re: #17 Charles

Right here:

“the right to religious freedom should not apply to this totalitarian ideology called Islam.”

I agree Wilders went too far with that statement, but he’s also right to say that Islam is a totalitarian ideology; with the Qur’an as its foundation and through sharia law, it controls every aspect of the believer’s life, not to mention institutionalizing the near-slavery of women and subordinate, humiliated status for non-Muslims. At times I wonder if it isn’t more correct to think of it as a totalitarianism with religious trappings, rather than a genuine religion.

But, yes, Wilders goes too far with that one. The way to deal with Islam is through open discussion and criticism, not the threat of suppression.