Nice article Roger. Indeed plenty of straws in the wind. I can never understand peoples' gullibility in thinking that people like Wilders could give a hoot about their personal wellbeing. They are unprincipled opportunists looking to cause trouble against people that they don't like for personal indulgences.
The idiot in Armenia is another one. He won't be remembered with any fondness by those he is supposedly representing. Get a pat on the back from some US manipulator then trash your own country.
Peoole tend to forget that the cuddly Netherlands was one of the ioneers in imperialist exploitation. While everyone thinks of the Raj and British India the long and incredibly sordid story of the Dutch East Indies somehow escapes attention.
Wilders connections with what is now the most populous muslim nation in the world are likely to have played a part both in shaping his worldview and in bringing support to a party many thought had disappeared when Pim Fortuyn died.
Nice article Roger. Indeed plenty of straws in the wind. I can never understand peoples' gullibility in thinking that people like Wilders could give a hoot about their personal wellbeing. They are unprincipled opportunists looking to cause trouble against people that they don't like for personal indulgences.
The idiot in Armenia is another one. He won't be remembered with any fondness by those he is supposedly representing. Get a pat on the back from some US manipulator then trash your own country.
Peoole tend to forget that the cuddly Netherlands was one of the ioneers in imperialist exploitation. While everyone thinks of the Raj and British India the long and incredibly sordid story of the Dutch East Indies somehow escapes attention.
Wilders connections with what is now the most populous muslim nation in the world are likely to have played a part both in shaping his worldview and in bringing support to a party many thought had disappeared when Pim Fortuyn died.
thanks roger.. these articles of yours are very informative..