Banned from UK for Preaching Hate

by Michael Jones · 2009-05-05 03:36:00 UTC
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Michael Savage, the radical shock-jock, has another dubious distinction to add to his resume: he's been banned from entering the United Kingdom, because of his track record of comments.

Joining Savage on this list?  A former Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan, two members of a Russian skinhead gang, Rev. Fred Phelps, and the leader of an American neo-Nazi group, among others.

The UK's Home Secretary, Jacqui Smith, told the London Times that naming these people enabled others to see the type of hateful and dangerous behavior that won't be tolerated in the country.

"Coming to this country is a privilege. We won't allow people into this country who are going to propagate the sort of views... that fundamentally go against our values," Smith said.

Michael Jones is a Change.org Editor. He has worked in the field of human rights communications for a decade, most recently for Harvard Law School.
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