As many may likely be aware, Dutch politician Geert Wilders’ short film, Fitna, which juxtaposes verses from the Qur’an and snips of hate speech and violent acts from radical Muslims, was posted on LiveLeak for only four days before they were forced to remove it due to “threats” they received. I am not necessarily endorsing this movie as an accurate representation of Islam as a whole, as indeed the entire premise, that moderate Muslims need to take the initiative in changing their religion into the vessel of peace they claim it to be, seems to be entirely lost until the last few minutes, but regardless, it is undeniable that it presents an accurate characterization of the wicked acts perpetrated against humanity by the extremist types. We cannot continue make clear the backwardness of extremist Islam and then shrink from our statements and relinquish our freedom of speech when we gets scared. If we continue to do so, we will eventually give it away for good. It is in solidarity and in the spirit of free speech that I repost the film Fitna below, and ask others to do the same.

Edit: I should note that for me this is mostly a free speech issue. There are many on different sides claiming different things about this film. Some claim that it uses already tried misrepresentation of the Qur’an, failing to translate accurately, others, such as commenter #3 on this post, respond angrily, citing the thousands that radical Islam has killed. That fact, there is no denying. We can dispute the method of delivery all we want, claiming it to be amateur or unoriginal (something I largely agree with), but the fact that LiveLeak was forced to pull it after only a matter of days proves the entire point. Radical Islam is seeking to suppress freedom of speech, and it must be opposed

Edit #2: A quick look at some of Mr Wilders’ statements indicate that he is not exactly my kind of guy. He may oppose radical Islam and consider himself a proponent of free speech, yet he advocates banning the Qur’an in the Netherlands. How hypocritical so many people in this world are. I don’t like a lot of what is in the Qur’an, but I will defend its right to be printed and read, just as I defend Mr Wilders’ right to have his film seen.

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