Re: OT: Where? and What?

On Feb 17, 9:32 am, Bob Badour <bbad..._at_pei.sympatico.ca> wrote:
> Tony D wrote:
> > On Feb 17, 4:02 pm, "Cimode" <cim..._at_hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> >>Hear Hear!!! Holland reppressive? that's a joke...Holland is probably
> >>the most liberal country in the world..Imagine Vegas at an entire
> >>country scale...This is a perfect example of ignorance....Besides,
> >>repressive european countries or Islam really don't give a damn about
> >>BB's opinion....
>
> > Careful with that "Holland" thing ... Dutchmen who aren't from Holland
> > can get *really* upset if you say Holland instead of the
> > Netherlands ;)
>
> > And as western European countries go, the Netherlands must be one of
> > the least repressive
>
> Tell that to Pym Fortuyn and Theo van Gogh.

Your comment immediately made me think of Theo van Gogh. I had forgotten about Pym Fortuyn. I guess van Gogh's death could be seen as a confirmation of Fortuyn's concerns about Islam. But since I am an American, and Americans have no idea what goes on in other countries, I probably didn't actually think that.

Marshall Received on Sat Feb 17 2007 - 19:58:35 CET