The problem is that EDL can't do police checks on people and you have to accept people mainly at face value as do most political parties.
http://mccannexposure.wordpress.com/2009/12/30/labour-party-criminals/http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/criminal_convictions_and_employeSo would it be true to say that millions of people voted Labour and Tory despite the above and the parties concerned then throw out the offenders, distance them selves and that is generally acceptable to the voters.
EDL do exactly the same, we throw out such people, what more can you ask.
The EDL may have people who were involved in the BNP, but have chose to leave because EDL is more closer to their views in that we abhor racism,homophobia and sexism.
So it's wrong to judge all of EDL because of the actions of a few, just as the main political parties are not judged by these things.
If you need to criticise the EDL then use the same methods that you would use to criticise other political groups.
If you listen to what EDL say about Sikh's Hindu's etc, it is to state that those groups are integrating well and have become a part of English society and are not seen as a threat and we are always appealing for people from these groups to come and join us, the reason the so called leaders of these communities are against EDL is they want to appease the Islamists, hoping that they will be left alone, feeding the crocodile in the hope it will eat them last. Silly really, because the Islamist won't have any mercy on them should they ever gain any real power.
Some people in these groups see the danger and are prepared to fight back, you should note by the way, that no person in an EDL protest has ever come to any harm because of their skin colour.
Most peoples opinion of the EDL is based on what the media says and the media is wrong, the Daily Mail call us Islamaphobic, when it is always carrying news that is hostile to muslims not Islamists.
The News of the world does much the same, this from their editors who themselves are criminals with their phone hacking.
Arthur.
Topic: EDL West Midlands division