Gert Wilders and the Fitna controversy
For those who don't know, Geert Wilders is a Dutch politician who spends his entire life under armed guard for protection from the many death threats he has received. He is a critic of Islamic culture and immigration into Holland.
I will not post a direct link to the movie itself as it contains very disturbing scenes (accompanied by beautiful music) but it can be found on youtube. It is graphic, shocking and chilling but it is nothing new. Wilders cleverly avoids inserting his own opinions, instead there are quotes from the Koran and footage of various terrorists events.
The debate is already on. The uninformed apologists and Tomfins of this world are, as usual, stating "The verses are out of context" , "You can find verses like this in The Bible" , "Wilders is an Islamaphobe" etc. These defences are all wrong and uninformed, usually coming from people with no true knowledge of the Koran. If people disagree with the movie or Geert's intentions, why don't they do so with reason and explanations?
Of course there are many, many good Muslim people. I have Muslim friends, but they do not follow the Koran literally. It is impossible to do that and be a good citizen outside of a country under Sharia law.
I recently got an email direct from Geert thanking me for my support. I'm proud of that. I'm also grateful that people have the courage to speak out about a problem that we cannot hide from. We need Muslim moderates, and people of all nationalities and cultures to face up to the issue of our own horrific mistakes in Iraq and the continued threat of Islamic terrorism. The deafening silence of moderates and the rapid removal of the video from
Livelink tells us how far we have to go.
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