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Geert Wilders' mistake
Manfred Gerstenfeld
Published: 04.09.12, 10:45
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31. How could he propose TRY # 3
Charles ,   Petach Tikva   (09.05.12)
a ban ONLY on muslim ritual slaughter ? So that's why Jewish ritual slaughter will also be banned if such a law is adopted there . Geert Wilders . a STRONG Israel supporter , can't try to forbid things to muslims but allowing them to Jews . That's the probem for him , and for many others who oppose the islamisation of Europe .
32. Harmen in Leiden
Charles ,   Petach Tikva   (09.05.12)
You wrote : Many people in the Netherlands care deeply about animal welfare . And what about the cooking of live seafood ? Do they also care ? For the rest of your post i agree , 100 % . Politicians can't ask a ban ONLY on muslim ritual slaughter .
33. no 30
(09.05.12)
Sir, It is more cruel to put live LOBSTAR in boiling hot water than ritual slaughter
34. To 32, 33 - It was just an observation
Harmen Breedeveld ,   Leiden, Netherlands   (09.05.12)
Dear nrs. 32 and 33, I merely made the observation that the Dutch care deeply about the welfare of animals. I did not state whether ritual slaughter should be a priority for those Dutch people who care about animal welfare. I guess there was simply more attention in the Dutch media and among the Dutch public for ritual slaughter than for the cooking of live seafood. Perhaps Dutch priorities were wrong here, but I guess that happens quite often in politics, all over the world. What remains important, though, is that I really believe that this is NOT a case of anti-semitism. Merely a case of conflicting interests (animal welfare versus religious beliefs and freedoms)
35. Harmen in Leiden
Charles ,   Petach Tikva   (09.06.12)
Geert Wilders made a proposal , mostly directed against the islamisation of your country . The animal welfare organisations jumped on it to proclaim their support . It are not Dutch priorities , it are the priorities of a minority i think . I think that a vast quantity of Dutch people eat meat and seafood without any problems / I believe that Geert Wilders nor the Dutch people are NOT antisemites .
36. Kosher Vs Veggans
Guchii ,   USA   (09.24.12)
Let us all be Vegetarian until we win the war. Better be free than under bondage and slavery, vegitarianism is good for health.
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