Zacht Ei - Why secretary Brinkhorst should resign

Monday, December 13, 2004

Why secretary Brinkhorst should resign

Secretary Laurens-Jan Brinkhorst has apparently said that MP Ayaan Hirsi Ali should not have made the film Submission (which by the way can be downloaded here through Torrent). According to Brinkhorst, who is responsible for economic affairs, filming Submission was akin to 'lighting a cigarette in a munitions dump'.

By his own admission, Brinkhorst should resign immediately. And this is why:

What we have here is a member of government who:
a) Admits this country is on the brink of exploding, something the government should take responsibility for, because that's why we put them in charge to lead the country.
b) Tries to solve the problem not by making the situation less explosive, but by denying people a basic right. Be it freedom of expression or lighting a cigarette, the metaphor remains valid.

Such a person should not be allowed to hold a government position in any democratic country as he's obviously not up to the job. If Mr. Brinkhorst doesn't draw his own conclusions, I sincerely hope voters will draw theirs by removing his D66 party from the Second Chamber (our Lower House) in the next elections.

Enough for now. I am going to try to wash the taste of contempt out of my mouth.

(Turns out all I've got left is soda, but you can FedEx your whiskey bottles to...)

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Couldn't agree more!

CanadaCees (ip:24.67.253.203) 13 December 2004 - 17:42 uur

The comments of Secretary Brinkhorst certainly should set off alarm bells for those who wish the Netherlands and Europe well. They indicate that Europe's political and administrative classes are in the process of losing a game of political "chicken" to mostly Muslim immigrants who, they believe, must be kept happy at any cost. They appear to believe that if they do not, the best they can hope for is a shrinking geriatric population which can no longer operate Europe's industries and has no one to care for it when it can no longer care for itself. At worst, they they believe that if they do not accommodate every demand, European societies might come apart in a sort of intifada. If the mandarins have their way, Europe's future may very well be Eurabia.

- Dave

p.s.: I found Zacht Ei just after the Van Gogh murder. Since then I have shared its URL with anyone I think might be interested. It is a very valuable resource and a necessary counterpoint to the pablum being dispensed by Europe's mandarin classes.

firetide (ip:207.69.137.205) 13 December 2004 - 5:21 uur

In Veenendaal, the local D66-politicians have now even left their own mother-party because of what they call the un-social policy of the Dutch government. The two D66 members of the town council have decided to continue under another name (Lokaal Veenendaal).

Somehow I don't think D66 is going to play an important part in the next elections. ;-)

Ojos Azules (ip:213.201.139.170) 13 December 2004 - 12:57 uur

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