Laying the Netherlands to Sleep (a beacon of liberalism worldwide is rotting from the inside out)

ic ^ | October 14, 2009 | Joseph Meaney

[NYer]

 

On my most recent visit to Amsterdam for the World Congress of Families (WCF), I was once again struck by the remarkable façade of peaceful, tolerant prosperity the Dutch maintain. Although its famous openness to lust and license is ever more apparent, Amsterdam's charm remains in its tidy homes, shops, museums, and beautiful (though empty) churches.

 

The simple fact, however, is that this beacon of liberalism worldwide is rotting from the inside out and must increasingly rely on deception to keep up appearances as a nation of tolerance, peace, and prosperity.

 

That was made nowhere more apparent than at the WCF, a biannual event that brings together pro-family and pro-life persons from around the globe. The mainstream press debated the acceptability of allowing it to take place in Amsterdam and condemned the participation of Dutch elected officials in the congress. Anarchist anti-family protestors trashed the WCF office and spray-painted messages with slogans like "Christian Fundamentalists Go Home and Die" and "Pro-Choice" on the walls leading up to the conference center. City workers removed the graffiti within a few hours of its appearance in a remarkable demonstration of efficiency.

 

Dutch authorities have become quite adept at painting over the anti-family and anti-life attitudes that are eroding not only the last vestiges of their rich culture but what remains of the Dutch people themselves. Their total population is 16.7 million; those 65 or older make up almost 15 percent of the inhabitants (as opposed to the United States, whose 65-or-over citizens account for 12.8 percent of the population). The percentage of youths aged 15 or younger is declining, and within that demographic group is an increasing number of foreign immigrants. It has been reported widely that the most common name chosen for a male child born in Amsterdam today is Mohammed (as is the case in London, Brussels, Oslo, and Copenhagen). Arguments about religion, ethnicity, and assimilation aside, it doesn't take a trained demographer to notice that this trend does not bode well for the European Dutch.

 

 

This proudly progressive nation increasingly tries to maintain its air of normalcy and prosperity by sophisticated deception. They frequently claim their country has one of the lowest abortion rates in the world, at 6.5 abortions per 1,000 women, or about 22,400 a year. They also claim a very low teen pregnancy rate.

 

But this is simply statistical sleight of hand. Although the Dutch faithfully use birth control, anyone who studies family planning knows the failure rates for contraceptives are very high. Combine the inevitable failure of pregnancy prevention with an openly promiscuous populace, and you inevitably will see large numbers of pregnancies.

 

So are the Netherlands an exception to this rule? Some claim that their "double-Dutch" method of using both hormonal contraception and condoms works better than most other countries' birth-control practices. Something rarely discussed in this context, however, is the fact that it is now common practice for a woman in Holland whose period is late to go to her general-practice physician and receive a "menstrual extraction," or "menstrual regulation" -- a clever euphemism for a procedure essentially consisting in manually vacuuming the contents of her womb.

 

But here's the catch: In these cases, no pregnancy test is done to determine if the procedure aborted a preborn human in the first few days of life. Menstrual extractions are thus never recorded as abortions, which they almost certainly are in a large number of cases. The official Dutch statistics therefore grossly underreport the real number of abortions.

 

 

Euthanasia is another area where the official numbers paint a misleading picture. Dr. Henk Jochemsen, holder of the Lindeboom Chair for Medical Ethics at the Free University in Amsterdam, reported that the Netherlands acknowledges around 2,300 deaths by euthanasia each year, including hundreds of patients who never explicitly requested such a death. As if this weren't already disturbing enough, he also revealed that over 11,000 people a year die while under "deep sedation." This procedure is sold as a compassionate option for the terminally ill, a way for them to end their lives with dignity. It was originally designed to be rarely employed, and only then for patients in their last few hours of life suffering pain that was difficult to control.

 

But deep sedation as currently practiced in the Netherlands has become a widespread form of passive euthanasia. Dr. Jochemsen explained that the cause of death nowadays is usually not the disease but lack of food and hydration -- in short, patients are routinely starved and dehydrated while drugged into an unconscious state, a fact not revealed by the doctors.

 

Needless to say, these deaths while under deep sedation are not counted as euthanasia in Holland, even though they account for more than four times as many deaths as the "official" euthanasia numbers. (For more information on these issues, visit www.lindeboominstituut.nl.)

 

The land of progressivism run amok loves to proclaim itself a diverse hedonists' paradise and an island of tolerance. Dishonest statistics may maintain the clever illusion for a time, but the current version of Dutch liberalism is unlikely to endure much longer. It simply cannot be sustained: Their enthusiasm for euthanasia may wipe out the Dutch even faster than the other European nations with below-replacement birthrates.

