Most Dutch say Islam incompatible with Western society

Interesting findings reported in the Jerusalem Post:

LONDON - Islam is incompatible with modern Western society, according to a majority of those responding to a recent Dutch survey. Most of the people polled expressed a negative view of Islam and Muslims.

The survey was released the same week that a Dutch Justice Ministry report said radical Islam had made significant inroads among the country's immigrants, posing a threat to the nation's security.

Known for its laissez-faire social attitudes, the sharp turn in public opinion against Islam in the Netherlands has sparked a debate that has prompted criticism of Queen Beatrix and the government for allegedly abandoning Western values in the face of Muslim pressure.

The poll conducted by Dutch research firm Motivaction for the GPD newspaper chain on June 2 found that 63 percent of those surveyed believed Islam was incompatible with modern European life.

More than a quarter of respondents said Muslim immigrants were rude, lazy, intolerant and prone to criminal behavior. They said the increase in Muslim immigration has had a negative effect on civic and social life, with almost 80 percent saying relations between Muslims and non-Muslims had become strained.

Government-backed initiatives to acculturate Muslim immigrants had failed, respondents said, as most believed that many immigrants had walled themselves off from Western society in an attempt to create outposts of their home cultures on Dutch soil.

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When are people ever going to realize.. oil and water don't mix.

Good sign that the west is starting to wake up and smell the java.

No, no. You've got it all wrong. Let me fix the news for you:


LONDON - Modern Western society is intolerant of Islam, according to a majority of those responding to a recent Dutch survey. Most of the Islamophobes polled expressed an ignorant view of Islam and Muslims.

The survey was released the same week that a Dutch Justice Ministry report said radical Islam had made slight inroads among the country's immigrants, but posing little threat to the nation's security.

Known for its laissez-faire social attitudes, the sharp decrease in correct public knowledge of Islam in the Netherlands has sparked a campaign of hate speech that has prompted criticism of Queen Beatrix and the government for allegedly abandoning Western values in the face of Muslim pressure.

The poll conducted by Dutch research firm Motivaction for the GPD newspaper chain on June 2 found that 63 percent of those surveyed believed in a violent ideology of white supremacism.

The tolerant multiculturalists among the respondents said Muslim immigrants were polite, hard working, tolerant and prone to charity, the improvement of community and family relations, and spirituality. They said the increase in Muslim immigration has had a positive effect on civic and social life, with all intelligent people saying relations between Muslims and Infidels had never been better.

A Crusader Government-backed Final Solution to brainwash Allah's holy warriors had failed, some misinformed respondents with a death wish said, as most erroneously believed that many Muslim colonialists had walled themselves off from the Great Satan's society in an attempt to create outposts of the only true culture on Infidel soil in an effort to slowly conquer the country by outbreeding the Infidels and then taking over. This, of course, is what the Zionists want you to believe. Allah knows best, and soon you will too!

Actually I think I made a few logical errors there, but it's not like there's any logic to be found in today's world.

Jesus Christ Supercop,

Did you see the article over at JW about CAIR's effort to try to "educate" Americans about Islam. These CAIR folks know that there is a slow brewing backlash growing against Muslims and their organizations.

What percentage of immigrant muslims are actually gainfully employed and are contributing members of Dutch society?

What percentage of immigrant muslims are actually on welfare or other subsidized Dutch government largresse?

Any ideal?

The barbarians are at the gates again!

Call in the Christians missionaries from the global south!

Most Dutch say Islam incompatible with Western society

I should think the Dutch do say that. One would have to be stupid not to see it.

As one commentator put it, who you gonna to believe: the self-interested political/media class or "your lyin' eyes"?

For goodness' sake every day there is some new horror inspired by Islamic "teachings" in the news. Deport them out of Western lands.

Yojimbo:

For goodness' sake every day there is some new horror inspired by Islamic "teachings" in the news.

The immense amount of negative news about Muslims that are reported daily at just a couple of blogs are a pretty compelling argument againts Islam.

I could have saved them a lot of money if they had asked me. I live in Holland and I have watched the slow deterioration in the quality of life over the last 10 years. In fact I think the figuer of 63% is a little on the low side. The same is happening in Germany and in Belgium. If Gert Wilgers the politician that is under 24 hour protection can get enough candidates for his new party he should win enough seats to in the next election to influence the formation of the next Government. Things are slowly changing here in Europe and remember it was only 4 years after Chambelien came back from Munich waving his piece of paper until Churchill and Rosevelt were demanding unconditional surrender. If there is one thing that is certain the Dutch will not roll over and play dead.

This is spot on:

MARK REPLIES: The Amazon reviewer asks: “Why do people purport themselves an authority on Islam when they are not Muslims themselves?” Why does every nickel’n’dime imam at Friday prayers across the Muslim world purport to be an authority on Jews and infidels when he’s not a son of a pig himself? The idea that Muslims can pronounce on the perfidy of everybody else 24/7 but that Islam is this deep mysterious impenetrable thing that only years of immersion as a practising Muslim can enable you to understand is drivel. If we have to have multiculturalism, we could at least have a level playing field.

