Hate speech or Free speech? Geert Wilders on trial

The trial of a Dutch anti-islam politician charged with hate crimes has begun in Amsterdam. It is a landmark case testing the limits of free speech in the Netherlands. Geert Wilders has been charged with incitement of hatred and discrimination against Muslims. In his short film, Fitna, he compared the Koran to Hitler's Mein Kampf. Supporters of Mr Wilders have been demonstrating outside the Amsterdam court. If he loses he faces two years in prison.

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[SupremeARA915]

@Er0sz the thing is Geert Wilders used passages of the quran against muslims and they said that was hate speech

[basiliosmulder]

@TheEntityNL they didnt convict him

[moistfaucet]

in the Koran, it shows the love and hate together. i think its legacy it is not heaven or hell. but the choice of doing hate or love.

[mangkukulam2010]

Christian and Jews of the modern days get their religion attacked often but do you see suicide bombers?

New definition of freedom of speech:

Death to UK, death to America are free speech

Islam is a fascist and totalitarian ideology-racism. Islamists do not want to be told that they do not have clothes even id it is true. They must be smoking opium.

[StoogeWatcher]

Liberal fascists lost on this one. Free speech won.

[basiliosmulder]

@MISP0N That people do that, doesnt mean it's right.

And if these things are based purelly upon for instance religion, it's called racism.

Perhaps you should try and read a book about law and rights?

[basiliosmulder]

@LODGE4444 Yeah, it's called democracy

[basiliosmulder]

@YouSmellLikePOOO Dream on

[bladerunner123ish]

Hey guess what I am getting for Christmas,The Koran ! at least I know this book has never been altered in any way and I Wonder if this freedom of speech applies when slagging off the Zionist Jews !!

[UltraProle21]

@bladerunner123ish lol you don't even have to ask what's next.  this is outrageous in itself.

[UltraProle21]

wow, america is light years ahead of europe and canada in terms of freedom of speech. you "enlightened" leftards can keep your repressive nonsense. i, for one, am not offended by everyone who disagrees with me.