Fitna: Meet the EU Dhimmis

From the desk of The Brussels Journal on Sat, 2008-03-29 10:51

A quote from Radio Netherlands Worldwide, 29 March 2008

The Dutch government has distanced itself from the strong condemnation issued by EU chair Slovenia of the anti-Qur’an film Fitna by far-right MP Geert Wilders. Slovenia says the film incites hatred, which in the Netherlands is an offence punishable by law. The Dutch government said the film only aims to hurt people’s feelings. […]

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon also has issued a strong condemnation of the anti-Qur’an film. The UN chief said there was no justification for inciting hatred or violence.
 

A quote from the Italian press agency AnsaMed, 28 March 2008

“On behalf of the European Parliament I fully reject the interpretation contained in the film that Islam is a violent religion,” European Parliament President Hans Gert Poettering said […]. Poettering expressed his solidarity with the Dutch government, which “believes in an open and tolerant society”.

“The film’s content seems conceived with the purpose of offending the religious senses of the Muslims in Holland, in Europe and the world,” Poettering said. “The mutual respect and tolerance are the preconditions for Muslims, Christians and people of other faiths or without any to be able to live together in peace.” “Freedom of expression is a fundamental value of the EU and must go side by side with the respect for the profound religious beliefs of the others”.

  

See the film here.

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EU fits over Fitna

Submitted by fred middleton on Sun, 2008-03-30 01:48.

"No justification for inciting hatred and violence" exactly Wilders point!

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Perhaps we found the source of the p.c. "Nile"

Submitted by B. English on Sat, 2008-03-29 20:00.

Don't dare discuss problems that conflict with correct thinking. Such thoughts will "hurt people’s feelings. […]".

Guess that means, if our opinion does not mesh with the government, we have no opinion, or someone will feel unhappy?

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@McMad

Submitted by Kapitein Andre on Sat, 2008-03-29 19:02.

Indeed. If Muslims truly respected and tolerated Europe and Europeans, I might condemn this film. While Europeans must permit dark shapes in flowing burqas to roam around their communities, Muslims have shown little reciprocal tolerance for European women, who are legitimate targets of opportunity for rape.

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Flummoxed # 2

Submitted by Atlanticist911 on Sat, 2008-03-29 13:12.

I pose the same questions to the EU Dhimmis as I posed to the Islamists.
What is it about this film that they,the EU Dhimmis,find offensive? Which sura quoted is not genuine? Which video clip was either faked or taken out of context? STILL,so many questions but no answer.
 
 

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"mutual respect and

Submitted by McMad on Sat, 2008-03-29 12:37.

"mutual respect and tolerance"  ???  Hans Gert Poettering has a weird sense of humor...

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