Was watching the BBC news last night re- the students at oxford uni protesting at allowing the BNP leader and a alleged anti-holocaust denier the platform to speak- on free speech issue not political canvassing apparently.

So aside from the supreme irony of the anti-nazi supporters opposing free speech when it suits them and physically breaking into the lecture hall (requiring police to remove them), what do people think about this issue?

My view- This protest (aside from the aforementioned hypocrisy) is at base level a complete and utter waste of time that is a) vilifying the 'right wing' as evil, racist blah blah blah- ironically enough before they have made any speech!

I certainly feel that there is a definite right wing = bad, left wing = good mentality present in the popular national psyche. Stalin, Mao, Pol Pot...hello?? but I digress.

Back on topic- so as I was saying- complete waste of time... last big election the BNP got less than -thats- less than 1% of the popular vote. Like the BNP or not, Nick Griffin could tour the country singing the Horst Wessel Song for the next 100 years and it wouldnt make a blind bit of difference, so why do people get so bent out of shape about these things? Granted I have zero time for holocaust denial but the BNP is such a non-entity that I really fail to see what all the fuss is about.

If these supposed 'educated' Oxford students actually took a look at a history book they might realise that even back in the 1930s the original British Union of Fascists were a party that did not do that well at all- and this was a period in which fascism was a big deal- hence why I dont see what the fuss is!

And what really bothers me is that this country has suffered an Islamist terrorist attack, god knows how many more attempted terrorist attacks and people who hold placards calling for violence against those who insult Islam...so where are all these protesters then?

Im not saying people should not be aware of the dangers of Nazism- far from it but a little perspective on current affairs would not go amiss...some political protest about issues that have, and most likely will have again such serious implications for this country would be a lot better use of these student's time.

Thanks for reading my rant.

Opinions?