Geert Wilders’ Parliamentary Speech On The Koran
UPDATE: Geert Wilder To Edit “Fitna” Under Legal Threat
“Accept your responsibility! Stop Islamification! Enough is enough, Mr Balkenende. Enough is enough.”
Madam Speaker, allow me, first, to express my sincere thanks to you personally for having planned a debate on Islam on the very day of my birthday [September 6]. I could not have wished for a nicer present!
Madam Speaker, approximately 1400 years ago war was declared on us by an ideology of hate and violence which arose at the time and was proclaimed by a barbarian who called himself the Prophet Mohammed. I am referring to Islam.
Madam Speaker, let me start with the foundation of the Islamic faith, the Koran. The Koran’s core theme is about the duty of all Muslims to fight non-Muslims; an Islamic Mein Kampf, in which fight means war, jihad. The Koran is above all a book of war – a call to butcher non-Muslims (2:191, 3:141, 4:91, 5:3), to roast them (4:56, 69:30-69:32), and to cause bloodbaths amongst them (47:4). Jews are compared to monkeys and pigs (2:65, 5:60, 7:166), while people who believe in Jesus Christ as the Son of God must according to the Koran be fought (9:30 [9:29]).
Madam Speaker, the West has no problems with Jews or Christians, but it does have problems with Islam. It is still possible, even today, for Muslims to view the Koran, which they regard as valid for all time, as a licence to kill. And that is exactly what happens. The Koran is worded in such a way that its instructions are addressed to Muslims for eternity, which includes today’s Muslims.This in contrast to texts in the Bible, which is formulated as a number of historical narratives, placing events in a distant past. Let us remind ourselves that it was Muslims, not Jews or Christians, who committed the catastrophic terrorist attacks in New York, Madrid and London; and that it was no coincidence that Theo van Gogh was brutally murdered by a Muslim, Mohammed Bouyeri.Madam Speaker, I acknowledge that there are people who call themselves Muslims and who respect our laws. My party, the Freedom Party, has nothing against such people, of course.
However, the Koran does have something against them. For it is stated in the Koran in Sura 2, verse 85, that those believers who do not believe in everything the Koran states will be humiliated and receive the severest punishment; which means that they will roast in Hell. In other words, people who call themselves Muslims but who do not believe, for example, in Sura 9, verse 30 [9:30], which states that Jews and Christians must be fought, or, for example, in Sura 5, verse 38, which states that the hand of a thief must be cut off, such people will be humiliated and roast in Hell.Note that it is not me who is making this up. All this can be found in the Koran. The Koran also states that Muslims who believe in only part of the Koran are in fact apostates, and we know what has to happen to apostates. They have to be killed.
Madam Speaker, the Koran is a book that incites to violence. I remind the House that the distribution of such texts is unlawful according to Article 132 of our Penal Code. In addition, the Koran incites to hatred and calls for murder and mayhem. The distribution of such texts is made punishable by Article 137(e). The Koran is therefore a highly dangerous book; a book which is completely against our legal order and our democratic institutions. In this light, it is an absolute necessity that the Koran be banned for the defence and reinforcement of our civilisation and our constitutional state. I shall propose a second-reading motion to that effect.
Madam Speaker, there is no such thing as “moderate Islam”. As Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan said the other day, and I quote, “There is no moderate or immoderate Islam. Islam is Islam and that’s it”. Islam is in pursuit of dominance. It wishes to exact its imperialist agenda by force on a worldwide scale (8:39). This is clear from European history. Fortunately, the first Islamic invasion of Europe was stopped at Poitiers in 732; the second in Vienna in 1683. Madam Speaker, let us ensure that the third Islamic invasion, which is currently in full spate, will be stopped too in spite of its insidious nature and notwithstanding the fact that, in contrast to the 8th and 17th centuries, it has no need for an Islamic army because the scared “dhimmis” in the West, also those in Dutch politics, have left their doors wide open to Islam and Muslims.
