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28th February, 2009

‘Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few’ (Winston Churchill) at the height of the Battle of Britain on August 20, 1940. The sentence would form the basis of his speech to the House of Commons on August 20. ^[1]

Government Ban on Wilders. Death of Free Speech. No one came to Funeral. R.I.P. GREAT Britain

First they came for New Labour, then they came for you …

[I refer to "so much" to mean Islam, rather than using the term "so many" meaning "those who ask". There are not THAT many 'asking' anyway. Most of my fellow Brits think it's much ado about nothing.]

My paraphrase of Churchill’s Battle of Britain famous address to Parliament came to me as I was commenting at a website on Mohamed. Commenters were trying to work out just what Mohamed said and how it compared to Jesus’ words. For some reason my mind kept returning to the fact that we in Britain know very little about Mohamed, unless we are Muslims. And today the government is determined to keep us in that state of ignorance by burying any real conversation on Islam -  by banning FREE SPEECH starting with keeping out such as Geert wilders now presently being feted around the USA.

Be warned, if you talk in America or certainly my country Britain, or even write a blog against the Islamification of the west, YOU could be blacklisted next.  You may not be allowed into Britain. It may not be long, at this rate, before they try to stop such as ME continuing at our blogs.

On Monday in his first speech in New York this is what Wilders said (thanks to beer n sandwiches)

SPEECH GEERT WILDERS NEW YORK, FOUR SEASONS (MONDAY FEB 23, 2009)

Thank you.

Thank you very much for inviting me. And – to the immigration authorities – thank you for letting me into this country. It is always a pleasure to cross a border without being sent back on the first plane.

It’s clear he was still smarting after his disgraceful treatment here at Heathrow a few weeks ago. It must have felt like landing in Russia before the end of the Cold War days. “Detained”, “restrained”, “held” for of hours while the powers-that-be worked out which plane was ready to take off back to Amsterdam.

INCREDIBLE BUSINESS. UNBELIEVABLE.

Even from their early days Brown & Blair famously did NOT agree on every policy of their New Labour project. Blair learned on the job, and changed when he had to. Brown? He needs to BE changed. ASAP!

But now, in a lengthy trip to the USA the whole of America and indeed the world knows how the British government treats our rights to FREE SPEECH.  Mr Wilders also appeared on Fox TV (watch it here) and made no bones about his thoughts on Gordon Brown – (“the biggest coward in Europe”)

When our present prime minister visits America this week, he is hoping for a new start … a boost to refresh his flagging fortunes here at home. Meeting Mr Obama he hopes that some of the stardust will rub off on him. Can’t imagine why he has such unrealistic ambitions. He lived next door to stardust for ten years. And none of that, not one scintilla of a spark of originality, excitement, vision or charisma crossed from Blair’s door to his.

So – what do I hope for when Brown lands in Washington next week?

I URGE THE AMERICAN PRESS TO GIVE BROWN HELL!

Don’t let him get away with killing free speech in the Mother of Parliaments. No-one here, not even Mr Blair, who has vowed never to criticise him as PM (although it would have been SO SO easy to do) has really, heavily criticised this odious government behaviour in banning Wilders.

Our press have been largely subjugated, even those on the Right. If they DO sound a little unhappy over the banishment of free speech they invariably balance their criticism with such inane remarks as “much as this Wilders man is an odious, hate-filled individual we are of the opinion that it is not helpful to ban free speech …” etc. Oh and they perpetrate the LIE that he is of the “far-right”. He is actually a LIBERAL. A Liberal. In favour of women’s and gay rights.

Notable that their disgraceful lies are often prefaced by “I haven’t watched the video, but …”

Honestly , my incredulous friends, that’s about as tough and principled as they get here in Great DhimmiLand.

More from Wilders’ speech in Washington:

Geert Wilders speaks at The National Press Club in Washington, 27th February, 2009

Today, the dearest of our many freedoms is under attack all throughout Europe. Free speech is no longer a given. What we once considered a natural element of our existence, our birth right, is now something we once again have to battle for.

As you might know, I will be prosecuted, because of my film Fitna, my remarks regarding Islam, and my view concerning what some call a ‘religion of peace’. A few years from now, I might be a criminal.

