Posted on 01/22/2005 10:32:19 AM PST by knighthawk
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - A large majority of Dutch people are afraid of Muslims, according to a poll taken after the murder of a Dutch filmmaker critical of Islam.
The poll, conducted by TNS NIPO in The Netherlands, as well as in Spain and Italy, since the November murder of Dutch filmmaker Theo van Gogh by a suspected radical Islamist, showed only 19 percent of Dutch people do not see the presence of Muslims in the country as a threat.
Home to almost 1 million Muslims or 6 percent of the population, The Netherlands' reputation for tolerance and social harmony has been shattered by the murder and a wave of attacks on mosques and churches and death threats against politicians.
Racial tensions surfaced again this week after a Dutch woman killed a youth with Moroccan roots after he stole her bag.
Highlights of the poll, to be launched formally on Monday, were published by De Volkskrant daily on Saturday.
The newspaper said the results were surprising given that Spain and Italy were much more frequently confronted with illegal immigration of Muslims from North Africa than the Dutch.
The survey showed 67 percent of Dutch people had no contact with Muslims and 65 percent hardly know anything about Islam in spite of broad coverage in the media.
Those who see Muslims as a threat say they are afraid they will eventually have to live under Islamic religious rules. Those living outside big cities, women and the well educated were more likely to have negative views, the newspaper said.
Half the Dutch polled said they would move house if their neighbourhood became more dominated by immigrants and the same proportion said they were afraid women would no longer be able to move about freely in public because of Muslims.
Well there's only so much abuse people can take.
Islam-list
If people want on or off this list, please let me know.
Well, one European country is waking up. It's a start.
The more educated you are about Islam, the more you understand it's not the religion of peace crap they shove down our throats in the MSM.
Add me to the list if I'm not on yet.
Thanks and God Bless gakrak
"Well there's only so much abuse people can take."
I'd normally think so, but, while hoping that I am incorrect, I am betting that the many years of social welfare and social experimentation that the Dutch have permitted and fostered will create that air of complacency and resigned acceptance - like the lobster in the pot.
add me to your ping list.
You are on it.
So what are the Dutch going to do about it? So far it looks like nothing at all...
On the list too
"Racial tensions surfaced again this week after a Dutch woman killed a youth with Moroccan roots after he stole her bag. "
does anyone know more about this? How did she kill him? I'm guessing it was a gun, but I thought citizens weren't allowed to have guns in places like the Netherlands. I wonder if she's being prosecuted.
There are other possible reactions besides fear, like, for instance, anger.
Then ship thier butts back to the hellholes they came from. And the ones that you cannot get rid of make them sign loyalty oaths to their host coutry!
she ran over him with her car after the car moved for some "unknown" reason. apparently the muslims are all atwitter because an infidel caused the death of one of the phophet's minions.
Read all about it here: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1325907/posts
I got my tagline from that thread
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