We all know that the internet provides an ideal platform for reaching people world-wide and it looks like the virtual world of Second Life is being invaded by political groups for their own agendas.  Whether or not you believe the conspiracy theory of the New World Order, which is best explained as the breaking down of individual sovereignty states across the world and creating superpowers (this is actually happening in Europe with the European Union who now centrally create laws that each individual country is bound by), there seems to be an element of people who are seeking to use SL as a voice to convince people that certain legal political parties who do not fit the mould in respect of their ideals are fascists and racists, in their view.

At the in-world CNN meeting last night there was a conversion going on in ‘group chat’.   We had one member of the group, (I’ll call him Mr A), who asked “Have you covered the incursion of extreme right wing groups in SL, like the Brit and French ultra-nationalist parties...and opposition to their presence in SL?”  When I asked what he meant about ultra-nationalists parties he said “I will do a story on it...BNP and FLN are ultra-nationalist, "white peoples' parties", anti immigration, etc...neo-fascist, in that they are somewhat more subtle than jackboots and swastikas, heh”  Another group member, (I’ll call him Mr X) said “and who deemed them that?” Mr A continued “well, all you have to do is study their rhetoric, literature and "issues", heh...they deny being racist or fascist, but they clearly are...”  Mr X countered “maybe to them they are not”  I asked Mr A what made him think that parties like the BNP (who are a legally elected political party in the UK) are fascists (although many people think the BNP are extreme in their views, lots of people are now voting for them because of the situation with Europe and the fear of losing their nationality), and I asked did Mr A listen to the hype from Britain’s Labour government about the BNP. He said “lol...also virulently anti-labor, and "communist", ie: against anyone, anything to the left of rightwing”  Mr X commented “and I think they would not be the only ones that could be accused of rhetoric.”   I suggested that people no longer debate on issues they just call people names.  Mr X said “yes, and categorize” which I must say I agree with that statement.  I have been covering the global warming topic, which was linked into SL and have met a great deal of aggression from the people who do not like me questioning the science in favour of it, when it should be open to debate.

Are there any traces of the BNP or FLN in SL? well so far I haven’t come across any, but perhaps if Mr A would like to publish his findings, I would be most interested to hear what all sides have to say, (without the mud slinging and name calling, of course!).

For Info BNP (British National Party)