Apart from conquest, Madam Speaker, Islam is also bent on installing a totally different form of law and order, namely Sharia law. This makes Islam, apart from a religion for hundreds of millions of Muslims also, and in particular, a political ideology (with political/constitutional/Islamic basic values, etc). Islam is an ideology without any respect for others; not for Christians, not for Jews, not for non‑believers and not for apostates. Islam aims to dominate, subject, kill and wage war.
Madam Speaker, the Islamic incursion must be stopped. Islam is the Trojan Horse in Europe. If we do not stop Islamification now, Eurabia and Netherabia will just be a matter of time. One century ago, there were approximately 50 Muslims in the Netherlands. Today, there are about 1 million Muslims in this country. Where will it end? We are heading for the end of European and Dutch civilisation as we know it.
Where is our Prime Minister in all this? In reply to my questions in the House he said, without batting an eyelid, that there is no question of our country being Islamified. Now, this reply constituted a historical error as soon as it was uttered. Very many Dutch citizens, Madam Speaker, experience the presence of Islam around them. And I can report that they have had enough of burkas, headscarves, the ritual slaughter of animals, so‑called honour revenge, blaring minarets, female circumcision, hymen restoration operations, abuse of homosexuals, Turkish and Arabic on the buses and trains as well as on town hall leaflets, halal meat at grocery shops and department stores, Sharia exams, the Finance Minister’s Sharia mortgages, and the enormous overrepresentation of Muslims in the area of crime, including Moroccan street terrorists.
In spite of all this, Madam Speaker, there is hope. Fortunately. The majority of Dutch citizens have become fully aware of the danger, and regard Islam as a threat to our culture. My party, the Freedom Party, takes those citizens seriously and comes to their defence. Many Dutch citizens are fed up to the back teeth and yearn for action. However, their representatives in The Hague are doing precisely nothing. They are held back by fear, political correctness or simply electoral motives. This is particularly clear in the case of PvdA, the Dutch Labour Party, which is afraid of losing Muslim voters.
The Prime Minister said in Indonesia the other day that Islam does not pose any danger. Minister Donner believes that Sharia law should be capable of being introduced in the Netherlands if the majority want it. Minister Vogelaar babbles about the future Netherlands as a country with a Judeo‑Christian‑Islamic tradition, and that she aims to help Islam take root in Dutch society. In saying this, the Minister shows that she has obviously gone stark raving mad. She is betraying Dutch culture and insulting Dutch citizens. Madam Speaker, my party, the Freedom Party, demands that Minister Vogelaar retract her statement. If the Minister fails to do so, the Freedom Party parliamentary group will withdraw its support for her.
No Islamic tradition must ever be established in the Netherlands: not now and also not in a few centuries’ time.Madam Speaker, let me briefly touch on the government’s response to the WRR [Netherlands Scientific Council for Government Policy] report. On page 12 of its response, the government states that Islam is not contrary to democracy or human rights. All I can say to that is that things can’t get much more idiotic than this.
Madam Speaker, it is a few minutes to twelve. If we go on like this, Islam will herald the end of our Western civilisation as well as Dutch culture.
I would like to round off my first-reading contribution with a personal appeal to the Prime Minister on behalf of a great many Dutch citizens: stop the Islamification of the Netherlands! Mr Balkenende, a historic task rests on your shoulders. Be courageous. Do what many Dutch citizens are screaming out for. Do what the country needs. Stop all immigration from Muslim countries, ban all building of new mosques, close all Islamic schools, ban burkas and the Koran. Expel all criminal Muslims from the country, including those Moroccan street terrorists that drive people mad.
Accept your responsibility! Stop Islamification! Enough is enough, Mr Balkenende. Enough is enough.
(Groepwilders.com)
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This guy has a big ol pair hope somebody is Europe listens
March 31st, 2008 at 8:32 amThat was the best thing i have read in years. hands down.
Geert Wilders is a patriot for his country and for western civilization as a whole. I hope he keeps up the great and courageous work he is doing and i also hope his words dont keep falling on deaf ears. and for all the Dhimmis out there, wake up!
