Monday, February 15, 2010

Dutch Redefine Freedom Of Speech - Verse 2

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From Al Fin:

Geert Wilders Interviewed in Netherlands Court: Bruce Bawer

Here's the rub: Europeans experienced the hatred and intolerance of Adolph Hitler, so they regard anyone who speaks out against an ethnic group or religion with extreme wariness and skepticism.

Here's the irony: Geert Wilders is speaking out against immigrant Muslims and Islam precisely because many Muslims and their religion have a cultural and philosophical intolerance of those who are not part of their culture and religion. Thus, Wilders points out that in order for a tolerant society to be free and survive, it must be intolerant of the intolerance of the Muslims and Islam.
Translation: we welcome you into our society, but with one provision: you must abandon the intolerance of your original culture and religion and agree to "live and let live." Otherwise, please go elsewhere.
Geert Wilders is being persecuted because he is warning those who fear intolerance that they have a fifth column of intolerance invading their society... and they will use the the Dutch intolerance of their own intolerance to allow the invading intolerance to thrive.

This could be called an inherently or internally conflicting proposition. The resolution must conflict with the stated principles.

Also see: Dutch Redefine Freedom Of Speech

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