I can understand why various “respectable” socialists blogs have done no more than gloat about the leaking of the BNP membership list and been careful to caution their readers not to draw conclusions or act against the people on the list, but I’m still glad others have been less careful. The list has now been bitttorrented and can be found at the Piratebay and Mininova, but more impressive is the very web 2.0 BNP proximity search. Enter your postcode and see if there’s a BNP member living near you…
We shouldn’t shed too many crocodile tears about this leakage by the way. These are people who have not just decided to vote for a racist party, which can –barely– be excused as protest voting, but are so hardened in their racism as to join the BNP. These people are not just a theoretical danger: they act on their odious policies and the BNP has always had ties to fascist terrorist groups like Combat 18. If you’re Black or Asian or gay or in some other way a target of the BNP, this list is a godsend, as it can help you avoid these people. Thanks to whoever leaked this lists these fascists can no longer hide themselves. And they’re very upset about it, as this commen thread on Northwest Nationalists shows.