In a political shift to the far right,
anti-Islam populist Geert Wilders wins
big in Dutch election
Associated Press News,
by
Mike Corder
&
Raf Casert
Original Article
Posted By: FlyRight,
11/24/2023 4:12:23 AM
Anti-Islam populist Geert Wilders said Thursday that he is ready to join the next Dutch coalition government after he surged to a huge election victory that marked a stunning lurch to the far right for a nation once famed as a beacon of tolerance.
The result is sending shockwaves through Europe, where extremist nationalist ideology is putting pressure on democracies that now face the possibility of having to deal with the first far-right prime minister of the Netherlands.
“It is going to happen that the PVV is in the next Cabinet,” Wilders said, using the Dutch abbreviation for his Party for Freedom.
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If they are winning at the polling places, then aren’t extremists.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
pixelero 11/24/2023 5:57:03 AM (No. 1604003)
Too bad so many Americans aren’t adequately literate to hear the rhetorical bias in this AP piece. AS IF “tolerance,” was exclusive to the Liberal left. The opposite is true.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
5 handicap 11/24/2023 5:57:17 AM (No. 1604004)
Should he survive to take office, There is some hope for the Netherlands... Perhaps?
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
billa57 11/24/2023 7:03:05 AM (No. 1604025)
Far right? AP is a big sack of lying propagandists.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
readtheBook 11/24/2023 7:39:55 AM (No. 1604041)
Far right used to be commone sense.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
Strike3 11/24/2023 7:42:21 AM (No. 1604045)
This could be the beginning of the end of the worldwide muslim invasion. We can only hope other countries come to their senses.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
ironchefw 11/24/2023 7:53:43 AM (No. 1604054)
Once upon a time, when it was convenient for them, they told us that John McCain and Mitt Romney were "far right".
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
Rumblehog 11/24/2023 8:02:06 AM (No. 1604058)
Do you think Europeans have had enough? Maybe they've awoken from their robotic allegiance to liberal globalist thinking after seeing Muslim invaders rape and kill their fellow citizens? Coming to a community near us all. You can take the Muslim out of the third-world hellhole, but you can't take the third-world hellhole out of the Muslim.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
philsner 11/24/2023 8:51:02 AM (No. 1604094)
They want you to fear people who are normal - you know - the "far right".
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
bpl40 11/24/2023 8:52:05 AM (No. 1604096)
Islam is not a "religion" as intended in the governing constitutions of modern pluralistic societies. It does not (a) recognize the separation of church and state.(b) accept the right of other faiths to exist peacefully and equally. (c) prevent violence against non-believers. The raping and degradation of captives, baking alive of infants, burning alive of entire families, gouging out eyes of little boys has given us enough proof - even though it was not necessary.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
Strike3 11/24/2023 8:52:08 AM (No. 1604097)
Wilders wants to ban mosques from his country. Some American cities and states want to allow them to play their summons announcements over loudspeakers at all hours of the night. Many mosques here have become weapons storage depots.
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
Heil Liberals 11/24/2023 9:08:45 AM (No. 1604112)
So, anything right of Joseph Stalin or Barack Obama is now considered "far-right."
Ok, Karen.
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
Paperpuncher 11/24/2023 9:16:36 AM (No. 1604120)
That famous beacon of tolerance allowed the muslins to rape their women and young boys and girls. A little intolerance may be good for them.
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
DiegoDude 11/24/2023 9:53:56 AM (No. 1604165)
I was stationed in Holland and Belgium in the 70's & 80's and my wife is Dutch. We can't believe what has happened. She said it's about time people there, woke up and started pushing back.
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
Zigrid 11/24/2023 10:01:07 AM (No. 1604175)
I told you folks...it's just a matter of time...people all over this world are waking up to the new world order crowd...it's reassuring to see....
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
NorthernDog 11/24/2023 10:55:16 AM (No. 1604220)
FTA:“The Dutch will be No. 1 again,” Wilders said. “The people must get their nation back.”
The Netherlands was once the wealthiest country in the world. Their shipping industry, textiles, foods, and artwork were top notch. New York city is still dotted with Dutch names, from when it was a colony. While they will never reclaim that title, the Dutch have a long, proud history.
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
DVC 11/24/2023 11:41:26 AM (No. 1604252)
To the AssPress anyone who isn't a hard core Communist is "far right".
I'd call Wilders a Dutch Nationalist....and call that a good thing.
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Reply 18 - Posted by:
PrayerWarrior 11/24/2023 11:51:35 AM (No. 1604263)
If you see AP on a story, then you know it will be a Leftist speaking to you, trying to brainwash you. Look at all the trigger words used against Wilders; "Anti-Islam populist Geert Wilders", "stunning lurch to the far right", " extremist nationalist ideology"
" first far-right prime minister", even the headline is slanted, and on and on with biased hate filled words!
Do not trust or believe anything AP tells you. Geert Wilders will be a wonderful leader for the Netherlands and the Commies/Marxists hate it. They are losing their power and their minds!
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Reply 19 - Posted by:
NotaBene 11/24/2023 12:05:09 PM (No. 1604274)
Congratulations Holland for your return to sanity. Send the invaders whence they came from. Same here.
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Reply 20 - Posted by:
kennedylaw 11/24/2023 12:11:19 PM (No. 1604279)
Has the AP ever described any politician anywhere as "far left"?
In their world view, the entire political spectrum from let to right consists of: progressives, moderates, conservatives, right wing conservatives, far right, extreme far right, extreme MAGA far right, and Nazis.
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Reply 21 - Posted by:
Lawsy0 11/24/2023 12:26:46 PM (No. 1604288)
Dear Santa, Please bring us one of those.
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Reply 22 - Posted by:
TurtleDove 11/24/2023 1:22:19 PM (No. 1604311)
Had to happen eventually, even "tolerant" people can only take so much BS.
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My questions for Associated Press News: Is "far right" a bad thing? What's the definition of "far right"? Is "anti-Islam" a bad thing? Define "anti-Islam." What about "populist"? Do you ever use the term "far left"?
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