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Submitted by Erico (France), May 5, 2008 at 11:29

Dear Marie Claude,

Well, I appear to have got that wrong on the extra money for kids - though this was told to me by various French people and I recall reading an article in the times confirming this. As to your assertion that lots of the Dutch find Muslim immigrants "amusing" perhaps you could tell that to the families of Pym Fortun (murdered by a muslim fanatic and Theo Van gogh (le meme). Then you have Geert Wilders (under police guard) Hirsi Ali (under police guard) and all for using their democratic rights to question the Koran or elements of the "religion of peace" .

Dfferent people have different stories to tell, But virtually every Dutch person I talked to was complaining or afraid of muslims. I think you underestimate the scale of the problems presented by them. I for one do not find muslim fanatics or muslim customs funny or for that matter civilised. I do not find Female Genital Mutilation, Child Brides, Halal Slaughter, the infantilisation of women, the blatant manipulation of our democratic culture & the glorification of suicide bombers as worthy of a laugh.

By the way Geert Wilders now has 15 percent of the popular vote and rising.

Inshalah or whatever.

Erico

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