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On Trial, Geert Wilders Fights His Freedom of Speech Being Portrayed As “Hate Speech”
Investment Watch Blog ^ | 12/9/2016 | Pamela Williams

Posted on 12/09/2016 8:15:10 AM PST by Non-Compliant_Deplorable

"It seems citizens of the world are facing a government onslaught of attacks on freedom of speech. Right now in the United States many are fearing the threat to our freedom of speech on the Internet. Many Alternative Media websites are being mocked as “fake news”. In Amsterdam populist anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders is being accused of “hate speech”. Speaking at the end of his trial he branded it as a politically motivated “charade” that endangered freedom of speech."

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: europe; freespeech; netherlands; wilders

1 posted on 12/09/2016 8:15:10 AM PST by Non-Compliant_Deplorable
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To: Non-Compliant_Deplorable

Forced dhimmitude.


2 posted on 12/09/2016 8:16:08 AM PST by Karliner (Jeremiah29:11,Romans8:28 Isa 17, Damascus has fallen)
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To: Non-Compliant_Deplorable

“hate speech” is nothing more than a leftist political weapon. He should fight...as he is fighting against those that are guilty of Constitutional overreach.


3 posted on 12/09/2016 8:18:19 AM PST by EagleUSA
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To: Non-Compliant_Deplorable

We need to turn hate speech laws on their promoters and show them the error of their ways.


4 posted on 12/09/2016 8:18:46 AM PST by DannyTN
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To: Non-Compliant_Deplorable

I think he lost that case yesterday. No fine or other punishment, though.


5 posted on 12/09/2016 8:21:49 AM PST by TangoLimaSierra (It's gonna be bloody.)
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To: Non-Compliant_Deplorable

islam is a totalitarian death cult founded by a child rapist.

Geert Wilders is actually signed up on GAB.AI as himself! You can congratulate the dude directly over there:

https://gab.ai/GeertWilders


6 posted on 12/09/2016 8:32:06 AM PST by Uncle Miltie (WaPo: A Fake News Site by their own admission.)
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To: Uncle Miltie

I’m there too:

https://gab.ai/UncleMiltie


7 posted on 12/09/2016 8:32:49 AM PST by Uncle Miltie (WaPo: A Fake News Site by their own admission.)
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To: Non-Compliant_Deplorable

But they are ranked so high in press freedom index.


8 posted on 12/09/2016 8:36:27 AM PST by pas
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To: Non-Compliant_Deplorable

Hate Speech means “disagreeing with liberals”

(Or telling the truth to them)


9 posted on 12/09/2016 8:50:29 AM PST by Mr. K ( Trump kicked her ass 2-to-1 if you remove all the voter fraud.)
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To: Uncle Miltie

Thanks! I don’t use twitter, but this has me thinking it’s time to sign up for gab.ai.


10 posted on 12/09/2016 10:23:33 AM PST by Non-Compliant_Deplorable
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To: TangoLimaSierra

the conviction would mean he can no longer talk about Islam. The Dutch court just killed Freedom of speech


11 posted on 12/11/2016 10:47:32 AM PST by Steve Van Doorn (*in my best Eric Cartman voice* 'I love you, guys')
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the conviction would mean he can no longer talk about Islam. The Dutch court just killed Freedom of speech

Somehow, I don't think he'll shut up.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3503726/posts

13 posted on 12/11/2016 7:52:09 PM PST by TangoLimaSierra (It's gonna be bloody.)
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To: TangoLimaSierra

True. We will see what happens.


14 posted on 12/11/2016 10:00:31 PM PST by Steve Van Doorn (*in my best Eric Cartman voice* 'I love you, guys')
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