Whether or not I end up in jail is not the most pressing issue; I gave up my freedom four years ago. I am under full-time police protection ever since. The real question is: will free speech be put behind bars? And the larger question for the West is: will we leave Europe’s children the values of Rome, Athens and Jerusalem, or the values of Mecca, Teheran and Gaza?

This is what video blogger Pat Condell said in one of his latest you tube appearances. He says: “If I talked about Muslims the way their holy book talks about me, I’d be arrested for hate speech.” Now, Mr Condell is a stand-up comedian, but in the video he is dead serious and the joke is on us. Hate speech will always be used against the people defending the West – in order to please and appease Muslims. They can say whatever they want: throw gays from apartment buildings, kill the Jews, slaughter the infidel, destroy Israel, jihad against the West. Whatever their book tells them.

Today, I come before you to warn of a great threat. It is called Islam. It poses as a religion, but its goals are very worldly: world domination, holy war, sharia law, the end of the separation of church and state, slavery of women, the end of democracy. It is NOT a religion, it is an political ideology. It demands your respect, but has no respect for you.

There might be moderate Muslims, but there is no moderate Islam. Islam will never change, because it is built on two rocks that are forever, two fundamental beliefs that will never change, and will never alter. First, there is the Quran, Allah’s personal word, uncreated, forever, with orders that need to be fulfilled regardless of place or time. And second, there is al-insal al-kamil, the perfect man, Muhammad the role model, whose deeds are to be imitated by all Muslims. And since Muhammad was a warlord and a conqueror we know what to expect. Islam means submission, so there cannot be any mistake about it’s goal. That’s a given. It’s fact.

This is Europe 2009. Muslim settlers calling for our destruction, and free speech on trial. All this is the outcome of a sick and evil ideology, the ideology that is weakening us, the surrender ideology of cultural relativism. It believes that all cultures are equal, and therefore Islam deserves an equal place in the West. It is their duty, the left thinks, to facilitate Islam. This way the cultural relativists paradise comes within reach and we will all be happy, and sing kumbaya.

The forces of Islam couldn’t agree more. Islam being facilitated by government is their agenda too. But they see it as jizya, the money dhimmis pay in order not to be killed or raped by their Muslim masters. Therefore, they happily accept the welfare cheque or the subsidies for their mosque or the money governments donate to their organizations.

This is just one example of cultural relativists and Muslim settlers having the same agenda. There is another. Islam considers itself a religion and therefore we are not permitted to criticize it. The left agrees. Although it hated Christianity for decades, now that Islam appears on the scene, they suddenly change course and demand ‘respect’ for something they call a religion.

Again we see the left and Islam having the same agenda: it is a religion, so shut up.

This all culminates in a third coming-together: nor the left nor Islam is in favor of criticism. In fact, given the opportunity, they would simply outlaw it. Multiculturalism is the left’s pet project. It is actually their religion. Their love of it is so great, if you oppose it, it must be hate. And if you say it, it is labeled hate speech. Now here is something the Islam can agree on.

This is the essence of my short introduction today: where the left and Islam come together, freedom will suffer.

My friends, make no mistake, my prosecution is a full-fledged attack by the left on freedom of speech in order to please Muslims. It was started by a member of the Dutch Labour party, and the entire legal proceeding is done by well-to-do liberals, the radical chic of Dutch society, the snobbish left. Too much money, too much time, too little love of liberty. If you read what the court of Amsterdam has written about me, you read the same texts that cultural relativists produce.

How low can we go in the Netherlands? About my prosecution, The Wall Street Journal noted: “this is no small victory for Islamic regimes seeking to export their censorship laws to wherever Muslims reside”. The Journal concluded that by The Netherlands accepting the free speech standards of, “Saudi-Arabia”, I stand correct in my observation that – I quote – “Muslim immigration is eroding traditional Dutch liberties”.

Now, if the Wall Street Journal has the moral clarity to see that my prosecution is the logical outcome of our disastrous, self-hating, multiculturalists immigration policies, then why can’t the European liberal establishment see the same thing? Why aren’t they getting at least a little bit scared by the latest news out of, for example, the UK. News that tells that the Muslim population in Britain is growing ten times as fast as the rest of society. Why don’t they care?