March 31st, 2008 at 8:42 amThere was a recent poll in Holland which asked what were the biggest problems facing the country. Over 90% polled responded unassimilated immigrants and islam. My mother is Dutch and we have lots of family over there. Trust me when I say the Dutch are fed the hell up with their “immigrants”. IMO Geert Wilders is a Dutch Hero along the same lines as the Dutch Underground during WWII. Don’t count Europe as “done” just yet. islam is looking more and more like the nazis and nobody hates the nazis more than the Dutch and Brits.
March 31st, 2008 at 8:45 am“They are held back by fear, political correctness or simply electoral motives. This is particularly clear in the case of PvdA, the Dutch Labour Party, which is afraid of losing Muslim voters.”
They sound just like Demorats worrying about losing the illigal Mexican vote, or backing our soldiers at war.
March 31st, 2008 at 8:49 amI can hear that guy’s brass ones clanging from here.
HUGE respect to Mr. Wilders for saying what needs to be said.
March 31st, 2008 at 9:09 amNice knowing you, Geert.
I feel like a jerk for saying that, but that man is sooo on some jihadi’s hit list now.
God be with you, man.
March 31st, 2008 at 9:10 amGREAT SPEECH ! Robert Spencer couldn’t have said it better.
on me…
March 31st, 2008 at 9:17 amGeert,stay safe,and here’s a
I agree with the posts above, and would like to add this little comment. When will the American politcal scene have a voice shouting the feelings of Mr. Wilders on behalf of America?
Can you imagine the MSM public outcry that would cause?
March 31st, 2008 at 9:21 amTruly, What a Patriot. I may not agree with what the Freedom Party, or most socialisim does (or lackthereof) but this certainly seems like they’re trying to “wake UP!”
So Wake up already! From this dream, this nightmare!
March 31st, 2008 at 9:22 amGotta love Geert! The epitome of courage, fearlessness and patriotism. Cheers!!
Hope this man has 20 kids and raises them as Dutch tradionalists and patriots just like himself. We need alot more like him especially in Europe. Keep up the good work Geert!
Sooner or later the people with blinders on will have to open their eyes to the reality facing them and make some difficult decisions. For their own survival.
March 31st, 2008 at 9:27 amBravo Geert. Bravo….I couldn’t have said it better myself. You have laid out the case against Islam beautifully. Will Europe listen and act accordingly? Or have they all gone stark raving goofy?
I’m copying the speech and placing it in my arsenal. Damn that was great. I’ve yet to hear a European make a better case aginst the Islamization of Europe.
BTW, for you European orientalists and Christaphobes, Sharia law is a law that does not recognize western laws…it replaces it, it does not co-exist with any other law.
Muslims do not recognize any other government entity but the entity of their god and Muhammed which is codified in the Koran and implimented through Sharia.
for Mr Wilders.
March 31st, 2008 at 10:07 amHe should come here and give that speech to our Congress and to our Nation.
March 31st, 2008 at 10:27 amThis guy is enlightened and is trying to communicate his understanding to the rest of the politically correct world at large. If we, as a people who fight and die for our freedom, do not heed his message, our children will be fighting and dying for their future freedoms. Congrats to Geert and his Freedom Party. Wonder what it would take to start a U.S based equivilant of this party. Oh wait, we already have the Republican party!!!
March 31st, 2008 at 10:37 amFor any who want more info on the islamification of Europe read America Alone by Mark Styne. Very eye opening.
March 31st, 2008 at 10:42 amI to am Dutch and Gert is a hero for the whole world. I only hope people sack and make changes, such as deportation. Islam is like cancer, one single cancer cell left behind is sufficient to kill and islam is very similar. Must excise all.
March 31st, 2008 at 11:23 amIf the West survives and repels this onslaught, Geert Wilders will surely be remembered as one of the men - maybe the only one - who rallied the West to defend itself. I would rank this courageous debate speech up there with the Lincoln-Douglas debates, and maybe even as rallying as Lincoln’s second inaugural address.
Professor Bill–thank you guys for being Europe’s pit bull. Europe is like an unlocked house, but at least you guys are tough enough to bare your teeth at the burglar.
March 31st, 2008 at 6:35 pm
Geert standing up for his nation. Ok Euro-trash union; take a good look at a man who has values, morals and strength. Here is a man who is patriot. Ya’all need to take a good, long, hard look.
