>> 5. #Wilders' attempt to #deIslamicize #Netherlands will only bring grief to the state & to #EU
#Dutch anti-#Islam lawmaker Geert #Wilders heeded my toot 😀
Nah, it was Pieter #Omtzigt, a leader of #NewSocialContract, partner in #PartyForFreedom (#PVV), who expressed fears that Wilders policies may breach Dutch Constitution that enshrines liberties, including #FreedomOfReligion
As a result, Wilders withdrew a 2018 proposal to ban #mosques & #Quran
Far-right Dutch election winner Geert Wilders is withdrawing legislation he proposed in 2018 that calls for a ban on mosques and the Quran. The move announced Monday is a key concession to potential coalition partners a day before talks to form the next government are set to resume. The withdrawal could be critical in gaining trust and support of three more mainstream parties Wilders wants to co-opt into a coalition along with his Party for Freedom or PVV. One of those parties’ leaders has expressed fears that some of Wilders’ policies breach the Dutch Constitution that enshrines liberties including the freedom of religion.
1. Support immigrants — you might be one someday
2. Not be racist bigots — you might be in a different place someday
3. Make borders less meaningful — you might NEED to cross one someday
4. Culture gets enriched, not diluted, when more variety is introduced
5. #Wilders' attempt to #deIslamicize #Netherlands will only bring grief to the state & to #EU
6. It's the #FarRight that's eroding institutions & achievements
7. #FromTheRiverToTheSea is call for #destructionOfIsrael
Ramesh #NotGoingBack