"one day when MBSGeorge posted on a BNP thread, and people just ganged up and battered her. MBSGeorge is a longtime Mudcatter and a longtime member of the UK folk community, and I hear from people who know her that she is a very nice person."

Can I just state some fact about the BNP? They are openly and unashamedly racist - as anyone who has listened to them or read their literature will know. They oppress and persecute minorities because of their race and religion. Their constitution has been declared illegal in the British courts. Many of their most prominent members have convictions for violence and racial crimes. Sorry, Joe, but anyone who supports them is definitely NOT a nice person, no matter what face they put on it. Oppossing them is not self-righteous - it is standing up against bullies and bigots who have no compunction about using violence to further their ends. As a Christian, is that not something you believe in?