Tomorrow is the pro-Danish demonstration in Amsterdam

Too bad that such unpleasant organisations as Stormfront have decided to show themselves there tomorrow. In fact, it seems that their participation has discouraged many moderate supporters of Denmark not to come. I am one of them. I do not intend to support the hijacking of a worthy cause by those who support an ideology which has shown itself to be anything but supportive of freedom of speech in the 20th century.

I am more than a little miffed by this, actually, because a similar thing happened in 2003 when pro-war demonstrations were flooded by supporters of Nieuw Rechts (New Right). The leader of this organisation has been photographed in front of a Stormfront flag in the past. Needless to say, this is not the company I like to keep.

Tomorrow is likely to become at the very best, a peaceful if very loud charade, or, more likely and at its worst, a charade where right-wing radicals will be bashing heads with left-wing radicals. I detest them both with equal fierceness.

Sorry Denmark. I bought some Carlsberg today, though.

21:20

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