Dutch politician Geert Wilders has released his so called movie. It can be seen on this site.
Wilders made a couple of errors in his 16 minutes statement on the Internet. He showed a photograph of the murderer of Theo van Gogh. It was actually the photo of rapper Salah Edin
Wilders showed in Fitna some images of terrorists attacks and showed Quran verses.
It isn't much to talk about. It wasn't the talk of town. We expected more. Mind that Geert Wilders had almost 5 months to realize his so called movie. He said a lot about it in public but at the release it appeared to be a copy and paste effort of the Dutch Parlementarian.
The Dutch Prime Minister was afraid that it could harm Dutch interest abroad like it did Denmark with the cartoons printed in the Jylland Posten
Also Wilders violated copyrights of the maker of the Mohammed cartoons he used in Fitna.
Also the voice of a Dutch journalist was without permission in the Internet broadcast interviewing Theo van Gogh.
Note: Fitna has been removed from the Liveleak servers tonight.
Is this freedom of speech?
Friday, March 28, 2008
Sunday, March 23, 2008
Optimism about the future
Geert Wilders, L'Enfant terrible of Dutch society, has a problem. His US-based internet host doesn't want to host him anymore. The website is out of work.
He told the media that he wanted to make his movie public this month. (March 2008)
Friday (yes, Good Friday) there was a protest manifestation in Amsterdam because of what Wilders might state in his movie and what he has said in public. It widens the gap between different ethnic minorities and the ethnic majority in the Netherlands.
As I write this down, it reminds me that this is a big difference between the US and the Netherlands.
In America there is no majority. The only majority, the native Americans, the Indians, are almost ethnically clinched.
The white man in the US made history by conquering land on the native Americans... Does he consider himself as the new native American?
We actually live in the Netherlands in different ethnic boxes. There are some exceptions, but those exceptions confirm the rule.
That is the difference between the US and over here. The horizontal movement to another box needs time. An ordinary Dutchman doesn't fit in an ordinary Moroccan culture. Both have to grow to each other. Time does it all.
Young Moroccan families have almost the same preferences as young Dutch families. They mix together, the styling of their houses is the same {thanks to Ikea ;)}, they work more and more together.
I think that in the future there will be one common culture. Of course the old cultures must be preserved... I'm optimistic about the future.
The near future is the Mont Ventoux. The first ride with the team was in very wet conditions. Completely soaked we arived in the pub where we found seats a the bar. I'm not only training to be prepered for the summer ride but also I'm gaining some pounds of weight because endurance needs slow burning fats. Also I want to be able to resist cold. This night I found out that my sleeping bag is a bit small for me. How did I sleep in it last year?
With Eastern I'll read the roadmap to Avignon and Sainte Marie รก la Mer and find a horrible picture of the top of the Ventoux. Ventoux means wind, always wind.
Note: Hours later after riding in wet conditions again I read about the real background of the name Ventoux; it's a derivative of the occitanian word ven which means mountain. It has nothing to do with the mistral-wind.
He told the media that he wanted to make his movie public this month. (March 2008)
Friday (yes, Good Friday) there was a protest manifestation in Amsterdam because of what Wilders might state in his movie and what he has said in public. It widens the gap between different ethnic minorities and the ethnic majority in the Netherlands.
As I write this down, it reminds me that this is a big difference between the US and the Netherlands.
In America there is no majority. The only majority, the native Americans, the Indians, are almost ethnically clinched.
The white man in the US made history by conquering land on the native Americans... Does he consider himself as the new native American?
We actually live in the Netherlands in different ethnic boxes. There are some exceptions, but those exceptions confirm the rule.
That is the difference between the US and over here. The horizontal movement to another box needs time. An ordinary Dutchman doesn't fit in an ordinary Moroccan culture. Both have to grow to each other. Time does it all.
Young Moroccan families have almost the same preferences as young Dutch families. They mix together, the styling of their houses is the same {thanks to Ikea ;)}, they work more and more together.