March 31st, 2008 at 6:41 pmOUTSTANDING.
March 31st, 2008 at 6:42 pmparticularly like the Trojan Horse reference.
Go Geert!
And where is this brave man’s German counterpart? Or French? (Franchie are you listening?)
March 31st, 2008 at 8:04 pmWhere are the Spanish? The Portuguese? The Indos? The Filipinos? The fucking Brits?
Where is the opposition?
Cowering with the goats in their barnyards of shit?
Two things will happen.
You will die a cowards death…
Or you will fight to protect your son’s and daughters right to a life free of ruthless subjugation.
Go Geert!
March 31st, 2008 at 8:28 pmWhere are our American Leaders in Government that hold this very accurate stance on Islamification? Certainly not on the emasculated Left. What say the Right??
March 31st, 2008 at 9:11 pmYes, Geert gets my Props!
He knew what was coming and saw it through, he never backed down to the thugs!
I should hope that he will be a voice that speaks loud and clear to the rest of the world that the European Union needs to be set straight on the “Nature of Islam” if they hope to continue to enjoy the freedoms they have been blessed with!
March 31st, 2008 at 10:14 pmI hope I am reading this correctly. I believe we are seeing the beginning of the tipping point we have all been waiting for. If this speech will open a few eyes and get people to realize they need to stand up to these lunatics, it could be the beginning.
March 31st, 2008 at 10:32 pmI pray you are correct.
April 1st, 2008 at 1:05 amAlso “While Europe Slept” by Bruce Bawer. Excellent book.
April 1st, 2008 at 3:28 amthe gate to heaven is almost closed and evil is knocking at the door
April 1st, 2008 at 4:24 amWith the US trying to create allies in two countries where we have troops in harms way, it might be counter productive for a US politician to speak as open as Geert. One hopes that with freedoms in those countries, if there can be such a thing as a modern/moderate Muslim, then we will develop longstanding allies. So I would not expect any conservative politician to speak as open, most if not all support our War efforts and know that it would not be helpful for our troops.
April 1st, 2008 at 4:15 pmTrustme;
April 1st, 2008 at 8:10 pmWell, he seems to have made it about 7 months. That speech was last Sept. 6, or didn’t you notice?
One of the benefits of a multi-party system is that there’s room for guys like this. Can you imagine Senator or Congressman laying it on the line so openly?
Y’know, I’m kinda surprised he hasn’t caught flak for flaunting his blonde mop so brazenly. It’s so non-multi-cultural!
April 1st, 2008 at 9:53 pmThe Freedom Party is certainly NOT a socialist party:) But I can understand that a foreigner is not aware of all the political ideologies that are represented in the Dutch parliament.
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J.
Truly, What a Patriot. I may not agree with what the Freedom Party, or most socialisim does (or lackthereof) but this certainly seems like they’re trying to “wake UP!”
So Wake up already! From this dream, this nightmare!
March 31st, 2008 at 9:22 am
April 2nd, 2008 at 1:11 amThis is a good place to post “Darwin’s Fish”. Enjoy.
Evolution of religious bigotry
April 1, 2008 LA Times (no joke)
“The cowardice and intolerance of slapping a Darwin fish on your car bumper.
April 1, 2008 LA Times (no joke)
I just watched “Fitna,” a 17-minute film by Geert Wilders, head of the Dutch Freedom Party, which takes a hard-line stance against Muslim immigration.
Released on the Internet on Thursday, “Fitna” juxtaposes verses from the Koran with images and speeches from the world of jihad. Heads cut off, bodies blown apart, gays executed, toddlers taught to denounce Jews as “apes and pigs,” imams calling for global domination, protesters holding up signs reading “God Bless Hitler” and “Freedom go to Hell” — these are just some of the powerful images from “Fitna,” an Arabic word that means “ordeal.”
Predictably, various Muslim governments have condemned the film. Half the Jordanian parliament voted to sever ties with the Netherlands. Egypt’s grand imam threatened “severe” consequences if the Dutch government didn’t ban the film.
