Tegen de islamisering van onze cultuur: Nederlandse identiteit als fundament

by Pim Fortuyn

Dutch

Genres: Politics, Nonfiction, Religion

110 pages, Paperback

First published May 14, 2012

About the author

Wilhelmus Simon Petrus Fortuijn, known as Pim Fortuyn, was a Dutch politician, author, civil servant, businessman, sociologist and academic who founded the party Pim Fortuyn List (Lijst Pim Fortuyn or LPF) in 2002. Fortuyn worked as a professor at the Erasmus University of Rotterdam before branching into a business career and was an advisor to the Dutch government on social infrastructure. He then became prominent in the Netherlands as a press columnist, writer and media commentator. Initially a Marxist who was sympathetic to the Communist Party of the Netherlands, and later a member of the Dutch Labour Party in the 1970s, Fortuyn's beliefs began to shift to the right in the 1990s, especially related to the immigration policies of the Netherlands. Fortuyn criticized multiculturalism, immigration and Islam in the Netherlands. He called Islam "a backward culture", and was quoted as saying that if it were legally possible, he would close the borders for Muslim immigrants. Fortuyn also supported tougher measures against crime and opposed state bureaucracy, wanting to reduce the Dutch financial contribution to the European Union. He was labeled a far-right populist by his opponents and in the media, but he fiercely rejected this label. Fortuyn was openly homosexual and a supporter of gay rights.

In March 2002, his newly created LPF became the largest party in Fortuyn's hometown Rotterdam during the Dutch municipal elections held that year. Fortuyn was assassinated during the 2002 Dutch national election campaign by Volkert van dear Graaf, a left-wing environmentalist and animal rights activist. In court at his trial, van dear Graaf said he murdered Fortuyn to stop him from exploiting Muslims as "scapegoats" and targeting "the weak members of society" in seeking political power. The LPF went on to poll in second place during the election but went into decline soon after.

Reviews

[Danny · Rating 4 out of 5]

Dit boek strookt totaal niet met wat ik anderen heb horen beweren over Fortuyn's gedachtegoed. Niet per se goed geschreven, maar zeker het lezen waard.

[Daniel Schotman · Rating 3 out of 5]

Hij beschrijft eerder een patstelling en geeft aan waar de westerse cultuur anders is dan de Islam. Hoe die samenleving alleen precies Islamiseert is in het boek niet uiteengezet. Als zodanig is de titel nogal misleidend.

[RLJ · Rating 2 out of 5]

Saai 😴

[Luca · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interessant leesvoer, uitgesproken en dapper. Een stuk genuanceerder dan hoe Fortuyn destijds werd afgeschilderd in de media en door generatiegenoten. Hij is niet bang om problemen te benoemen; duidt de situatie in internationale context (bijv. hoe Nederland in dat opzicht verschilt van een Frankrijk waar de problemen in de banlieus vele malen groter zijn); en oppert mogelijke oplossingen (waar ik me overigens lang niet altijd in kan vinden).

Opmerkelijk is zijn voorspelling dat als er niks zou gebeuren tegen het opbroeiende fundamentalisme in de Franse banlieus, het daar nog eens extreem uit de hand zou gaan lopen. Helaas heeft Fortuyn daarin gelijk gekregen. Al met al genoeg om over na te denken.

[Willem_Ha · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interessant boek! Na zoveel jaar nog steeds actueel.