The answer is: they don’t care because they are blinded by their cultural relativism. Their disdain of the West is so much greater than the appreciation of our many liberties. And therefore, they are willing to sacrifice everything. The left once stood for women rights, gay rights, equality, democracy. Now, they favour immigration policies that will end all this. Many even lost their decency. Elite politicians have no problem to participate in or finance demonstrations where settlers shout “Death to the Jews”. Seventy years after Auschwitz they know of no shame.

Two weeks ago, I tried to get into Britain, a fellow EU country. I was invited to give a speech in Parliament. However, upon arrival at London airport, I was refused entry into the UK, and sent back on the first plane to Holland. I would have loved to have reminded the audience of a great man who once spoke in the House of Commons. In 1982 President Reagan gave a speech there very few people liked. Reagan called upon the West to reject communism and defend freedom. He introduced a phrase: ‘evil empire’. Reagan’s speech stands out as a clarion call to preserve our liberties. I quote: If history teaches anything, it teaches self-delusion in the face of unpleasant facts is folly. What Reagan meant is that you cannot run away from history, you cannot escape the dangers of ideologies that are out to destroy you. Denial is no option.

So, what should we do? Is this a good moment for freedom-loving people to give in or to change course? To all-of-a-sudden start singing praise of Islam, or proclaiming there is such a thing as a moderate Islam? Will we now accept the continuation of Muslim mass immigration to the West? Will we appease sharia and jihad? Should we sacrifice gay rights and women rights? Or democracy? Should we sell out Israel, our dearest ally, and a frontline state of Islam?

Well, my humble opinion is: No way, Jose!

I suggest to defend freedom in general and freedom of speech in particular. I propose the withdrawal of all hate speech legislation in Europe. I propose a European First Amendment. In Europe we should defend freedom of speech like you Americans do. In Europe freedom of speech should be extended, instead of restricted. Of course, calling for violence or unjustly yelling “fire” in a crowded theatre have to be punished, but the right to criticize ideologies or religions are necessary conditions for a vital democracry. As George Orwell once said: “If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear”.

Let us defend freedom of speech and let us gain strength and work hard to become even stronger. Millions think just like you and me. Millions think liberty is precious. That democracy is better than sharia. And after all, why should we be afraid? Our many freedoms and our prosperity are the result of centuries of endeavour. Centuries of hard work and sacrifice. We do not stand alone, and we stand on the shoulders of giants.

Late December 1944 the American army was suddenly faced with a last-ditch effort by the Germans. In the Ardennes, in the Battle of the Bulge, Hitler and his national-socialists fought for their last chance. And they were very successful. Americans faced defeat, and death.

In the darkest of winter, in the freezing cold, in a lonely forest with snow and ice as even fiercer enemies than the Nazi war machine itself, the American army was told to surrender. That might be their only chance to survive. But General McAuliffe thought otherwise. He gave the Germans a short message. This message contained just four letters. Four letters only, but never in the history of freedom was a desire for liberty and perseverance in the face of evil expressed more eloquently than in that message. It spelled N – U – T – S. “Nuts”.

My friends, the national-socialists got the message. Because it left no room for interpretation!

I suggest we walk in the tradition of giants like General McAuliffe and the American soldiers who fought and died for the freedom of my country and for a secular and democratic Europe, and we tell the enemies of freedom just that. NUTS! Because that’s all there is to it. No explanations. No beating around the bush. No caveats.

Our enemies should know: we will never apologize for being free men, we will never bow for the combined forces of Mecca and the left. And we will never surrender. We stand on the shoulders of giants. There is no stronger power than the force of free men fighting for the great cause of liberty. Because freedom is the birthright of all man.

