Fox News Trashes the Netherlands

EDIT- NOTICE OF NON-INFRINGEMENT: THIS SHORT CLIP FROM FOX NEWS WAS UPLOADED FOR "FAIR USE" PURPOSES OF ANALYSIS/CRITICISM ON A PUBLIC ISSUE. IN ADDITION TO THE TEXTUAL CRITICISM I PROVIDED BELOW, UPLOADING THIS SHORT CLIP ALLOWED HUNDREDS OF OTHERS TO COMMENT AND CRITICIZE, INCLUDING MANY FROM THE NETHERLANDS WHO OTHERWISE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SEE THIS CLIP AND PARTICIPATE IN THIS IMPORTANT DEBATE.

In part of a special series on the secularization of Europe, Fox News ran this segment trashing the Netherlands. The clip uses Fox News's frequent method of attributing its judgments to "some observers" and "people." One such quote from about halfway through the segment:

"They have become what some observers say is militantly secular, ridiculing anyone who holds religion as important and shunning all public displays of faith."

And be sure to stay tuned for this quote at the end that typifies the Fox News approach:

"After euthanasia and infanticide, the next move in the Netherlands is probably a suicide pill, not for those who are terminally ill, but just tired with life. While it hasn't been legalized and is probably still several years off, people are already talking about the idea."

Notice how this last assertion that "people are already talking about the idea" is self-authenticating...

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[Jacob Wende]

The Netherlands are definitely one of the top nations in the world. In my opinion, up there with Denmark, Sweden and Switzerland

[timaaahh]

I didn't know fox news did comedy

[Pieter Arons]

america doesn't know that willem van oranje gave his live so people in the netherlands could have free thoughts and religion Just like today happy it still exists today.

[jojoXtH]

Hahaha marriage with more then two people, he is talking bullshit but its funny though xd

[SiouxIander]

America is blessed by God. its a christian nation. Northern EUrope and western eruope will perish, god bless america.

[PlayingWaif68]

I can't agree more

[specialtaco27]

talks about how religion is shunned, hated and ridiculed... *woman wearing a islamic headdress is walking behind him without being harassed* oh you america...oh you!

[THEWolf199610]

and yeah it is 03:28 am here...the only good thing from america is the music :) \m/

[THEWolf199610]

america maybe has a big army but i'm whondering if someone from the american army knows how to hold a gun, they can't do s**t, look at vietnam.. dump ass losers!

[bighands69]

There are allot of lies being told in America by the media which are just as political as the politicians.

There are media campaigns to convince people in America that guns are the reason for the high crime statistics nothing to do with poverty and poor education in large city sized slums.

The UK has the same problems were their media will get involved in the us gun debate all while the UK has 28000 knife crimes a year that is higher I think that is higher than US gun crime.

[bighands69]

What the Irish.

Because they have messed up their own economy and want to blame the Germans.

Is that what you meant.

[Seb Howarth]

yanks, fucking yanks! they cant be serious with this bullshit!