 

Many ethnic groups have disappeared throughout the course of history, generally by assimilation into other peoples who placed a higher value on having children. It would be a tragedy if the unique people and culture of the Netherlands, for love of license and convenience, decided to cease to exist. Yet this slow suicide is already far advanced. As European Dutch culture moves from present to past, it seems they've chosen nationwide deep sedation.

 

[NYer]

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Joseph Meaney is Director of International Coordination for Human Life International. 

[NYer]

It has been reported widely that the most common name chosen for a male child born in Amsterdam today is Mohammed (as is the case in London, Brussels, Oslo, and Copenhagen). Arguments about religion, ethnicity, and assimilation aside, it doesn't take a trained demographer to notice that this trend does not bode well for the European Dutch.

The following is a description (slightly modified) from Dr. Peter Hammond's book: Slavery, Terrorism and Islam: The Historical Roots and Contemporary Threat. www.frontline.org.za/books_videos/sti.htm

As long as the Muslim population remains around 1% of any given country they will be regarded as a peace-loving minority and not as a threat to anyone. In fact, they may be featured in articles and films, stereotyped for their colorful uniqueness.

At 2% and 3% they begin to proselytize from other ethnic minorities and disaffected groups with major recruiting from the jails and among street gangs [Europe, Australia, USA and Japan]. Six percent of US prison inmates are Muslim. Like any other minority, they won’t integrate, but work to build their own separate community.

From 5% on they exercise an inordinate influence in proportion to their percentage of the population. South Africa's Muslim population is 2%, but they control 35% of the businesses, a large percentage of the banks and have five Cabinet seats while Christians (77% of the population) have none.

They will push for the introduction of halaal (clean by Islamic standards) food, thereby securing food preparation jobs for Muslims. They will increase pressure on supermarket chains to feature it on their shelves (along with threats for failure to comply).

At this point, they will work to get the ruling government to allow them to rule themselves under Sharia; Islamic Law. The ultimate goal of Islam is not to convert the world, but to establish Sharia law over the entire world.

When Muslims reach 10% of the population, they will increase lawlessness as a means of complaint about their conditions. (Ei: car-burnings in France last October.) Any non-Muslim action that offends Islam will result in uprisings and threats.

After reaching 20% expect hair-trigger rioting, jihad militia formations, sporadic killings and church and synagogue burning (India, Mindanao, Philippines).

At 40% you will find widespread massacres, chronic terror attacks and ongoing militia warfare [Indonesia].

From 60% you may expect unfettered persecution of non-believers and other religions, sporadic ethnic cleansing (genocide), use of Sharia Law as a weapon and Jizya (infidel tax). (Sudan, Kosovo, Lebanon and Egypt).

After 80% expect State run ethnic cleansing and genocide [Western Papua (New Guinea), Iran, Biafra, Turkey and North Nigeria].

100% will usher in the peace of "Dar-es-Salaam" - House of Peace - as in Saudi Arabia, Libya and Yemen.

[NYer]

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[trisham]

I am not surprised. It was only a matter of time, the only surprise is that it took as long as it did.

[all the best]

This is so horribly sad. Holland should be a wonderful, normal, traditional, quaint, beautiful place. Those who have destroyed it have much to answer for.

[Ken522]

... manually vacuuming the contents of her womb ...

Absolutely ghastly ...

[HiTech RedNeck]

The mainstream press debated the acceptability of allowing it to take place in Amsterdam

Referring to Dutch or American press? Were they afraid of it getting contaminated by Amsterdam or vice versa?

[annalex]

That Islam thrives in the environment of national suicide is not surprising, but let us not forget that Mohammed did not do it to the Dutch; the Dutch did it to themselves.

[AUH2O Repub]

Who cares what happens to the Euroweenie Dutch? They are a bunch of Commies anyway.

[HiTech RedNeck]

When Muslims reach 10% of the population, they will increase lawlessness as a means of complaint about their conditions. (Ei: car-burnings in France last October.) Any non-Muslim action that offends Islam will result in uprisings and threats.

The French aren't exactly hawks either. If the Moose were to try this in America they would get their heads bashed in.

[Noumenon]

Islam is a disease. You don’t negotiate with cancer, do you?

[AliVeritas]

http://gatesofvienna.blogspot.com/2009/10/berlin-burns-fix-with-frequent.html

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

You might wanna watch this vid;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-3X5hIFXYU

[HiTech RedNeck]

This is true, it started as a Dutch idea.

Although I believe Switzerland has classier suicide facilities. (Dark humor)

It is kind of a match made in hell. A people now bent on going under. paired with another people who wouldn’t really mind helping them do so. The charming Dutch buildings will come down and mosques will go up.

