Rumble in Brussels
I mentioned the “Stop the Islamisation of Europe” protest in my main 9/11 commemoration post. It deserves stand-alone coverage. The demonstrators are putting the “I will not submit” rallying cry into action, and the dhimmis are cracking down on them. Baron Bodissey continues his wall-to-wall coverage.
A reader sends this video from the scene:
The ever-vigilant Brussels Journal has eyewitness reports.
Jim Hoft is tracking the beatdown.
Here’s the BBC report:
Police in the Belgian capital, Brussels, have arrested two far-right political leaders at a protest against the “Islamisation of Europe”.
Police clashed with some of the 200 demonstrators and dozens more people were reported to have been arrested.
The mayor of Brussels had banned the protest, held on the sixth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the US.
Frank Vanhecke and Filip Dewinter of the Vlaams Belang (Flemish Interest) party were arrested.
Vlaams Belang has been critical of Muslim immigration to Belgium.
The mayor of Brussels, Freddy Thielemans, banned the protest last month for fear it would cause problems with the city’s immigrant population.
More here.
Where are all the free-speech zealots when you need them?
Marisol at Jihad Watch shreds the mayor’s fear card:
Are they more afraid of the protest, or that certain offended members of the populace might use it as a pretext to stage an attack?
“We support the goals of the demonstration to protest against the lack of freedom of expression in this country,” said Frank Vanhecke, the head of the Flemish Interest Party, before he was bundled off to the police station. “And we also we fully agree that the rise of Islam in Europe poses a risk to our values.”
You’ll note, by the way, that almost every MSM article refers to Vlaams Belang as “far right.”
The open-borders European press and politicians use the same demonization tactics against immigration enforcement proponents abroad as they do here…even as they watch their nations’ sovereignty crumble before their eyes.
Like Toynbee said: “Civilizations die from suicide, not by murder.”
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More blog coverage:
More pics at this Flickr page via The Center for Vigilant Freedom.
Brian Ledbetter ruminates on the degeneration of the West:
There is absolutely no way we will win the war against militant Islam if we continue to believe in nothing. Take Vlaams Belang’s latest outburst in Brussels, for instance:—A political party in Belgium wished to express their deep dissatisfaction with the European Union’s coddling policy towards militant Muslims, in the form of an organised protest in the streets of Belgium, the capital of Brussels.
Following the laws of the West, the jurisdiction of which have been relentlessly extended as a result of our continuing and foolish reliance on “Progressivism,” they applied for a permit to exercise their right to assemble.
Their permit was denied by the mayor, who felt it would be too “inflammatory” to allow them to speak. And, when a handful of Belang supporters tried to do so anyway, they were summarily rounded up and arrested.
So there you have it:—in the heart of the European Union, which is in theory a group of federated nations that believe in the “freedoms” of the West (heck, Christian Europe is the very origination of these freedoms), we are denying our own freedoms—wantonly stifling the debate of our own native citizens, whilst formally resisting any attempt to suppress murderous speech which is spoken against us.
A nation that believes in nothing will always lose to an enemy that believes in something.
Always.
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Unbelievable video. Chilling. It reminded me of Nazis. Are Christians going to be wearing cross badges on their lapels next?
If this was a Muslim protest against the Iraq war would they have been subjected to this treatment?
This statement caught my eye in the dhimmitization of Europe:
The “immigrant population” always seems to trump legal citizens, no?
Panderers everywhere.
Yeah, the guy in the snazzy suit with a $200 tie looks dangerous - he needs to be roughed up for sure.
Brussels is the cradle of the EU. Stability is the first priority. What the keepers of the kingdom fail to realize is that Flemish pride will not allow the Islamists to hold sway over Flemish culture. Islamists are occupiers every bit as much as the French speaking squatters are, in the eyes of the nationalistic Flemish.
P-O-W-D-E-R K-E-G. And it’s high time somebody took issue with the Islamist occupation of Europe. Immigrants indeed.
My daughter is married to a Flemish man and lives in Brussels, a newly certified dual citizen of the EU and the USA.
