WSJ calls on the Netherlands to stop the trial of Geert Wilders Because ...

... the trial will expose the violent, hate-filled teachings of Islam, and wouldn't that be just terrible?   Lawrence Auster writes:

My brain is running out of the neurotransmitters that transmit amazement. The Wall Street Journal has an article this week that calls on the Netherlands to cancel the trial of Geert Wilders--but not because it is wrong to put a man on trial for stating opinions; and not because it is totalitarian to send a man to prison for criticizing Islam. In fact, the author, Leon de Winter, does not actually find fault with the Netherlands' "hate-speech" laws under which Wilders is being tried, and his strongest criticism of the effort by Dutch prosecutors to put Wilders in prison for his opinions that it is "preposterous." He does not call it tyrannical

Why, then, does de Winter want the trial to be stopped? Because the trial will expose the violent, hate-filled teachings of Islam, and that must be prevented at all costs. As he writes: "On trial is not so much Geert Wilders, but the Holy Book of Islam."

There's a secondary harm de Winter sees resulting from the trial: Wilders might be convicted. But, as de Winter makes clear, the reason he wants to prevent that outcome is not that Wilders would be fined or go to jail and that the people of the West would be scared into silence on the subject of the encroaching power of Islam. No, de Winter want to prevent the conviction of Wilders because it will make Wilders more popular and help advance his cause.

From de Winter's reasoning it is clear that if Geert Wilders had not declared at the openiing of the trial on January 20 his intention to make the truth of his statements about Islam the basis of his defense, de Winter would not have called for the cancellation of the trial. He is doing so, not in order to protect Wilders and other besieged Islam critics from tyrannical leftist governments, but in order to protect Islam from the truth.

One last point. From a quick look around the Web, it appears that conservative websites think that de Winter's column is pro-Wilders, mainly because of its title, "Stop the Trial of Geert Wilders." They don't seem to realize that the column is anti-Wilders, and pro-Islam.

Please continue reading at a View From The Right, and do not miss the comments and quotations at the bottom of the article, very informative.

I am truly surprised at something like this article by Leon de Winter would be published at the Wall Street Journal but I am also thankful that Mr. Auster has clearly pointed out Mr. de Winter's desires and sympathies.

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Comments

[Leticia]

People will write or do just about anything to protect the lies of Islam. Apparently, it may be working.

Great post!

[cube]

Good find. It's important to read beyond the headlines.

Cowardice is the only reason I can think of for an explanation for those who seek to appease islamofacism.

[Debbie]

People are too quick to only read a headline or a paragraph or two and not read entire articles. Actually we need to read them several times to take in exactly what the author is saying.

Wilders is putting Islam and the Koran on trial and this should be a very interesting trial to watch. There are many others that will be affected by the outcome and by the events in the trial. What is allowed, what is not, etc.

[MK]

Now that is what you call a conundrum for the lefties. lol

They have to punish Geert for daring to speak, but they can't expose islam for the violent death cult that is really is.

Either way, their islamist pimps will not be pleased.

[Ron Russell]

That is an interesting and different take on the trial of Greet Wilders. They are afraid Greet will expose the truth. In some ways like the trial of KSM in that we don't want to give the terrorist a platform to spew their hate and lies. Opposite but alike if you see what I mean.

[R.J. Godlewski]

What irks me is that Holland has always been the Terrorist Gateway into the U.S.

Go Geert Go!

[Debbie]

MK and Ron: Exactly, very telling isn't it?

R.J. No one is talking about that part of the situation. I don't believe I've read one article even mentioning it.

[Angel]

Geert is the leader of our time!

[Always On Watch]

Exposing Islam for what it is in Islamophobic, dontcha know? [sarcasm]

The Wilders trial is going to backfire on Islam, IMO.

Sadly, the msm here in the States will not cover the trial. I've noted the silence on the part of the msm here.