A cautionary tale
The rise of Wilders in the Netherlands is a cautionary tale for a continent in the midst of a debt crisis and where painful recessions, soaring unemployment and rising apathy among youths are fueling...
View ArticleFree speech trial backfired in every way
As unattractive as his expressed sentiments may be, they also qualify as free speech, which is why Dutch prosecutors initially dismissed complaints against Mr. Wilders. Prosecuting Mr. Wilders has...
View ArticleWilders: madman or prophet
Wilders remarks, while too extreme for many, demonstrate for his defenders a more realistic understanding of radical Islam. It is clear that Muslim fundamentalists are turning Islam into a religion of...
View ArticleOne in thirty deaths in Holland are now from euthanisia
Holland became the first country in the world since Nazi Germany to legalise euthanasia when in 2002 it approved doctor-administered lethal drugs for terminally ill people facing unbearable suffering....
View ArticleMobile euthanasia units to end lives
A controversial system of mobile euthanasia units that will travel around the country to respond to the wishes of sick people who wish to end their lives has been launched in the Netherlands. Sick...
View ArticleEuthanasia: more complex than one thinks
While you can have a very good system, like there has been in Belgium and the Netherlands, in particular, since the early 2000s, people are now starting to ask. ‘What about the mentally ill? Should...
View ArticleThe boycott of settlements has been the Dutch policy for years
However the Dutch Foreign Minister opposes a boycott or sanctions against Isreal. The anti-settlement stance means discouraging Dutch companies from doing business with them. There have been several...
View ArticleAn opportunistic friendship between Wilders and Dewinter
For years it was tabou to associate Wilders with Dewinter and his party. Wilders is now a calculating friend, trivialising the former differences, especially about Israel. In his opinion anti-Semitism...
View ArticleHow the Dutch project Mars One became Haram, from the Muslim point of view
Image Credits: pixabay A guide to Freaky Fatwa News: There is a fun new fatwa covered in the news and it goes like this: Mars is haram. Is it one of the many made up fatwa’s that have been great fun...
View ArticleWhy are Dutch children so happy?
Much of this comes from the relationship that Dutch parents have with their children. And, from the fact that less pressure is put on them at school. Relations are generally good between parents and...
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