She happens to be visiting starting this next weekend. I will share firsthand news as I learn of what is happening. My son-in-law is an employee of the EU government. He has some interesting thoughts on the state of affairs in his homeland.
Will keep you posted.
There -will- be a breaking point.
The most positive sign is the citizens of European countries are not only demanding action they are voting action. There may be hope for European nations but the window of peaceful opportunity is fast closing. I would not be surprised at violent action against Muslims within the next few years by otherwise passive people who have yet to recognize the danger of their socialistic welfare systems.
Europe is a powderkeg waiting to blow. ( I note that the Swiss are also beginning to take aggressive action against Islamic immigrants and, as one might expect, their politicians are being branded by racists in the EU and UN.)
Lindsay: I am almost certain I read a story that said Christians in Iran had to wear some sort of identifying mark.
Let me look and I’ll post back if I find it.
Make no mistake about it - before the radicals destroy all liberals hold dear (abortion, gay rights, feminism) their first victims will be Christians because we will fight this madness.
The Swiss are the ones to watch. They will pass some harsh laws and the muslims will start to leave. When the rest of the European people see what the Swiss are doing they will demand the same, that is when things will break open.
The only way the muslims were removed from Europe in the 1400’s was at the point of a sword. Read your history. That is all they understand. Now there are many many more than in the 1400’s.
“Free speech for me but not for thee”
Well, maybe if they had remembered to bring along their “Behead The Islamists” signs they would have been left alone to protest …
A mere taste the Euro marxist-dominated elites have in store for Europeans. And what America’s elites are successfully laying the groundwork (campaign finance “reform”, “hate” crime, “Fairness” Doctrine)in the US. Huxley’s liberal critique of socialism in Brave New World is now coming true: obey the Cult of Conspicuous Compassion, or else!
Watching that video doesn’t give me much hope for the future of Europe. I can’t help but feel that perhaps it’s too late and Europe’s consignment to the dustbin of history is all but inevitable. No doubt their chance of survival would be far stronger if they had a 1st amendment combined with a 2nd to ensure that the 1st means more than merely archaic words on display in a museum somewhere.
But what really astounds me more than the decline and fall of Europe is that so many conservatives here in America seem gung-ho to vote for Rudy Giuliani, and thus against our 2nd amendment, simply because they think he might have the best chance against Hillary. The 2nd amendment is a requirement for the continuation of our freedom and liberty, and this is more than just meaningless rhetoric. Just look at what’s going on in Europe.
I think the “volume” has gone up on this topic this past year or so. That’s good.
The kapos for their
Naziislamist overlords. If there isn’t a massive backlash, and soon, I hold little hope for Europe’s survival.I thought a fellow commenter a bit extreme when he spoke of stockpiling food and weapons and ammunition for the coming conflicts/revolution.
Now I think he he is fully justified in doing so. NRA, here I come!
Just like Jefferson in 1803;it is always up to the U.S. to show the world how to stand up to terrorism,and for freedom.Jefferson-”We will not pay tribute” Spencer-”I will not submit”.Don’t the other countries in the so-called free world understand the concept of freedom?Or do they just ignore the threats to freedom until it is too late? Just a thought.
When is the last time they arrested one of THESE guys?
Pathetic!
I read that Belgium may be heading for a split. What is going on in Europe?! I know the liberals would have us believe in some grand European/Scando-Nordic utopia, but only in the past 50 years have we seen any peace on this continent… and already there are seismic rifts forming.
The right to peaceably assemble didn’t just miraculously appear, all of the rights we enjoy were paid for in treasure and blood.
And yet there are those who would make America like Europe and would force hate laws like Europe has on us.
America is great because of our exception to socialist rule not because of it.
” I much prefer ‘Dangerous’ Freedom to ‘Peaceful’ Slavery”.