It's all too late. The mask has fallen off, and we've seen the reality. No amount of lying and propaganda is going to cover it all up now.

And by God have the politicians and media betrayed us all - and insulted those who've raised objections while doing it.

The Dutch have a negative view of islam, that's a first step.

The more important question is: will they actually do anything about it? Will they vote in politicians who have the courage to make change? Will the Dutch stop persecuting their own who speak out against islam? I hope they do, but that still remains to be seen.

Assuming that 10% of any population are hopeless (delusional or constitutionally contrarian)- what's wrong with the other 27% of the Dutch?

radical Islam has made significant inroads...

To have radicalized something, one must have made that thing faster, more severe, more dangerous, or less compatible with the current state.

Can anyone tell me what these Jihadists have done to outdo Mohammed in these ways?

Call them what they really are: Moslem activits.

33:21 Koran.

Most Dutch say Islam incompatible with Western society

Well, finally. It took them a while, I'd say. Might be too late now...

If Dutch law persists in criminalizing those who speak out in conscience against islam and sharia and dhimmitude, then Dutch society should close ranks against Dutch law. Widescale civil disobedience; get in the way of the police as they walk down the street, then say "sorry, trying to be a good dhimmi!" and smile, faux-regretfully and walk away. Serve them last when on duty. Walk through the legal districts and obstruct every Allie McBeal lookalike and every florid jurist; "sorry, fellow kufr; I didn't see you!". Block, in seeming confusion, every official in sight; we are after all, as islam seems to feel, merely sheep and without firm leadership we cannot really be expected to know what to do, or what to think. Get your friends in on it too. Make a date. Take action.

Holger Dansker,

I take it back. It is NOT too late

Give 'em hell!

According the the CIA Factbook, an excellent source, Muslims are under 6% of Netherlands population:

http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/nl.html#People

This is a problem, but as long as they master the immigration problem, which it seems they are, there is every reason to be hopeful. And let's not paint with broad brushstrokes here; immigrants from many underdeveloped nations and cultures integrate (or stay separate) with little ill effect. Islam is the problem, not immigration per se.

I wonder if this opinion survey included Muslim Dutch citizens - that would skew it a little low.

Then figure in the many multiculturated people afraid or not ready to express feelings that they have been told are ignorant, racist etc.

Encouraging trend.

Januaryman,

Five years ago 30% of all Moroccans and Turks in the Netherlands were living on social benefits. It gets even worse when you only look at the older generation. 65% (!) of all Moroccans and Turks between 40 and 65 years of age were either unemployed or not able to work, more than three times as much as native Dutchmen.

With these high percentages, it comes as no surprise that foreign immigrants cost a society more in social benefits than they they gain through employment. CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis did the numbers and you can download the English language report here: http://www.cpb.nl/eng/pub/cpbreeksen/bijzonder/47/bijz47.pdf

Islam can also be fairly judged on its outcomes in the day to day world, not on the more arcane facets of its religious doctrine.

That is why this argument is being made, to distract attention from real world muslim behaviors.

The Dutch, and all of Europe, should bring in immigrants from Latin America, India, Eastern Asia and Christian Africa, along with non-Muslims from Islam-dominated areas. There will be no serious trouble with these immigrants, they will work to better themselves and their new homelands, and in a couple of generations they will be totally integrated and will consider themselves Europeans. There will be problems with discrimination, but problems that get solved. There will be cultural clashes, but they will not be violent.

Well, welcome to the world, Dutch brethren!!

Don't forget that Islam incorporates first-degree murder into its core ideology thus putting it in violation of the legal codes of nearly every non-Islamic nation on earth!

Two solutions--stopgap only--one is for Christian Europe to fell and settling here in the US. I suspect this is happening and will only intensify as Eurabia heats up.

Jihad has also changed my mind on immigration with illegals via Mexico. Sure, there breaking the law, but these traditional, hard-working Mexicans(with their large families) may salvage America from the Muslim hordes in the next century.

These two issues--Jews and Christians from Europe and Israel coupled with further tens of millions of religious Catholic Mexicans should help perserve the 'demographic edge' over Islam in the US.

The Toronto Star's resident Islamist, "Harpoon" Siddiqui, says that the Dutch awakening is really a sign of, what else, "Islamophobia." http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1150927809973&call_pageid=970599109774&col=Columnist969907621513

Which, of course, is exactly what the Star's dhimmi readers (the paper has the largest circulation in Canada) want to believe.

Of course it's Islamophobia! How can anybody blame Islam for the large numbers of atrocities done in it's name today and for the last 14 centuries? Don't you know The Prophet was commited to non-violence (as ReligionofPeace.com says, not to be confused with the excellent anti-Jihad site TheReligionOfPeace.com)?

It's those right wing racist haters responsible for Islam's poor image. We need more dialog, more mosque out reach programs, more Qu'rans in schools, more laws banning hate speech (better known as anyone speaking the truth about Islam). Just convert to Islam and all your problems will vanish. Really.

(sarcasm lever to "off")

Sadly, too many PC fools will readily accept this nonsense at face value. It's what way too many people desperately want to believe.

