Geert Wilders’ opening speech

Here’s is Geert Wilders’ excellent opening speech at his disgraceful trial in the Netherlands:

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I believe this is a win/win situation for Wilders and whatever the outcome he will win more support.

I have written to the National Secular Society as follows:

“This week, the principle of freedom of speech while not inciting violence has gone on trial in the Netherlands, in the form of MP Geert Wilders being tried by his own government.

I want to note first of all that the start of this very significant trial has so far gone completely unreported by the BBC. (Of course, the Today Programme did instead run a feature on the “triumphs of Muslim science“. That’s “triumphs” of several hundred years ago, mind you. The bias of the BBC is embarrassingly transparent now).

It will be interesting to see how this trial proceeds. If Wilders is found guilty, then telling the truth, even while not inciting violence, will be seen to be illegal in the Netherlands. The Dutch government particularly disliked Wilders’ film Fitna, but in that film he hardly said anything at all, and merely quoted from the Qur’an.

This brings me onto my next point, which is that Islam itself is effectively also on trial. If Wilders can show with reference to his witnesses and to the text that the Qur’an is indeed hateful towards unbelievers, then Islam is guilty. Whether the court would ever honour such a finding, however, is of course another matter entirely.”