Here we come to the heart of the matter. Does Geert Wilders oppose the entry of more Moroccans into the Netherlands because they are “brown,” or Arab? Is it just that he is racist? Or is it because he dares to notice that the Moroccan Muslim migrants have brought with them a sharp increase in crime, including jihad terror activity? Is it permissible for Dutch people to want to protect their homeland from jihad violence and Sharia oppression? Or is it ipso facto “racist” and thus to be ruled out definitively, and the Netherlands must simply accept jihad, Sharia and Islamization because to oppose them would be “Islamophobic”?
“Dutch court upholds Geert Wilders conviction for insulting Moroccans,” DW, June 7, 2021:
The anti-Islam populist was convicted after he insulted Moroccans at a campaign rally in 2014. He has called the legal proceedings a “witch hunt.”
The Dutch Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld far-right politician Geert Wilders’ conviction for collectively insulting Moroccans at a campaign rally in 2014.
Wilders had been convicted in 2016, and demanded a retrial, arguing the case had been politically motivated and that the finding restricted his freedom of speech.
The court ruled Tuesday that the rally speech was not covered by freedom of expression.
“Even a politician must abide by the basic principles of the rule of law and must not incite intolerance,” supreme court judge Vincent Van den Brink said in his verdict.
“With that statement he offended an entire group of people … in this case because of their descent,” he added.
Wilders did not receive a fine or jail time. The decision of the high court cannot be appealed.
In May 2020, an additional conviction for discrimination and inciting hatred was overturned by an appeals court. The high court on Tuesday confirmed this earlier ruling….
At the 2014 campaign rally in question, Wilders asked supporters if they wanted “fewer” Moroccans in the Netherlands.
“Fewer! Fewer! Fewer!” his supporters chanted back. “We’re going to take care of that,” Wilders told the crowd.
In response to the ruling Tuesday, Wilders said he is the victim of a political “witch hunt.”
“They want to shut me up, but I will never be silent”, he said.
CogitoErgoSum says
Doesn’t leaving one country to find better living conditions in another country seem like an insult to the country you left?
revereridesagain says
+1
Patriotliz says
Good observation. Maybe we should not keep emphasizing that America is a “nation of immigrants”…but ask what was wrong with the country these migrants left (or escaped from) and why did they choose America over some other country.
Jihadists, unlike typical refugees, do see it as their duty to invade infidel territory to spread Islam.
gravenimage says
Yes–they are not coming here for freedom, but to turn the US and other western nations into Islamic crap holes.
Raja says
CogitoErgoSum,
May be the first world countries need introduce some rigorous rituals before admittance as a migrant, especially from Islamic nations as they don’t leave their baggage called islam behind. The ritual should include, stamping on the map of the country of origin, may be spitting on the map of the nation of origin, pluck the map into pieces, shove the map into the loo and so on. Same should be done for their religion.
How do you ensure that they don’t slide back to their old practices? The loyalty should be in one nation. Mere oaths might not be sufficient.
David says
Set fire to a Koran? Denounce islam? Or just not let them into your country?
gravenimage says
Muslims do not belong in the west.
Jim says
Now it is unlikely that Jihadis or Islamists will ever be punished for attacking Western society. Only people who want to defend the West are treated as criminals today.
Wellington says
Here we go again, to wit, condemnation of someone (in this instance a very significant someone, Geert Wilders) for some kind of racism or ethnocentrism when, in fact, Wilders is “guilty” of criticizing an ideology, in this case the religious ideology which is Islam.
Here’s the rub and which will prove that Wilders’ conviction is completely bogus: Were some 98% of Moroccans Christian, still with North Africa in toto as a bastion of Christianity as it was in the days of St. Augustine (354-430 AD), Geert Wilders would never have made the assertions he has against the people from the Moroccan region.
It’s about Islam, the most malevolently influential religion of all time, and has nothing to do with race or ethnicity. Just as Islam still continues to hide behind its religious veil, Western useful idiots aplenty continue to hide behind a plethora of bogus reasons in order to hide behind naming where the true danger from religion to the West really resides, i.e., with Islam.
The Age of Nonsense, the Age of Absurdity, continues. You bet it does.
Bill W says
Geert is a brave man we can admire and take heart from !
He is leader in the charge to defend Civilization !
somehistory says
Good for him, not being afraid to speak the Truth, even when taken to court and having a ruling against him.
If he had said, “Do you want fewer crimes, fewer criminals, fewer rapes and fewer rapists? Do you want fewer murders, and murderers? Do you want to see more work and fewer people waiting for a handout?”
In this time in which we live, mozlums would have recognized themselves and he would have, even then, been in hot water, so he may as well state the obvious.
satan the devil is the “god of this system,” “ruler of the world” that goes against everything good, moral, righteous, ethical, virtuous, Truthful; and he is “angry” that his time left is so short. satan is hard at work, making as much trouble as he possibly can, and driving his “children” to the threshold of destruction as they carry out his “desires.”
Stand strong, Mr. Wilders.
tim gallagher says
Bravo Geert Wilders, a true hero of the fight against evil Islam. I admire the courage of Wilders in saying that, despite the attempts by the sellout merchants to shut him up, he will never be silent. I can only hope that more and more people wake up and join him in his heroic effort to save his country from the disasters that evil, totally barbaric Islam brings to every country it pollutes with its garbage. As others have mentioned, Wilders’ campaign is against islam and has nothing to do with race. People who genuinely can’t see the difference must be complete idiots.
gravenimage says
Netherlands: Supreme Court upholds conviction of Geert Wilders for insulting Moroccans
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This *is* a witch hunt. How *dare* Wilders notice that Muslims are violent?
Beneath the Veil of Consciousness says
How did we get here? Kowtowing to a third world people who adhere to a perverted and violent ideology. How far have we fallen?! Such a shame pussy-footing around with these ignoramuses. Time was when we had no time to play the fool for these fools.
Rita Maria Blomme says
Since when is offending someone, or a people, an offence, and where is it written in the legal texts ?
Giacomo Latta says
”Even a politician must abide by the basic principles of the rule of law and must not incite intolerance”
And the act of intolerance itself committed by these disrespectful guests toward their gracious hosts by acting and declaring themselves superior, what would that be?
OLD GUY says
Islamophobia is an attempt to destroy the freedom of SPEECH around the world. Islamic leaders are hiding behind religion in an attempt to gain world domination of their political ideology. When you can’t speak out about a group, organization or government they have total control of your society.
James Lincoln says
OLD GUY,
Those you cannot criticize control you…
Michael Copeland says
“Even a politician …. must not incite intolerance,” supreme court judge Vincent Van den Brink said.
So to “incite intolerance” is against Dutch law?
How about:
“If anyone desire a religion other than Islam never will it be accepted of him” Koran 3:85, as preached in mosques.
“…between us and you enmity and hatred forever…” – Koran 60:4, part of Islamic law.
Those sound like incitement of intolerance.
Remember that the Hague District Court ruled that Isis is a criminal organisation with the aim of committing war crimes.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/isis-propaganda-dutch-court-hague-b1874798.html