Wilders Acquittal May Signal the Turn of the Tide
by Amiel Ungar – IsraelNationalNews.com
The acquittal of the embattled Dutch politician Geert Wilders may mark the turn of the tide in terms of European permissiveness towards Islamist immigrants who would destroy Dutch culture from within.
One can say that the trial was a win-win situation for Wilders, as the prosecution itself believed that he should be acquitted and stated so. Obviously Wilders is correct in saying “an enormous burden has fallen from my shoulders.” Even when one believes in one’s innocence and is certain of vindication, the postion of defendant is an unpleasant one.
Wilders, however, received a good deal of compensation. First of all the trial was nationally televised, including Wilders’ summation speech in which he compared himself to the Dutch martyrs and to Martin Luther’s defiance of papal supremacy:
Every day the armoured cars [Wilders faces death threats from Moslems – ed.] drive me past the statue of Johan de Witt at the Hofvijver in The Hague. De Witt wrote the “Manifesto of True Freedom†and he paid for freedom with his life. Every day I go to my office through the Binnenhof where Johan van Oldenbarneveldt was beheaded after a political trial. Leaning on his stick the elderly Oldenbarneveldt addressed his last words to his people. He said: “I have acted honourably and piously as a good patriot.†Those words are also mine. (more…)
