Reply #8: The proposed ban

[Ben Ceremos]

is more than likely a violation of the EU treaty on religious freedom. The security issue is a ruse and it won't work. Hell, you must think we are stupid here in NL. The ban was proposed by the right wing. We are having municipal elections today and everything indicates the multi-culti-left is going to gain nationally. The way our cities go is the way our general election goes. This ban is bogus, it is fear-mongering. As for our immigration laws; they have always been amongst Europes most restrictive, though our asylum laws have been cutback to only allow for "proven persecution" under the mean-spirited Minister Verdonk (may she rot in a lonely retirement).
By the way, Dutch freedom has always been less than many would expect. We are registered, categorized and directed through much of our lives. The old days had "the 5 pillars" which was a society with a strong moral component (guilt)and rigid advancement criteria. Our famed soft-drugs policy is the result of an evolution in the notion of the value of individual freedom. The nice thing about about our current situation is that we are not likely to go back down that path and re-decide. We like our society and we are planning on limiting the influence of neo-liberal and privateerist interests (as per our decision to not privatize the energy sector anymore.)