Posted on 02/17/2009 8:55:30 AM PST by GonzoII
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - Critics say the freedom to criticize Islam in Europe has been put in jeopardy after Dutch politician Geert Wilders was banned last week from entering Britain because of his attacks on Islam.
But while the controversial politician may have failed to enter the United Kingdom, the Dutch public has rallied around Wilders, and support for his party has exploded.
(Excerpt) Read more at cbn.com ...
“They may have still been ‘overrun’ but they invited a lot of it upon themselves ... as they are repeating today.”
I am more familiar with the belgian neutrality situation than the dutch (due to the tactical importance of allowing french to deploy in the ardennes and other places) but in any event I suspect NL was a doubtful of british and french resolve and certain of german resolve as belgium was. Really a crappy set of choices for them. I would need to re-read over both the belgian and dutch neutrality declarations.
They should have followed the example of Denmark. When the Jews were forced to wear stars of Davids—the king wore one and then everyone else.
Too bad elections are still 2 years away or so.
An ethno-bioweapon would do the trick, slate clean.
Geert Wilders = Thought Patriot!!!
I’d wish criticism of the world’s most violent religion was standard custom.
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