Comments on: Daniel Hannan: The BNP is a Far-Left Party / CBC: BNP is a Far-Right Party

By: Matt

Matt — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 20:03:10 +0000

Left and right are meaningless terms. They are moving targets which change over time and attempt to place an infinite number of policy positions on a single axis and then draw a conclusion.

At least the Nolan Chart is somewhat accurate.

By: Derek Fildebrandt

Derek Fildebrandt — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 19:59:44 +0000

Anonymous:

Please watch this clip on YouTube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsA_Xko4tqM

BNP Members describing their party as “veering towards socialism”. Perfectly described, the BNP is a “national-socialist” party. These kooks are beyond “left” and “right”. They are simply on the lunatic fringe.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 19:55:01 +0000

Members of the British National Party descirbe themselves as on the right. Not to mention that everyone else in Britain and Wikipedia describe them that way too.

They are on the right.

By: Derek Fildebrandt

Derek Fildebrandt — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 19:52:00 +0000

Eric, I would respectfully point of the following:

1) I didn’t say that Canada’s government was right-wing or centre-right. On the contrary.

2) Nationalism is not inherently left or right. In Canada, nationalism is traditionally associated with the left (see cultural protectionism, anti-Americanism).

3) Racism is a phenomenon of certain human emotions and prejudices, not of a political ideology.

By: Éric

Éric — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 19:28:10 +0000

Some would argue the recent economic performance and behaviour of the Conservative Party would not make them very right-wing or even centre-right.

The BNP is very anti-immigration and nationalist, which are right-wing traits. If a party has some right-wing platform politics and left-wing platform policies, what then?