Geert Wilders
Voorzitter Tweede Kamerfractie Partij voor de Vrijheid (PVV)

Geert Wilders MP
Chairman Party for Freedom (PVV)

Thanks to ‘beer n sandwiches’

I am adding this comment from Jihad Watch for those of you who disagree with Wilders but see the inarguable right in allowing him to speak (MY bolding in the below excerpt):

I respectfully disagree with Mr. Wilders, at least partly. There is some speech that is truly hate speech. A good example would be what is taught in Saudi universities regarding the Jews and Israel. However, criticism is not hate speech, and the truth must always be an effective legal defense. As far as I am concerned, incitement to violence, to hatred is hate speech. ‘Fitna’ was not hate speech and, as such, any ‘hate speech’ laws that condemn it for showing quotes from the Muslims’ holy book and placing them in the context of Islamic violence are wrongheaded and unjust. More, they are a threat to the freedoms that have made Western societies tolerant, pluralistic and wonderful places to live in. Agree with Wilders, or disagree with him: it is of no matter to me. However, to attempt to silence him for saying something that does not incite violence or hatred, but merely makes an argument with which you have issue, is the worst form of cowardice; it is moral turpitude in the highest degree. Refusal to permit free speech allows for no refutations of a favoured point of view; it permits no dissent from the majority opinion. It is the essence of tyranny, and in consequence, free speech can never be held as a privilege, nor as a matter even of debate or voting, for the majority will always and ever vote to silence voices that disagree with the mob’s consensus. Free speech must be a basic right, held by all to speak as they please, save that they do not espouse violence or treason. It is by this definition, and this definition alone, that a tyranny can be separated from a free society. “It is error alone which needs the support of government. Truth can stand by itself.” – Thomas Jefferson, third President of the United States. “A democracy is nothing more than mob rule, where fifty-one percent of the people may take away the rights of the other forty-nine.” – Thomas Jefferson.

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“Never was so much owed by so many to so few”

The speech was given as the United Kingdom prepared for the expected German invasion. In it, Churchill tried to inspire his countrymen by pointing out that although the last several months had been a series of monumental defeats for the Allies, their situation was now much better. Churchill’s argument was in fact correct; shortly thereafter the British won the battle – the first significant defeat for the hitherto unstoppable Nazi war machine.

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• British Muslims with Yorkshire accents fighting our soldiers in Afghanistan: The Armed Forces are increasingly fighting British Muslims with Midlands and Yorkshire accents on the battlefields of Afghanistan. Intelligence reports show that rising numbers of home-grown jihadists have joined the Taliban so they can kill British soldiers. Senior military sources say UK troops are engaged in a ‘surreal mini-civil war’ in the dusty badlands of Helmand Province. The revelations came as the Ministry of Defence announced another three British soldiers had been killed in a roadside bomb attack in southern Afghanistan today.
• Geert Wilders speech in New York, 27th Feb 2009 (Jihad Watch)
• Lord Ahmed to receive 10,000 visitors in prison (Cranmer)
• Quran an ‘accursed book’: William Ewart Gladstone (1809–1898 ) was LIBERAL, yes Liberal (before the Labour party was born) Prime Minister of Great Britain four times: 1868–74, 1880–85, 1886 and 1892–94. He called the Qur’an an “accursed book” and once held it up during a session of Parliament, declaring: “So long as there is this book there will be no peace in the world.” What do today’s “Liberals” say on this or Wilders ban or the death of Free Speech?
• What does the civil rights organisation “Liberty” have to say on the banning of Wilders and Free Speech in Britain? NOTHING! I have heard from many people and websites that they have not replied to calls or e-mails on the issue, describing it as “old news” if they say anything at all. They have been rather busy anyway, speaking up for the non-British Binyam Mohamed and HIS rights on his return from Guantanamo. When WILL we wake up to this abominable and biased organisation and its agenda to destroy the British state as we know… knew it? TO HELL WITH ‘LIBERTY’!

“Yes I am emotional about torture SIR!” Shami Chakrabarti SAVAGES UK Minister Geoff “Buff” Hoon

“And I am emotional about MY country, MADAM, I certainly am”

You and such as you need to remove yourself from it, ASAP! (You will note that the editor of this video, a Shame of Chakrabarti follower, does NOT include Geoff Hoon’s response to this idiotic, unbalanced woman.)

LONG LIVE FREE SPEECH!

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