But you wouldn’t want to ‘defeat’ the extremist EDL anyway would you?
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do I think that organisations that organise violent activities, intimidate communities and undertake other illegal activities have a place in society? NO, as the former leader has stated this is what was happening at EDL marches then it’s pretty obvious from my posts above that I don’t support them, nor do I support their political ideology
do I support the right of people to have different view from myself and if they feel the need to undertake peaceful lawful protest? YES
do I support people who disagree with a demonstration, counter demonstrating? YES
do I think people should be demonstrating or counter demonstrating in a violent manner? NO, let the police deal with the violence in accordance with the law
Sinn Fein were always a political party with a power base that would vote for them
The EDL are a protest group with no electoral mandate and no wider political aims that i am aware of so they are not identical
not identical but there are parallels. I have a distaste of any of the former paramilitaries being in power in NI
I agree it appears, at present, that the rejection of violence and intimidation by him is a good thing. He now has to walk the walk and prove it was heartfelt rather than expedient
Given his past ,ignoring EDL activity, he must have had one hell of an epiphany
I agree, it may have been the result of “education” as he met and grew to understand the British Muslim community as part of a TV documentary 😀