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Wilders And DeWinter Begin To Join Their Causes?

This strikes me as a very negative development. I am quite aware that most in the counter-Jihad do not share my point-of-view. But, I also believe that most in the counter-Jihad have CONFLATED MY POINT-OF-VIEW WITH THAT OF CHARLES JOHNSON.

I believe this is an unfair characterization of what I believe has been a more subtle critique on my part.

Charles Johnson has called the Vlaams Belang party a neo-fascist, or neo-Nazi organization. There is some historical foundation for such a statement, and in fact, one of my best friends, who used to live in Belgium, told me back in 2003 (long before the Vlaams Belang had become an issue in the counter-Jihad movement) that she had personally witnessed members of the Vlaams Blok marching in the streets carrying placards filled with Jew-hatred.

All that being said, it is true that the VB are, at this point, one of the few parties in Europe who are supportive of the state of Israel.

I do not call the VB a neo-Nazi/neo-fascist organization. I call them what they clearly are; an Ethnic Nationalist political party.

And, here are the big distinctions between Nazism and Ethnic Nationalism;

1) While it is true that Nazis were Ethnic Nationalists themsevles, not all Ethnic Nationalists are Nazis (that is, they are not all murderous supremacists - in fact, the Native American movement is an Ethnic Nationalist movement, and Japan is an extreme example of an Ethnic Nationalist state),

and

2) Nazism is fascist in it's foundation, whereas Ethnic Nationalism is not necessarily. However, given the circumstances in Europe at this time (with the below replacement indigenous birth rate vs. the above replacement immigrant birthrate), Ethnic Nationalism WILL INEVITABLY LEAD TO THE ENACTMENT OF FASCISTIC LAW.

There is no way around this. If Europeans are not breeding and immigrants are, then there are only four ways to deal with that problem,

1) kill the immigrants

2) round up the immigrants and incarcerate or deport them

3) make laws limiting the amount of children immigrants are allowed to have

4) make laws denying non-indigenous people equal voting rights

I challenge anyone to offer a different solution, and thus to refute my points. Go ahead, make my day. I would love to believe that DeWinter and people like him, who are after all some of the only people in Europe who seem to clearly perceive the threat of Islam, are on my side.

But alas, I do not.

Furthermore, I would like to note that Wilders is now, apparently, advocating a policy which would have led to war in any other era. To call for the breakup of a neighboring state, and the ceding of the land to one's own state is an act of aggression, and would have been considered a prelude to War in any previous time throughout history. And yet, in modern Europe, this will be treated as a minor squabble.

But, is it? If Wilders party does indeed win the elections, and if he is to head a new coalition government in the Netherlands, then he will be in an unprecedented (in the post-WWII European world) position of power for a man of his stated policies. Imagine if Nicolas Sarkozy called for England to cede the lower half of it's land to France. Or even more precipitously, imagine if Andrea Merkel called for the annexation of Austria. It's impossible to imagine, and rightly so, don't you think?

Does not such a scenario portend dangerous times ahead for Europe? Is this not a reawakening of imperialism within the heart of Europe? Are we so used to thinking that Belgium does not matter that we would be content to cede part of it's territory in the interest of peace?

Can anyone say Czeckoslovakia?

From Vlad Tepes Blog:

The Dutch opposition leader Geert Wilders, whose Freedom Party PVV remains the biggest in the polls, wants the Dutch government of Prime Minister Jan-Peter Balkenende to help dissolve Belgiumso that Flanders, the Dutch-speaking northern half of Belgium, can be reunited with the Netherlands.
Hat tip Bjorn: From The Brussels Journal
Wilders refers to a recent survey of East West Global Index which indicates that Belgium ranks 152nd in a list ranking 200 countries by their reputation, behind countries such as Algeria, Romania, Libya, Liberia, Eritrea and South Ossetia.
Wilders and his fellow MP Martin Bosma have also asked the Dutch government to replace its ambassador to Belgium by an ambassador to Flanders, who is to help the Flemings achieve their independence as a first step towards reunification with the Netherlands. “Belgium is almost history. Great. The future is for an independent Flanders in a federation with the Netherlands,” Wilders said in a statement today.
Wilders is expected to win the European elections next month. In an attempt to stop the growth of the PVV, the centrist Dutch parties, the Christian-Democrats of Mr. Balkenende and the Liberals, have begun to copy his position on Europe (less power to the European Union and no admission of Turkey to the EU). Many Flemings hope that they will copy his position on Flanders, too.
Earlier this week, Flemings were reminded that Belgium is bad for Flanders when politicians from Wallonia, the French-speaking southern part of Belgium, campaigned against the candidature of Luc Van den Brande, a Flemish Christian-Democrat and former leader of the Flemish regional government (1992-1999), to become the next Secretary General of the Council of Europe in June 2009.
Initially it looked like Mr. Van den Brande would get the job for which he had the support of Karel De Gucht, the Belgian Foreign Minister, a Flemish Liberal. Walloon politicians, however, objected to Mr. Van den Brande having the position because, though he is a moderate who defends the Belgian state, he is in favour of more autonomy for Flanders.
The Walloons wrote a letter to the representatives of the Council of Europe, an organisation of 47 European nations, objecting to their compatriot getting the job. Even Olivier Chastel, the Belgian Deputy Foreign Minister, who is a Walloon Liberal, spoke out against Van den Brande. As a result, Mr. Van den Brande has been removed from the shortlist of candidates for the top position at the Council of Europe. This has made many Flemings aware that, despite the fact that they are the majority in Belgium, their interests will never be defended by Belgium.
Meanwhile, the political debate in the Netherlands centers on the question whether political parties are willing to join a coalition led by Mr. Wilders if his PVV becomes the biggest party in The Hague in the next general elections in May 2011. All the parties of the Dutch Left have ruled out a coalition with Wilders, but the centrist parties have not.
See also:
Wilders Looks for European Allies, Suggests Reuniting Flanders and Netherlands, 12 May 2008

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