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"There is a social crisis here, like in other European countries," said [Christian Desert, a spokesman for the Brussels-based Movement Against Racism, Anti-Semitism and Xenophobia], "and if the politicians can't find political solutions, some try to find the solution with foreigners by saying they're the problem."
It never occurs to Mr. Anti-Racism that Belgium's "social crisis" could, well, maybe, just perhaps, be caused by flooding a small Catholic country with non-European, non-Christian foreigners. Philippe Van Der Sande, a Vlaams Belang spokesman, responds.
"People are fed up with crime in our cities and radical Islamists who don't accept integration and won't assimilate and accept our Western democratic society, and so those are things we want to change with our policies," he said. "Do we have a multicultural Europe or one that is based on Jewish-Christian values?"
It's almost sad he's still asking that. From Suburban Middle America the answer is so clear.
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"Social Crisis" in the Capital of Eurabia
"There is a social crisis here, like in other European countries," said [Christian Desert, a spokesman for the Brussels-based Movement Against Racism, Anti-Semitism and Xenophobia], "and if the politicians can't find political solutions, some try to find the solution with foreigners by saying they're the problem."
It never occurs to Mr. Anti-Racism that Belgium's "social crisis" could, well, maybe, just perhaps, be caused by flooding a small Catholic country with non-European, non-Christian foreigners. Philippe Van Der Sande, a Vlaams Belang spokesman, responds.
"People are fed up with crime in our cities and radical Islamists who don't accept integration and won't assimilate and accept our Western democratic society, and so those are things we want to change with our policies," he said. "Do we have a multicultural Europe or one that is based on Jewish-Christian values?"
It's almost sad he's still asking that. From Suburban Middle America the answer is so clear.
- Sadness
News from Europe: Dark tales from the Vienna WoodsTHE ECONOMISTThere was much wailing and gnashing of teeth among liberal commentators after Austria's election on Sept. 28.Two far-right parties, led by Heinz-Christian Strache and Jorg Haider,...
- The Blog Wars: More Sowing The Wind
UPDATE: Dag suggested we move this to the top for a few days, so I have done so.Atlas Shrugs/Gates of Vienna vs. Little Green Footballs. Atlas and Gates are fighting for the right of European Nationalism. Little Green Footbals (and us, to a lesser extent)...
- Just For The Record, I Have Been Consistently Anti-ethnic Nationalist ...
Just for the record, I have been saying the same thing about Vlaams Belang for a very long time. I have always held my current views against Ethnic Nationalism. If I ever supported any Ethnic Nationalist movement, I did so out of pure ignorance. Here,...
- Belgium Back To Normal, But ...
The rioting stopped last night in Brussels, as police cracked down, arresting the main culprits, apparently: Last night Brussels police arrested 39 youths, including 15 minors, in the Marollen neigbourhood. The area had seen heavy rioting the previous...
- Anti-semitism On The Rise In Holland
Ynet news reports that anti-Semitism has increased dramatically since the start of the current crisis in the Middle-East. I heard about this before. Anti-Semitism isn't the only kind of hatred on the rise: homophobia seems to be on the rise as well....