Posted on 07/16/2010 9:45:23 AM PDT by Palter
Populist Dutch anti-Islam politician will launch his party in USA and UK
The anti-Muslim politician Geert Wilders, whose Freedom party (PVV) won 24 seats and third place in the Dutch national election last month, says he is forming international alliances to launch branches of his Islamophobic party across the Western world.
Almost 1.5m Dutch people voted for the PVV in June. Now Wilders, who is under constant 24-hour protection because of his incendiary public statements on Islam, has said he will start groups in the US, Canada, Britain, France and Germany later this year.
Wilders left the right-wing Liberal party (VVD), which came first in the recent general election with 31 seats, in 2004 in protest at their support for Turkey’s accession to the EU. He has since made his fierce opposition to Islam the central – and most frequently articulated – tenet of his new party.
Among other goals, he hopes his mooted international alliance will lead to a block on immigration from Islamic nations to the West and a ban on Sharia law.
Speaking to reporters at the Dutch parliament yesterday, Wilders said: "The message, 'stop Islam, defend freedom', is a message that's not only important for the Netherlands but for the whole free Western world."
He added: "The fight for freedom and [against] Islamisation as I see it is a worldwide phenomenon and problem to be solved."
Wilders equates Islam with fascism and, in speeches and a notorious short film, Fitna, expounds on the threat of violence he claims is inherent in the Koran. His rhetoric has led to him being charged under Dutch anti-hate laws - he will stand trial in October - and at one stage being refused entry to the UK, though a court overturned this.
Speaking about the UK yesterday, Wilders said his nascent organisation, dubbed the Geert Wilders International Freedom Alliance, would try to occupy the space between the Conservatives and the BNP, which he said was "racist" and "not my party". Wilders is often described as far-right but frequently stands up for gay and women's rights.
Reacting to Wilders yesterday, Ayhan Tonca, a well-known spokesman for Dutch Muslims, said he feared Wilders would meet with success as he spread his Islamophobic message. "So long as things are going badly with the economy, a lot of people always need a scapegoat," he said, calling on "well-meaning people in Europe to oppose this".
“It works everytime it is tried.”
Sorry to disagree, but often the Christians get killed for their troubles.
Extermination of a threatening population/community/whatever does work.
Should any doubt this, look up Carthage’s destruction by Rome.
Islam Delenda Est - because Islam forces us to do it.
Love that...great historical tie in !!
Love that...great historical tie in !!
The Crusades weren’t an option. It wasn’t us who started them. It was the same as always. Fight or submit.
Because “phobic” means unreasoning fear, which plays into the myth that if we only understood Islam, homosexuality, perversity, etc., we’d embrace it.
Bravo Sierra.
Colonel, USAFR
The Netherlands is a Parliamentary system with many small parties forming coalition governments. If you know nothing of a country's political system, you should should shut up and do some research.
Aside from Frisian, the Dutch speak the language closest to English.
Aside from your hatred of the Dutch, what would you do if liberals had taken over a "conservative" party and were pushing a liberal agenda and selecting candidates who support replacing your nation with another?
Coming from a parlimentary system of government, I’m guessing he does not fully understand a republican form of government. If he did, he would realize that it is best to work within the existing party(s), more specifically the only sane one left than to start a new party.
I suggest something much more simple. Encourage people to commit their lives to Jesus Christ and then teach them witness to muslims. Make Islamics into disciples who also follow Jesus Christ, get them baptized and teach them to spread the good news. It works everytime it is tried.
Pure idiocy. This is dhimmitude or death.
‘more specifically the only sane one left than to start a new party.’
I dunno, I have no faith in any party here. Perhaps a ‘new’ one might eventually become a ‘old’ one.
Good for Geert. The Western world needs to have a real conversation about the topic.
Some people, including Iranians who have come to our country are cultural muslims- not too much of a choice, so it’s easier to ‘pass’ as a muslim. However, they and many from other nations migrated to Western nations to get away from the totalitarian system otherwise known as Islam. However, many are die-hards and desire a Sharia umma. Others aren’t killers, but desire a Sharia umma and donate generously.
Another issue that must be addressed is the varying level of social benefits provided to the public. A large percentage of migrants in Europe don’t work, never have, are a drain on the system, don’t assimilate, and have ‘spare’ wives scattered about who are drawing benefits as ‘single’ mothers...meanwhile, they continue to reproduce.
If the left succeeds in getting DOMA tossed out, just wait until the polygamists are lining up with four wives and wanting WIC, etc. for all.
It’s not PC to say these things, but I think the concerns are legitimate.
Uh, he’s setting up the party here in the USA rm “halfcocked.”
Yah, splitting the vote in the USA with it’s two party system is a great idea. /Sarc
This lowers my opinion of him tremedously. He’s just out for the money if this is going to be a political party.
Man, I can’t describe how dumb your post is on a public thread. I hope you just didn’t read carefully. Geert is setting up the party in the USA not Holland. Splitting the conservative vote in the USA shows an ignorance on the part of Geert — that this is not a parliamentary system — not me.
Splittinng the vote? One would think it would enhance the conservative vote on the Republican side.
Not if it’s a political party which is what this article says. I hope it’s just written poorly. Like how some people think the Tea Party is an actual political party.
I don’t see why that is more likely. He is apparently ignorant of the US political system and is treating it like a parliamentary system with proportional voting. England is also a first past the post system (I think) so his party will undermine the most conservative candidates there as well.
The anti-Muslim politician Geert Wilders, whose Freedom party (PVV) won 24 seats and third place in the Dutch national election last month, says he is forming international alliances to launch branches of his Islamophobic party across the Western world.
“Islamophobic”... That’s not slanted... not a bit.
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