Go vote. Please.

I’ve never used PT or my PT-affiliated blog to preach politics before. I’ve always kept out of it because I feel people shouldn’t have information rammed down their throats on an ‘entertainment’ website. When I was growing up there was nothing worse than someone telling me what was right or wrong. I hated it and I still hate it now – people should have the right to make their own minds up. But no matter what you think about MPs expenses or the mess we’re in globally, Thursday’s elections, whether it be local council or European, are so, so important. And it doesn’t matter whether you vote for one of the ‘big three’ parties or your reasons for doing so. Just go vote.

For the first time in a long time the far-right has got a foothold in people’s minds. They’re preying on the vulnerable and spreading messages of hate. They’re alienating people with lies to try and gain their votes. And if you’re eligible to vote tomorrow, do everything you can to stop the BNP gaining seats in Europe. The BNP is a racist organisation which has declared their belief in an all white Britain. This would mean no black players in our national sports teams, no black musicians, no black nurses, no Asian doctors and surgeons, no black or Asian faces in public life. The BNP build support by whipping up hatred against every minority – just as Hitler targeted Jewish people. But, like the Nazis, if the BNP ever came to power they would strip every person in this country of their democratic rights and freedoms.

There could well be a lot of voter apathy on Thursday and this could mean parties like the BNP get in through the back door, so to speak. Please don’t give them that opportunity.

My friend Sam from Get Cape Wear Cape Fly is far more eloquent at these things than I am, so go visit his blog here and read up. Alternatively check out Hope Not Hate or Unite Against Fascism