A reader has sent along a link to a rousing speech given by Geert Wilders in Berlin today. An excerpt:
My friends, we need to give political power back to the nation-state, in the name of democracy, in the name of freedom, in the name of human dignity. By defending the nation-states we defend our own identity. By defending our identity we defend our liberties. By defending our liberty we defend our dignity.
I urge you: Stand up for the nation-state. Be proud of your country!
In his Farewell Address as American President, Ronald Reagan said that the thing he was most proud of in his presidency was ”“ I quote ”“ “the resurgence of national pride that I called, ”˜The New Patriotism.’’ ”“ end of quote.
Europe needs new patriotisms. Europe needs dozens of new patriotisms. We need True Finns, and True Danes, True Frenchmen, and True Irishmen, True Dutchmen, and, my friends, we need True Germans!
Reagan said that we had to teach our children what our country is, what it stands for and what it represents in the long history of the world. He said that Americans need ”“ I quote ”“ “a love of country and an appreciation of its institutions.’
Reagan’s words apply to us, Europeans, too. We need a resurgence of national pride, a love of country and institutions. Our national parliaments are our democratic institutions. We must defend them.
Ladies and gentlemen, dear friends, I have said enough. It is time to act. We must make haste. Time is running out for Germany, for the Netherlands, for all the other great nations of Europe. As Ronald Reagan said: “We need to act today, to preserve tomorrow’.
Here is a short summary of five things which we need to do in order to preserve our freedoms.
First, we must defend freedom of speech. It is the most important of our liberties.
Second, we must end cultural relativism. Our Western culture is far superior to other cultures.
Third, we must stop Islamization. More Islam means less freedom. There is enough Islam in Europe already. Immigrants must assimilate and adapt to our values.
Fourth, we must restore the right to decide about our own money. We should not pay the debts of others. The survival of the euro should not be used as an excuse to reward countries which have shown that they were not worthy to belong to the eurozone.
Fifth, we must restore the supremacy and sovereignty of the nation-state. Our nations are the legacy which our fathers bestowed on us and which we want to bestow on our children. We are the free men and women of the West. We are the true men and women of the West. We do not stand for a superstate. We stand for our own country.
You stand for Germany. I stand for the Netherlands. Others stand for Switzerland, Denmark, Finland, France, Spain, and all these other beautiful freedom-loving nations of Europe. Together we represent the nations of Europe. Together we stand.
Read the whole thing here.
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Look how multicultural we were back in the 70’s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfU17niXOG8
Things turned out great!
By Joe Brooks, recently deceased.
The only problem is the insufficient harmony. If we just keep practicing, though, we’ll perfect that.
Jeffery Hodges
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More Coke ought to do the trick, I guess.
Hurray for Geert ! His words are the result of extraordinary insight and a fierice determination to keep our freedoms and defeat those who would take them away from us. He talks like a prophet and what he says is a warning that we ought to take seriously.
He’s right about sovereignty and independence, and he is right about Islamization. Half the people hate him though–but so it is with all rebels .
No matter what his faults are he is still a wonder- there isn’t anyone else like him. Rene Stadtkewitz is doing well too ! Bravo to both of them !
Agreed all round, Kate, and thanks for joining in. Don’t think we’ve seen you here before.
Hurray for Geert ! We need a new Hitler!! Bravo!! Lets start with the Moslems and finish with the Jews…Oh, let’s not forget the Gipsies too.
Very thoughtful analysis there, KH.
Let me make sure I understand you: showing an interest in preserving one’s indigenous culture = exterminating the Jews.
Asalamalakum, brothers!
Sorry to disappoint you but I’m not of that opinion at all…Uff that was hard, i was starting to feel really remorseful…Oh, and neither my name is Karl-Heinz Rummenigge. In fact Karl-Heinz “Kalle” Rummenigge is just a 70s/80s German footballer I admire.
Serious, peeps!?! Hurray for Geert? Are you all nuts??!!??
PS: I know that you don’t really spell Moslems, either, but I was in character, you see!?!
Stop preaching hate, please.
Laterz!!
Fine then, gearhead or yazalde or whoever:
I have no idea what you are trying to say here, then. It is hardly “preaching hate” to suggest that unchecked expansion of Islam in Europe, and mass immigration from utterly alien societies, do not serve the best interest of the continent’s indigenous cultures and peoples.
And no, we are not “nuts” at all. If any one is “nuts”, it is the pie-eyed multiculturalists of Europe’s ruling elites who continue to advocate supine accommodation and appeasement even as European civilization slowly dies. Geert Wilders has made this point at great personal risk, and I applaud him for doing so.
You are right Malcom ! In my opinion, the stupidest people in the world with THEIR opinions are the ones who think Wilders is wrong and the infestation of 7th century religious fanatics and their defenders are right . Wilders is for everything a civil, free , democratic society and government stands for, and the Islamists are the exact oposite. WAKE UP you simpering, wimpering hypertolerant bleeding hearts who are worried to death Muslims are going to get “hurt” by us . They are always offended by something-especialy by a straight-shooter who is exposing them for the backward freaks they are–a straight-shooter like Wilders . You slobbering, tearful bootlickers who think you can deal with haters like Islamists by pampering them–GO ASK GEERT WILDERS WHAT TO DO- maybe he’ll teach you something !! Shut up and get on the right side–the side of freedom and truth .