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Apparently, there’s a bit of an internets fuss going on about a privileged, Eton-educated, little rich kid ‘musician’ called Frank Turner, who’s been ‘outed’ as a scummy right-wing libertarian who thinks that the BNP are hard left and socialism is dangerous.
I came across him a while back after he appeared to be matey with musicians on ‘the left’ who I’ve got a lot of time for. I didn’t particularly rate what I heard, thought his lyrics were weak and his background decidedly dodgy. Then I read a couple of things he’d said which confirmed that the bloke is, indeed, a dick.
What really concerns me though, is that he’s so wrong about the BNP it would almost be laughable if it wasn’t so dangerous. This fool has a pretty large following by all accounts and, if his fans take him at his word, then that’s a massive problem. The BNP are a far-right fascist party, no ifs, no buts. To claim otherwise displays either a profound misunderstanding of politics or, more worryingly, a calculated attempt to tarnish the good work of ‘the left’ (you know, things like fighting for equality, safe working conditions, decent wages, free healthcare etc.) with the taint of fascism.
Today, he’s tried back-peddling furiously with a ‘poor little misunderstood me’ piece on his website. Boo fucking hoo. Keep digging son, we’ll be happy to fill in the hole behind you.
He’s right about one thing though. Socialism is dangerous if you’re born with a silver spoon in your mouth.
Just read his website statement – PRICK!! He says that he would have once considered himself an anarchist (yeah right Frank!!) and is now a libertarian and then, in the same piss poor back tracking, says “As it happens, I don’t want my music to be particularly political”. Sorry Frank my old son but ALL music is political in some way so, until you fully understand that basic premise, could I suggest you stop making music – which TBF would be a fucking relief to most of us. Tosser!!