM PST by zimdog
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To: zimdog
although his speeches have given aid and comfort to racists throughout Albion.

That's a very week argument at best, again returning to guilt by association with a small fringe that (unlike the jihadis in muslim countries) has never attained political credibility in Britain. One could equally say that Winston Churchill's speeches have "given aid and comfort" to the same groups, as they quote him all the time too.

My quarrel here is with EnochPowellWasRight, who steadfastly refuses the condemn the BNP that uses his screen name as a catchphrase for its racism.

My understanding is that the particular catchphrase he uses originated with Eric Clapton, not the BNP.

99 posted on 01/05/2007 12:43:00 PM PST by lqclamar
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