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Round about 1,300 years ago a group of Muslims colloquially known as the Moors, resident in northern Africa. Invaded the Iberian Peninsula. It took them around eight years to conquer what is now Spain and Portugal. In doing so they managed to convert many of the Christians living in that neck of the woods to Islam and by the year 1000 about 70% of the area’s...
12:04 Sat 27th Aug 2016
The Dutch used to have a reputation for being tolerant and welcoming. Seems any nation can be pushed too far when the slippery slope of we allow this we should therefore allow that, is slide far enough down, at speed.
One reaches a point where some minor thing changes a few minds and the majority and minority flips to a a different viewpoint, and then a catastrophic change has occurred to the whole.
When a country retreats or appears to be about to, from accepting folk have a right to worship according to their own beliefs, then it's clear the liberal agenda has gone too far and by prioritising incomers "rights" over natives' and has thus caused a stern backlash. Pendulums do tend to swing too far each way until they eventually dampen down towards the middle.
The Dutch government needs to take note and see how this can be averted.
One reaches a point where some minor thing changes a few minds and the majority and minority flips to a a different viewpoint, and then a catastrophic change has occurred to the whole.
When a country retreats or appears to be about to, from accepting folk have a right to worship according to their own beliefs, then it's clear the liberal agenda has gone too far and by prioritising incomers "rights" over natives' and has thus caused a stern backlash. Pendulums do tend to swing too far each way until they eventually dampen down towards the middle.
The Dutch government needs to take note and see how this can be averted.
Well good luck with that then,
//The PVV currently leads the pack in almost every opinion poll amid growing anger at the Dutch government’s handling of the refugee crisis.
It is on course to take 35 seats in the 150-seat Dutch Parliament, about 10 seats more than the ruling Liberal party, led by prime minister Mark Rutte//
//The PVV currently leads the pack in almost every opinion poll amid growing anger at the Dutch government’s handling of the refugee crisis.
It is on course to take 35 seats in the 150-seat Dutch Parliament, about 10 seats more than the ruling Liberal party, led by prime minister Mark Rutte//
Exactly OG - people underestimate him at their peril.The article,taken at face value,indicates a clear lead in the polls.
I'm not Dutch,but the population,as in many European countries,have had enough and times are a changing.
In no time at all countries are seeing the challenges imposed on them and they won't stand for it.
I'm not Dutch,but the population,as in many European countries,have had enough and times are a changing.
In no time at all countries are seeing the challenges imposed on them and they won't stand for it.
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