I AM grateful for Andrew Brons’ admiration of my moral courage (Letters June 19) but wish to correct his suggestion that I misunderstand his political views or those of the party he represents.
It is my understanding that the BNP is a white separ
atist party. Under its constitution the party defines itself as representing “indigenous Anglo-Saxon, Celtic and Norse communities of Britain” and further states that the party exists for the preservation of “indigenous Caucasian” people. In addition the constitution also states the BNP is “wholly opposed to any form of racial integration” and is committed through repatriation and other means to restore “the overwhelmingly white makeup of the British population that existed in Britain prior to 1948.”
Let there be no misunderstanding that this policy of white separatism is morally abhorrent and ethically vacuous through its classification of people simply by the colour of their skin. It is also profoundly at odds with the teachings of Jesus Christ in its rejection of the injunction to “love your neighbour as yourself”.
Mr Brons might reflect on the answer Jesus gave to the question “who then is my neighbour ?” Christ’s answer – in the parable of the Good Samaritan – ends with the conclusion “the one who showed mercy”. This answer contrasts starkly with the one that the BNP would doubtless offer: “the one who shared his racial heritage”.
There is precious little mercy, love or compassion in the policies of the BNP. The constitution of the party is lacking in all kindness and generosity. Indeed all those hallmarks of a good society where individuals, regardless of colour, flourish in communities of mutual respect, responsibility and understanding stand in stark contrast to the outworking of the white separatist policies on which the BNP is based and should rightly be opposed.