Meanwhile, European and U.N. leaders are going through the usual motions of theatrical hand-wringing, heaping all of their anger on Wilders for sowing “hatred.”
Me? I keep thinking about Jesus fish.
During a 1991 visit to Istanbul, a buddy and I found ourselves in a small restaurant drinking, dancing and singing with a bunch of middle-class Turkish businessmen, mostly shop owners. It was a hilariously joyful evening, even though they spoke nearly no English and we spoke considerably less Turkish.
At the end of the night, after imbibing unquantifiable quantities of raki, an ouzo-like Turkish liquor, one of the men came up to me and gave me a worn-out business card. On the back, he’d scribbled an image. It was little more than a curlicue, but he seemed intent on showing it to me (and nobody else). It was, I realized, a Jesus fish.
It was an eye-opening moment for me, though obviously trivial compared with the experiences of others. Here in this cosmopolitan and self-styled European city, this fellow felt the need to surreptitiously clue me in that he was a Christian just like me (or so he thought).
Traditionally, the fish pictogram conjures the miracle of the loaves and fishes as well as the Greek word IXOYE, which not only means fish but serves as an acronym, in Greek, for “Jesus Christ the Son of God [Is] Savior.” Christians persecuted by the Romans used to draw the Jesus fish in the dirt with a stick or a finger as a way to tip off fellow Christians that they weren’t alone.
In America, the easiest place to find this ancient symbol is on the back of cars. Recently, however, it seems as if Jesus fish have become outnumbered by Darwin fish. No doubt you’ve seen these too. The fish symbol is “updated” with little feet coming off the bottom, and “IXOYE” or “Jesus” is replaced with either “Darwin” or “Evolve.”
I find Darwin fish offensive. First, there’s the smugness. The undeniable message: Those Jesus fish people are less evolved, less sophisticated than we Darwin fishers.
The hypocrisy is even more glaring. Darwin fish are often stuck next to bumper stickers promoting tolerance or admonishing random motorists that “hate is not a family value.” But the whole point of the Darwin fish is intolerance; similar mockery of a cherished symbol would rightly be condemned as bigoted if aimed at blacks or women or, yes, Muslims.
As Christopher Caldwell once observed in the Weekly Standard, Darwin fish flout the agreed-on etiquette of identity politics. “Namely: It’s acceptable to assert identity and abhorrent to attack it. A plaque with ‘Shalom’ written inside a Star of David would hardly attract notice; a plaque with ‘Usury’ written inside the same symbol would be an outrage.”
But the most annoying aspect of the Darwin fish is the false bravado it represents. It’s a courageous pose without consequence. Like so much other Christian-baiting in American popular culture, sporting your Darwin fish is a way to speak truth to power on the cheap.
Whatever the faults of “Fitna,” it ain’t no Darwin fish.
Geert Wilders’ film could very, very easily get him killed. (He’s already guarded around the clock.) It essentially picks up the work of Dutch filmmaker Theo van Gogh, who was murdered in 2004 by a jihadi for criticizing Islam.
“Fitna” is certainly provocative, yet it has good reason to provoke. A cancer of violence, bigotry and cruelty is metastasizing within the Islamic world.
It’s fine for Muslim moderates to say they aren’t part of the cancer; and that some have, in response to the film, is a positive sign. But more often, diagnosing or even observing this cancer — in film, book or cartoon — is dubbed “intolerant” while calls for violence, censorship and even murder are treated as understandable, if regrettable, expressions of well-deserved anger.
It’s not that secular progressives support Muslim religious fanatics, but they reserve their passion and scorn for religious Christians who are neither fanatical nor inclined to use violence.
The Darwin fish ostensibly symbolizes the superiority of progressive-minded science over backward-looking faith. I think this is a false juxtaposition, but I would have a lot more respect for the folks who believe it if they aimed their brave contempt for religion at those who might behead them for it.”
April 2nd, 2008 at 6:24 amOutstanding speech!
Outstanding responses!!
It’s good to know I’m not alone!
x> (that’s as close to a Jesus fish as I could come up with)
April 2nd, 2008 at 8:58 am