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The Spectacle Blog
Tolerant wimps no more. That appears to be the lesson of local elections in the Netherlands.
Early results suggest the hard-right anti-immigration party of Geert Wilders looks set to emerge as the main winner in local elections held in the Netherlands on Wednesday (3 March), setting the stage for a national showdown in June.
“We are going to conquer the entire country … We are going to be the biggest party in the country,” said the blond-haired Mr Wilders as the results came through.
Although the Party for Freedom (PVV) only fielded candidates in two local constituencies, a new opinion poll that coincided with the vote suggested the party was set to make significant gains in the summer general elections.
The running of PVV candidates in the central municipalities of the Hague and Almere marks the first time the anti-Muslim populist Wilders has attempted to establish his party in local government.
Should Wilders end up in power the Europeans are likely to end up in a sanctimonious tizzy. A few years back they punished the Austrian people for giving the hard-right Freedom Party, then headed by Joerg Haider, enough votes to end up in a coalition government. Would they dare punish Wilders for advocating what an increasing number of European people seem to be thinking?
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Reaganite Republican | 3.6.10 @ 2:00PM
Wilders is a wise and brave man, no doubt- but what's interesting to me is how he's always described as "far right"-
Just look at his platform, the only really conservative element is he wants to restrain immigration to his tiny, packed country
The rest of his platform is certainly liberal by American standards, and as a whole is probably a great match -along with his views on immigration- with a growing majority of European voters... for instance one of the main issues he has with Islam is the treatment of gays... how's that "far right"?
They are trying to paint him as a radical, obviously... same as the Left is trying to do with the TEA party movement in the US, but there's little radical about him, except he's speaking the truth on issues that have been swept under the rug for far, far too long- don't forget two Dutchmen already killed by radical kooks in the Netherlands, and of course Wilders under 24/7 protection.
He's no "far right" nut, and the Dutch have had enough... that's all.
OkieDoc| 3.6.10 @ 6:51PM
If the Dutch don't want him, we could always use a few more truthspeakers.
Nicholas Folkes| 3.6.10 @ 7:17PM
Best of luck to Wilders and the Freedom Party. This is a backlash against Socialism, third world immigration, Islamic immigration, multiculturalism and the bloated welfare state.
Wilders is a brilliant man and deserves our support. He has challenged the intolerant muslims and failed multicultural industry in Holland. Most Dutch like other Westerners do not support this chaotic demographic change. After the demographic change there is economic change. No Western nation has benefited from third world immigration. Islamic immigration is the worst as they are over reliant on welfare, have huge dysfunctional families with up to 4 wives, have a divisive agenda agimnst the West and will never co-exist peacefully.
`Sandra| 3.7.10 @ 5:50AM
I wish we had Geert Wilders instead of Obama for our president in the USA.
martin j smith| 3.7.10 @ 7:56AM
The Eu and Great Britain have been playing with fire regarding their immigration policies including the sucking up to Islamic radical leaders. Their nations are going down hill as we speak. What the people think, I do not know but their great leaders and ours are of the same ilk.
Perhaps the Dutch are leading the way for other voters to tell their governments to go stuff it. I certainly hope so. And, on that issues I really hope that we do the same for ours.
Margie| 3.7.10 @ 12:00PM
Perfect summation. The Eu and GB are falling down examples because of their politically correct policies gone totally corrupt. If we don't take heed, and NOW, we are next. And indeed we are already beginning to fall.
"Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die.." Rev. 3:2.
Eric Dondero | 3.7.10 @ 12:06PM
Geert Wilders is about as close as you can get to a perfect Libertarian. And as we all know, the media, including apparently the Euro-media, absolutely hate Libertarians, cause we're too hard to pigeonhole. We don't fit neatly into their Left - good, Right - bad political spectrum.
Thus, they ignore Geert's support for tolerance for Gays, and other socially freedom stances.
Margie| 3.7.10 @ 12:32PM
Sounds to me like you're trying to pigeonhole Geert.
Spicy Joker| 3.7.10 @ 1:24PM
Too bad Repubics like John Boner and Eric Cantwhore don't have half the guts that the DUTCH (for God's sake) apparently do when it comes to fighting illegal immigration and multiculturalism.
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