Why don't we see similar wake-up calls in the rest of the EU? Note France's cowering fawning in Arafat's death, keeping the Islamists (temporarily) off their back?
I have to admit, I'm impressed that it only took the death of a filmmaker and the subsequent firefight with some of the perpetrators to get the attention of the Dutch. France, on the other hand, won't admit as much unless Le Tour Effel is demolished...
(Why don't we see similar wake-up calls in the rest of the EU? Note France's cowering fawning in Arafat's death, keeping the Islamists (temporarily) off their back?)
France is actually the most aggressive at keeping the islamists on a short leash. They have for a long time infiltrated every mosque to find out what's going on. They have deported imams who have been in France all their life! The whole issue with the headscarf being declared illegal is part of the struggle of assimilating muslims in French culture. It's actually an important battle as muslims use the headscarf and burka to keep control over their women by preventing their assimilation into the host country's culture.
The French government has powerful powers that makes the Patriot Act look extremely weak.
Because the Dutch have always been the smartest Europeans. They had the first genuinely capitalist economy on the continent, which in turn created the freest society and the best artists. What we're seeing now is a great nation rediscovering its roots- I hope the same thing happens soon in Canada.