OT: Dutch democracy compromised... |
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OT: Dutch democracy compromised... |
Jeroen |
Nov 2 2004, 08:50 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 7,887 Joined: 24-December 02 From: The Netherlands Member No.: 3 Region Association: Europe |
A truely sad day for all Dutch
Today movie maker, columnist and chain-smoker Theo van Gogh was murdered He was known and feared for his strong critizism and his blunt and harsh statements that he spewed when ever he got the chance. Often shocking his "opponenents" Van Gogh had a very stong opinion about the way muslims-funtamentalists suppress women and how they condem gays. In an ultimate attempt to shut him up, he was brutally excecuted in Amsterdam this morning. He was shot 6 times and then a letter was pinned to his dead body with 2 knives The killer was captured after a shoot-out with the police. He is an immigrant from Marocco and aparently a muslim-extremist. Van Gogh paid the ultimate price for what he believed in the most: the freedom of speech |
ThinAir |
Nov 4 2004, 01:04 PM
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Best friends Group: Members Posts: 2,543 Joined: 4-February 03 From: Flagstaff, AZ Member No.: 231 Region Association: Southwest Region |
I agree that what I come to 914World.com for is the car stuff, but I also come here because as a big family we get a place to share what is going on in our lives and is important to us. Within that context I think there is a place for a "political" thread once in awhile so I don't mind this at all.
About a week ago I heard a commentator on NPR talking about the year she spent studying in Europe many years ago. She noted that in America we tend to call someone names or degrade them when they disagree with us. In Europe the response she witnessed was "That's interesting - why do you think that?" This thread reminds me of the "why do you think that" approach. We've managed to put forth our views in a fairly reasoned way without calling each other names, but instead have explored the "why do you think that" angle. It has made for very interesting and thought provoking reading. As long as topics are appropriately labeled so that we know they are not about our teeners, I welcome this kind of interchange. |
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