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'''Geert Wilders''' (born September 6, 1963<ref name="Wilders">http://www.geertwilders.nl/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=190&Itemid=110</ref>) is a [[Netherlands|Dutch]] politician. He is the leader of the [[right-wing]] [[Party for Freedom]] (PVV). He has been a member of the Dutch parliament since 1998. He is well known for his struggle against [[multiculturalism]] and for [[free speech]] in the Netherlands. Lately his efforts to broadcast his movie ''[[Fitna]]'', which is critical of [[Islam]], have been opposed by many Dutch politicians and even the United Nations Secretary-General, who in calling for the film to be censored, nevertheless stated "the right of freedom of expression is not at stake here."<ref>http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSN2844232220080328?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&rpc=22&sp=true</ref> | '''Geert Wilders''' (born September 6, 1963<ref name="Wilders">http://www.geertwilders.nl/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=190&Itemid=110</ref>) is a [[Netherlands|Dutch]] politician. He is the leader of the [[right-wing]] [[Party for Freedom]] (PVV). He has been a member of the Dutch parliament since 1998. He is well known for his struggle against [[multiculturalism]] and for [[free speech]] in the Netherlands. Lately his efforts to broadcast his movie ''[[Fitna]]'', which is critical of [[Islam]], have been opposed by many Dutch politicians and even the United Nations Secretary-General, who in calling for the film to be censored, nevertheless stated "the right of freedom of expression is not at stake here."<ref>http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSN2844232220080328?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&rpc=22&sp=true</ref> | ||
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* Islam is primarily a [[totalitarian]] ideology rather than a religion. I feel sorry for the Arab, Persian, Indian and Indonesian peoples who have to live under the yoke of Islam. It is a belief system that marks [[apostate]]s for death, forces critics into hiding and denies our Western tradition of individual freedom. Without freedom, there can be no prosperity and no [[pursuit of happiness]]. More Islam means less life, less liberty and less happiness.<ref>[http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/may/4/resisting-threat-of-fanatical-islam/ Resisting threat of fanatical Islam: West must not surrender permanent liberty for temporary tolerance]</ref> | * Islam is primarily a [[totalitarian]] ideology rather than a religion. I feel sorry for the Arab, Persian, Indian and Indonesian peoples who have to live under the yoke of Islam. It is a belief system that marks [[apostate]]s for death, forces critics into hiding and denies our Western tradition of individual freedom. Without freedom, there can be no prosperity and no [[pursuit of happiness]]. More Islam means less life, less liberty and less happiness.<ref>[http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/may/4/resisting-threat-of-fanatical-islam/ Resisting threat of fanatical Islam: West must not surrender permanent liberty for temporary tolerance]</ref> | ||
Revision as of 21:37, March 16, 2017
Geert Wilders (born September 6, 1963[1]) is a Dutch politician. He is the leader of the right-wing Party for Freedom (PVV). He has been a member of the Dutch parliament since 1998. He is well known for his struggle against multiculturalism and for free speech in the Netherlands. Lately his efforts to broadcast his movie Fitna, which is critical of Islam, have been opposed by many Dutch politicians and even the United Nations Secretary-General, who in calling for the film to be censored, nevertheless stated "the right of freedom of expression is not at stake here."[2]
Wilders wrote:
- Islam is primarily a totalitarian ideology rather than a religion. I feel sorry for the Arab, Persian, Indian and Indonesian peoples who have to live under the yoke of Islam. It is a belief system that marks apostates for death, forces critics into hiding and denies our Western tradition of individual freedom. Without freedom, there can be no prosperity and no pursuit of happiness. More Islam means less life, less liberty and less happiness.[3]
Due to his strong emphasis on free speech and anti-Islam policy, he has strong political enemies. His main opponents are Alexander Pechtold (from D66, a liberal socialist party) and Job Cohen (from PVDA, the Dutch labor party).
In the 2017 elections, although the PVV did not achieve a massive victory as hoped, it saw a rise in votes at the same time when establishment parties either declined or collapsed.[4] Establishment "conservative" [in-name-only] Prime Minister Mark Rutte[5] and several political parties did shift their stances to the political Right in order to attract voters who would otherwise have supported Wilders.[6] Rutte's diplomatic battle with Turkey just before the election served as an example of this.[6][7]
Biography
Geert Wilders was born in Venlo, Limburg. He was raised as a Catholic but left the church at age 18 and nowadays considers himself an agnostic.[8] His political career started in 1990. In that year he became an assistant of Frits Bolkestein, leader of the conservative liberal party VVD. In 1998 he was elected as a member of the parliament. Later he formed his own political party, the PVV.
See also
References
- ↑ http://www.geertwilders.nl/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=190&Itemid=110
- ↑ http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSN2844232220080328?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&rpc=22&sp=true
- ↑ Resisting threat of fanatical Islam: West must not surrender permanent liberty for temporary tolerance
- ↑ Lane, Oliver JJ (March 15, 2017). Dutch Elections: Pyrrhic Victory As Mainstream Party Clings to Power. Breitbart News. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
- ↑ Dutch PM Rutte issues open letter wooing right-wing voters. Deutsche Welle. January 23, 2017. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Harris, Chris (March 16, 2017). Five takeaways from the Netherlands' election. Euronews. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
- ↑ Pieters, Janene (March 15, 2017). Row With Turkey will Boost Support for PM Rutte in Dutch Election: Analysis. nltimes.nl. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
- ↑ http://www.geertwilders.nl/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1702&Itemid=1