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Geert Wilders: INNOCENT of 'Hate Crimes' Charges in The Netherlands!
Reaganite Republican ^
| June 23, 2011
| Reaganite Republican
Posted on 06/23/2011 4:12:05 AM PDT by Reaganite Republican
Major victory for freedom-of -speech
right in the heart of Dhimmi-centric Europe...
Dutch MP Geert Wilders has long advocated an American-style freedom-of-speech for Holland and all the EU, as enshrined in the US Bill of Rights. With regular politically-driven charges like these from the Dutch Establishment Left that could destroy his party and even put Wilders behind bars (along with ceaseless death threats that emanate from welfare-sponging suburban jihadis in The Netherlands), it's not hard to see why the man might feel the need first-hand...
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A court in Amsterdam has acquitted MP Geert Wilders of charges of inciting hatred and insulting Muslims as a group.The charges had been brought by individuals who felt they had been discriminated against by the anti-Islam nationalist MP. Both the defence and the public prosecutor had demanded an acquittal. In a first reaction, Mr Wilders said, "It is not so much a personal victory, but rather it's a victory for the freedom of expression. Criticising Islam turns out to be allowed, I've not been muzzled." The Amsterdam court rejected the charge that Mr Wilders had insulted a group, because his statements in the media and in his movie Fitna were about Islam as a religion, not about Muslims as inviduals. The charges relating to inciting hatred and to discrimination were also thrown out. Mr Wilders' statements about "a tsunami of Muslims" were described by the court as "rude and denigrating". Other statements were "on the edge of what is allowed" and "inciting". Yet, the court took into consideration that Mr Wilders spoke out in the context of public debate. The overall acquittal is assumed to spell the end of the case, since an appeal is not likely.
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If you missed Mr Wilder's exceptional 9/11 speech at
Ground Zero, full video and text -here-
Some background on Muslim triumphalism -here-
And just listen to the man yourself and tell me where the crime is... in reality, he's about as honest, genuine, and reasonable a politician as one could imagine!
The simple truth: Geert Wilders is not a racist, a fascist, or anything of the sort... he's just a stand-up-guy who's not willing to purport BS as truth in the name of political correctness, actually cares about what's being done to his nation and culture, has the common sense to recognize -and courage to confront- a threat when he sees one...and as he himself put so succinctly- "Well, somebody should say it...":
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TOPICS: Government; Politics; Religion; Society
KEYWORDS: islam; koran; muslim; wilders
To: Reaganite Republican
WOOT WOOT! YEAH -- !!!
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posted on
06/23/2011 4:13:41 AM PDT
by
KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
("If you're not fiscally AND socially conservative, you're not conservative!" - Jim Robinson, 9-1-10)
To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
We NEED this guy out there on the front... now he can’t be muzzled by the Euro Left
To: Reaganite Republican
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posted on
06/23/2011 4:25:06 AM PDT
by
GonzoII
(Quia tu es, Deus, fortitudo mea...Quare tristis es anima mea?)
To: Reaganite Republican
The fact that Geert had to be “acquitted” of speaking the truth in a Western nation that was liberated from the NAZIS (!!), does not make me feel like celebrating.
I mean, I’m happy that he was “acquitted”, but I am deeply concerned that he was *EVER* even charged with such a totalitarian-statist defined “crime”.
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posted on
06/23/2011 4:26:58 AM PDT
by
Westbrook
(Having children does not divide your love, it multiplies it.)
To: Reaganite Republican
He has a
S P I N E !!!!!
Wonderful. Maybe some American leaders and politicians can learn from him.
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posted on
06/23/2011 4:31:01 AM PDT
by
SMARTY
("Educate men without religion and you make of them but clever devils. " Arthur Wellesley)
To: Reaganite Republican
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posted on
06/23/2011 4:41:47 AM PDT
by
discipler
(How's that 'hope and change' working for 'ya? - RL)
To: Reaganite Republican
To: Reaganite Republican
Its about dang time. I hope we all have a renewed respect for our 1st Ammendment here in the states. I know I do.
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posted on
06/23/2011 5:22:17 AM PDT
by
Georgia Girl 2
(The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
To: Reaganite Republican
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posted on
06/23/2011 5:35:14 AM PDT
by
Travis McGee
(Castigo Cay is in print and on Kindle.)
To: Travis McGee
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posted on
06/23/2011 5:51:19 AM PDT
by
Jack Hydrazine
(It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine!)
To: Reaganite Republican
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posted on
06/23/2011 5:51:54 AM PDT
by
bvw
To: Reaganite Republican
Great news.
Keep the heat on the cut-throatters, Geernt.
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posted on
06/23/2011 6:00:48 AM PDT
by
SharpRightTurn
(White, black, and red all over--America's affirmative action, metrosexual president.)
To: Westbrook
but I am deeply concerned that he was *EVER* even charged
This has been my feeling all along. It’s a big concern that charges were ever brought. It’s alarming that anyone must fight a battle like this alone and fearing for his life while doing it.
Shame on the justice system that allowed these charges to be taken seriously.
To: bvw
Right on
Ive been to the Netherlands a number of times, and the Dutch are a very, very impressive people
Lovely, classy, and clean county, exceptional businessmen, EVERYbody speaks English perfectly with an AMERICAN accent, oddly
But the immigrants arent too interested in fitting in from what I see, they hate the Dutch and are there to sponge, basically
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