[Noumenon]

They will answer to their new Muslim masters who will rule them from the ruins. Those who survive the customary mass murder and atrocity that is the hallmark of Islam.

[Sparko]

Ah, that’s the ticket. Winning hearts and minds of the few Western allies we have left.

There are Dutch soldiers serving alongside US troops Afghanistan. I think 15 have been killed. Why don’t you take a trip there, ask them to withdraw and you take their place?

[GeronL]

This is the same as most of Europe I would bet, and America is heading down the same path. Maybe the Muslims really will own the world soon.

[Vision Thing]

When the tolerant danes go up against those intolerant muslims who are taking over their land, it’s gonna be a masacre. The muslims will run up the score.

[HiTech RedNeck]

I may catch some religious or theological flak for saying this, but I wonder if an overly fatalistic side evolved from decay in certain forms of Calvinism. They went from sternly keeping order to sternly doing themselves in, and in their worldview God couldn’t care less which way and doesn’t offer them a meaningful choice.

[GeronL]

These societies that reject everything now will soon accept Islam.

[353FMG]

The problem is that there is no 2nd Amendment in the Danish Constitution. Americans beware.

[figgers3036]

Don’t worry, there are plenty of us Dutch whose grandparents/great-grandparents fled the Netherlands.

[dfwgator]

"Well to let you in on the family secret, my Grandmother was Dutch."

[figgers3036]

Most Dutch people still in the Netherlands have long forgotten their Calvinist roots. That’s not really an answer here.

[WashingtonSource]

Holland is done. In no time, it will be an Islamic nation and a jihadist enclave against the West, and all those stupid progressives will be living in terror and fear for their lives — those who don’t manage to escape to another place.

[workerbee]

It has been reported widely that the most common name chosen for a male child born in Amsterdam today is Mohammed (as is the case in London, Brussels, Oslo, and Copenhagen).

I have been roundly criticized in other forums as being "racist" or "xenophobic" for pointing this out.

This country is full of ostriches.

[NYer]

I have been roundly criticized in other forums as being "racist" or "xenophobic" for pointing this out.

Not on this thread! How much longer before it becomes the #1 name in the US or Canada? IMHO, not long at all. With the election of Obama, we are within close proximity to following the same death trail of the europeans.

[workerbee]

No, not on FR.

[ajay_kumar]

Since history is always a good teacher, one needs to examine the rise and fall of muslims in India. India was invaded by muslims beginning in the 8th century. With every conquest by the invaders, conversion to islam continued to expand. Eventually the muslims established a country wide empire ruled by muslims. It reached its zenith under the emperor Akbar. His son was Shahjahan who built the famous tomb Tajmahal for his wife Mumtaj when she died.

The empire started to crumble only when a hindu warlord defeated the muslims in battles. Suddenly the forced conversion to islam was halted. And India remains today a majority non-muslim country.

Moral of the story is....only military force will subdue the muslim fanatics.

[TopQuark]

Thank you for an instructive and insightful post, Ajay.

[karnage]

Their approach in this country is currently more subtle - foot baths, CAIR beefs about “racial profiling,” Muslim indoctrination in schools disguised as social studies, taxi drivers refusing alcohol-tainted fares, etc.

And the more aggressive methods of terror are quite active here - as Zazi and other recent cases have shown.

[Blue Collar Christian]

“These societies that reject everything now will soon accept Islam.”

That certainly includes the U.S..

[karnage]

Wasn’t Muslim Pakistan part of India?

[Blue Collar Christian]

“Don’t worry, there are plenty of us Dutch whose grandparents/great-grandparents fled the Netherlands.”

You’re Americans now.

[AUH2O Repub]

Ah, that’s the ticket. Winning hearts and minds of the few Western allies we have left. There are Dutch soldiers serving alongside US troops Afghanistan. I think 15 have been killed. Why don’t you take a trip there, ask them to withdraw and you take their place?

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The Dutch are Godless, they are more a Muslim nation than a Christian one, why should we care about them? Wow, 15 troops, and just how many did they send to Iraq? Some allies we don't need.

[figgers3036]

We’re Americans that threw a air of wooden clogs into the melting pot. Don’t worry, grandpa refused to teach me Dutch because he said, “Why would you need to learn that? Americans speak English.”

[Blue Collar Christian]

I’m not worried, I’m glad you’re here.

[ajay_kumar]

Yes it was prior to 1947. That is when the British gave up rule of India. However Mohammed Jinah who was the defacto leader of muslims did not want to be a part of the newly Independent nation of India. He demanded that all areas in India with predominantly muslim populations form their own nation. That is how East & West Pakistan was created as part of Pakistan. Millions of hindu’s in what was to become Pakistan fled to India and also muslims from India fled to Pakistan. Thousands were slaughtered during the migration.