This, my friends, is a MAJOR VICTORY for the Forces of Good. Now if only the People of the Netherlands WAKE UP and make this guy their Prime Minister:
The presiding judge said Wilders’ remarks were sometimes “hurtful,” “shocking” or “offensive,” but that they were made in the context of a public debate about Muslim integration and multi-culturalism, and therefore not a criminal act.
“I am extremely pleased and happy,” Wilders told reporters after the ruling. “This is not so much a win for myself, but a victory for freedom of speech. Fortunately you can criticize Islam and not be gagged in public debate.”
The ruling could embolden Wilders further. He has already won concessions from the government on cutting immigration and introducing a ban on Muslim face veils and burqas.
“This means that his political views are condoned by law, his political rhetoric has been legalized,” said Andre Krouwel, a political scientist at Amsterdam’s Free University.
“This has made him stronger politically. He is needed for a political majority, he is basically vice prime minister without even being in the government.”
Being where Wilders hails from, I am sure he is on the lookout for maurading bands of Mohammedans out to do to him what was done to Pim Fortuyn and Theo Van Gogh. Let us keep him in our prayers, so that he may endure and continue to spread the message about the dangers of Islam!
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