If you buy something that isn't what you thought it would be, that isn't as it was advertised, what do you do with it? You send it back! If Muslims are incompatible with civilized society, send them back where they came from!

There are a lot of promising signs in Europe these days and no accusations of islamophobia are going to stop that.

Immigration and border control are being tightened everywhere. The only thing that has yet to materialize are the popular anti-islamic movements and public discussion about islam and its incompatibility with western values.

The feeling I get when discussing immigration issues with people from various European countries is that people in general are aware of the declining birth rate and the hordes of immigrants waiting outside our borders. This has not, however, been realized into any kind of action or political movement. But it is bubbling under and it could explode if there was a major event like a terrorist attack within European soil or another Cartoon craziness.

I think the muslims overestimated their power when they started the cartoon madness. They did not know what they caused to happen with their mindless demonstrations.

As far as I'm aware, nobody has conducted a poll about people's attitudes to Muslims in the UK. This is probably because the results would be likely to be unpalatable to those who maintain the prevailing political orthodoxy of multiculturalism and merely be seen as an attempt to stir up trouble.

Is this finally a slight turning of the tide in europe? Can I hang my hat on it? Polls are fine, but polls arent action; do something about the problem or those polls dont mean a bag of beans.

Europeans, you better start making moves now while you still can. 50 million people is a lot of potential bombers.

Hi wallyUK.....you know the answer.....the government knows they have a problem as the general population becomes more aware, and as a result, hostile to our Muslim "friends".

They have a duty to keep a lid on it, like it or not.

All you have to do is listen and let our Muslim friends dig their own hole. They DEMAND apologies for a raid, that was probably and deliberately misled - set up - but in all sense was to protect the whole community including Muslims. They DEMAND prior knowledge - intelligence - of future raids, so they can tip the perpetrators off. The leader of the MCB gives a a cocky interviews suggesting smugly how arranged marriages would be good for Britain and that we should embrace Islamic values because they would be good for us, whilst not for a faint moment perceiving the sheer hypocracy of his own words. They insult our values, tolerance and freedom which they wish to exploit. They DEMAND we be tolerant whilst holding their own right to be intolerant of those who don't believe the brainwash BS they believe. But the best thing is they think we are weak, stupid and unable to resist their lies and deceit. Arrogance will be their downfall.

Whatever our "leaders" may do through expediency it will ultimately be the people who decide. When the masses get pissed off and are not prepared to tolerate the Islamofascists any more, at this tipping point, our "leaders" have to decide whose side they are on.

For the Netherlands: Let's join in their national anthem:

Wilhelmus van Nassouwe
Ben ick van Duytschen bloet,
Den Vaderlant getrouwe
Blyf ick tot in den doot:
Een Prince van Oraengien
Ben ick vrij onverveert,
Den Coninck van Hispaengien
Heb ick altijt gheeert.

In Godes vrees te leven
Heb ick altyt betracht,
Daerom ben ick verdreven
Om Landt om Luyd ghebracht:
Maer God sal mij regeren
Als een goet Instrument,
Dat ick zal wederkeeren
In mijnen Regiment.

May the modern Netherlands recover Willem van Nassow's loyalty to Christ and bravery in the cause of liberty.

Posted by: Kepha at June 22, 2006 10:02 PM

"These two issues--Jews and Christians from Europe and Israel coupled with further tens of millions of religious Catholic Mexicans should help perserve the 'demographic edge' over Islam in the US.
Posted by: biorabbi"

You know biorabbi I used to think the same thing until the parades of ILLEGAL immigrants around the USA a few weeks ago. If the illegal immigrants can portray themselves as victims of the Racist-immigrant hating-Americans they will get more of what they want from our spineless politicians, not what they deserve - - which is deportation back to THEIR county. The belief that some around the world have that since "you have more than I and therefore you OWE me" just may drive the Catholic immigrants into alliance with muslim immigrants.

They are carping about the term "illegal immigrant" Just as c.a.i.r. complains about the intollerence of others toward their "religion of peace and tolerence". Unbelievable! The attempt to label someone a racist for using "illegal immigrant" to describe a person that has immigrated ILLEGALLY boggles the mind, but this is happening.

RD

Catholic Mexicans should help perserve the 'demographic edge' over Islam in the US.

The Mexcianos won’t be the first racial group to conver en masse to Islam, the Afro-Americans have the drop them in that regard, Nigeria-style. But they’ll be the next to go over. Volatile and intensely loyal group, them.

There are certain aspects of aboriginal status that lend gropus of that nature to Koranical dictate.

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Can’t wait for the NFL season. Before the big game, Hall of Famer Ahmad Rashad asks, “When running his crossing routes, can Steeler WR Antwaan Randle El elude the clutches of LB Saleem Rasheed and DB Ahmed Plummer?.”

Guys
I am from India, and I got to know about holland from a Dutchman in another forum that, increasing number of non-muslim immigrants to Netherlands are voting for the right wing parties...
He was sad that the native dutch are not fast enough to recoganise this menace of muslims....

Any more information about the voting paterns of non Muslim immigrants in Europe.....

Muslims are hated by not only by westerners but also by all those who know can distinguish between whats good and whats wrong....

Good Luck Europe....







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