John Humphries Is A Nazi Apparently !

[mikey4444]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-24514310

Just heard this on the Today program. I'm not sure I would have been brave enough to enter the lions dens, as our wonderful Humphries did !

Thanks God for the BBC !

[youngmafbog]

Thank God for the BBC? I think not.

these are just a bunch of nutters. They need to be watched by the security services but we should not give them any air time. The BBC are doing them a favour, they could not afford or get advertising like this.

Whilst you may find it abhorrent, there are people who wont and every story like this will fuel their cause in their eyes.

[mikey4444]

I applaud the BBC for trying to get an interview with this Greek Nazi organization. Its this kind of investigative journalism that exposes groups like this. Humphries should be congratulated on being brave enough to tackle this matter. The best disinfectant is sunlight.

I presume that you were able to watch the associated film material from this clip, but not my second post this morning about racism in London lettings agents. Not sure why you are able to watch one but not the other, as they from the same source.

[AB Editor]

"...but we should not give them any air time. The BBC are doing them a favour, they could not afford or get advertising like this."

I'd usually agree - but they flat out refused to speak to Humphries and then attempted to intimidate him away (before leaving and locking themselves in).

I don't think they really took their chance, if there was a platform to be heard from at all.

[mikey4444]

Right on the button Ed !

[AB Editor]

I think calling it investigative journalism is a bit strong Mikey - he got refused and interview so stood outside filming until they came out to get rid of him, at which point he accepted the attempt was over.

[grumpy01]

Perhaps when they locked him out they were expecting John Humphrys ?

[LazyGun]

Interesting that Golden Dawn apparently see no irony in calling all journalists "Nazis" :)

Now if they had termed them "muckraking sensationalists, obsessed with following their own or their editors predetermined and usually simplistic narrative" they might have been closer to the truth :)

[jno]

have you ever tried saying that in Greek, LazyGun? You might prefer to stick with Nazis.

[LazyGun]

Saying it in English is difficult enough for me, jno, never mind Greek :) I take your point, but Golden Dawn calling journalists Nazis is far too much pot...kettle...black

[AB Editor]

"It is for me a Spanish village."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_to_me#In_other_languages

[LazyGun]

I like that cantonese expression - "Its all chicken intestines" :)