I think that in the future there will be one common culture. Of course the old cultures must be preserved... I'm optimistic about the future.
The near future is the Mont Ventoux. The first ride with the team was in very wet conditions. Completely soaked we arived in the pub where we found seats a the bar. I'm not only training to be prepered for the summer ride but also I'm gaining some pounds of weight because endurance needs slow burning fats. Also I want to be able to resist cold. This night I found out that my sleeping bag is a bit small for me. How did I sleep in it last year?
With Eastern I'll read the roadmap to Avignon and Sainte Marie รก la Mer and find a horrible picture of the top of the Ventoux. Ventoux means wind, always wind.
Note: Hours later after riding in wet conditions again I read about the real background of the name Ventoux; it's a derivative of the occitanian word ven which means mountain. It has nothing to do with the mistral-wind.
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Hopefully everyone is okay
Since November/December 07 I didn't write about my downstairs-neighbor. She'd a huge tumor in her oesophagus. The surgeons removed her oesophagus and due to complications she literally lost her voice. She could only whisper. In the weeks after she had to recover by gaining weight. But how? She cannot eat like we do. Her stomach is used for a new oesophagus so food was nothing more than bouillon or a very light soup. The intestines couldn't bear the food. But now she's improving however still fears the dumping-syndrome. She doesn't gain weight so the doctors fear that her body might affect her muscles. She must gain weight by eating and not using energy. (no walking, no household, keeping temperature in the house comfortable, try to eat every hour some bouillon)
At work I asked a colleague of mine who dealt with my neighbors case if he heard something about her new application to get some extra support for several weeks.
A few hours later this colleague told my roommates and me the terrifying news that he has a tumor in his head and possibly cancer in his liver. Last week he had a MRI-scan which made that obvious.
Hopefully everybody else I know is fine...
At work I asked a colleague of mine who dealt with my neighbors case if he heard something about her new application to get some extra support for several weeks.
A few hours later this colleague told my roommates and me the terrifying news that he has a tumor in his head and possibly cancer in his liver. Last week he had a MRI-scan which made that obvious.
Hopefully everybody else I know is fine...
Saturday, March 08, 2008
Milestone
Riding is going well. Today I reached the first milestone on my way to the 1300 kilometer trip to Avignon. I cycled 1 k in 22 rides this year.
TOTAL till 8-3-08 1,001.25 kilometer
Total hours I used 37:59:25
TOTAL till 8-3-08 1,001.25 kilometer
Total hours I used 37:59:25
Monday, March 03, 2008
Have you heard about Fitna
.... the movie of Geert Wilders? There isn't any at all... It's all an ordeal.
It's a might be movie to destabilize the nation.
Was The last temptation of Christ a movie which was blaspheme according to some orhodox Christians. Now Fitna of Geert Wilders is almost censored under pressure of the Dutch prime minister Balkenende and his cabinet. the anti-Islam movie might cause Holland big personal, social and economic problems. You can all name it.
If Fitna isn't broad-casted the anxiety for terror has won, do I want that?
No of course not. I can only think that the movie doesn't exist. It's fake, like the Organ Donorshow was. (see the post -BNN's great Donorshow- at May 5 2007)
However there is a dutch countermovie on Youtube.. really good I think if you understand Dutch
It's a might be movie to destabilize the nation.
Was The last temptation of Christ a movie which was blaspheme according to some orhodox Christians. Now Fitna of Geert Wilders is almost censored under pressure of the Dutch prime minister Balkenende and his cabinet. the anti-Islam movie might cause Holland big personal, social and economic problems. You can all name it.
If Fitna isn't broad-casted the anxiety for terror has won, do I want that?
No of course not. I can only think that the movie doesn't exist. It's fake, like the Organ Donorshow was. (see the post -BNN's great Donorshow- at May 5 2007)
However there is a dutch countermovie on Youtube.. really good I think if you understand Dutch
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