Thomas Jefferson
Hopefully A LONG OVERDUE Wakeup Call to Illegal Immigration Here
It’s gratifying to see at least some Europeans have had a hard hot whiff of java of how their culture is being subtly undermined and diluted, and I suspect many of them, especially the French and Danes, assumed throwing open arms to unchecked immigration was a sign of peace and compassion. Much like those here who swear the invasion from below the Rio Grande will somehow ‘enhance’ and ‘fortify’ the U.S.’s ‘melting pot’ like previous group. Hello! When you go down to Mexico City and points south, you’ll find Italian and German and French restaurants and such, but that’s as far as their concept of a ‘melting pot’ goes — and they make _no bones_ about wanting to import that idea here. If you really give a damn about the distinctiveness of American culture then what’s happening in Europe is a vitally needed heads-up to taking hard and yes, dispassionate immediate action before the point of no return like MASSIVE deportation — and I don’t just mean criminals (i.e. “anchor babies” and relatives too!). This country’s culture is our timidity and stupidity to lose, as they’re belatedly waking up to across the pond.
James Greenidge
Queens NY
I was mistaken about the Iran story - my source question the truth of the article he posted so he deleted it.
However, it was reiterated to me that museums in Europe are beginning to ship works to America and catalog the things that cannot be moved for the fear such things will be destroyed if Europe becomes Islamic - which, by all accounts, seems to be happening.
Guess I won’t be taking that European vacation when I graduate with my Masters’. Such a pity, as I always wanted to visit the UK.
But it’s funny how the very same people who claim to be so progressive and forward-thinking are the same ones continually mired in trying to bring back policies and forms of government that have failed throughout history?
Makes you question just how modern they really are.
Religion + Politics is a killer combination. Please be careful. Not all Conservatives are Xian!
#23 US must never become a theocracy. Glad to see the “Muslims for Peace” in Austin, TX, led by Sharita Hussein McKenzie. (Glenn Beck TV on 9/11)
“freedoms” of the West (heck, Christian Europe is the very origination of these freedoms)
Got that right. What’s needed here is a good old-fashioned Burning Times revival. A new Northern Crusade. Charlemagne, where are you?
Hugh Fitzgerald frequently warned about this . . .do you have any links to stories about the movement/cataloging of art?
The Baron and his beautiful bride do awesome work! All concerned should take the time to check out The Gates of Vienna. The stop sharia clock is running!!
That being said, I must add my despondent rhetorical remark: “The post-christian world seems hell bent on capitulation. We (the West) are not going to make it, are we.”
It is now time to stand against these people. I am so tired of spineless liberals who chant nonsense on a daily basis. For every Muslim action we need 3 or more. Let’s put those sick f’s in their place.
Hope this isn’t too harsh(uh), but the Euro-weenies are whimps. Last century pretty well shows that…how many times did they cower down to an oppressive government. Same thing now just a different year. Nothing changed.
Hopefully lazy America is slowly waking up to the invasions of the illegal aliens and the Islamic fascists.
The Brussels city government has this on their website:
“instead of ‘moaning’, why not take the time to act, to do something about the things we’re not happy with: why shouldn’t we too take part in public life?”
Under the new islamified left, that’s a rhetorical question.
I can’t see Jihad Watch from work. I can’t see 1389blog.com any longer which was where I learned why I couldn’t see Jihad Watch. It was Charles Johnson who pointed out 1389blog.com. Fortunately, LGF has enough members who speak up so that it was only blocked for a few hours to a day, but I fear that this site and Hotair may soon join Robert Spencer’s excellent site in SonicWALL’s “Hate Site” category. I still don’t see how even a left-winger can justify blocking 1389blog.com which just seemed to be listing which blocking services were blocking which sites.
One reason the Supreme Court appointments were critical - SCOTUS was beginning to look at laws in Europe rather than our Constitution when deciding cases!
Englishqueen, take the vacation. You’ll find lots of “regular” people in Europe who would agree with you. The lefties own their MSM too, so you never see that.
Locomotivebreath1901 thanks for the link I now have a new site in my favorites to keep up on the war on Islam besides LGF, MEMRI, and Jihad Watch. As an old co-pilot always told me, “Boomer always make sure you know your opponent.” The more I learn about Islam the more it scares the heck out of me.
Amazing how anxious they are to roll over and play dead in the face of the Islamic invasion of Europe.
It’s not the locals I’m concerned about, Aloha. It’s the transplants who think European culture should change to suit their delicate sensibilities.