Hate speech in Netherlands and Turkey
A few days after the local elections in the Netherlands that were held last Wednesday, the debate is not dominated by the countrywide landslide victory of the progressive liberals or the historic defeat of the Social Democrats in Amsterdam and other big cities. The talk of the town are the racist chants against Moroccans by Geert Wilders, the populist leader of the extreme-right Freedom Party. Over the years, Wilders has gained himself a reputation as a committed Islamophobe who takes pleasure in trying to find out how far he can go in stretching the limits of free speech. According to many politicians and commentators, he crossed the line on election night when he spoke to a crowd of supporters at The Hague and asked them, "Do you want more or fewer Moroccans in this city?" They chanted "Fewer! Fewer! Fewer!" Wilders smiled and responded "I will take care of that."
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