{"id":17449,"date":"2010-06-10T20:11:31","date_gmt":"2010-06-10T10:11:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/slackbastard.anarchobase.com\/?p=17449"},"modified":"2010-06-10T21:17:02","modified_gmt":"2010-06-10T11:17:02","slug":"a-%e2%80%9cglorious-day-for-the-netherlands%e2%80%9d","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/slackbastard.anarchobase.com\/?p=17449","title":{"rendered":"A \u201cglorious day for the Netherlands\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A “glorious day for the Netherlands” is apparently how the freedom-loving Geert Wilders has described the outcome of the Dutch election (Liberals take narrow lead in Dutch election<\/a>, Michael Steen, Financial Times<\/em>, June 10, 2010), referring to the fact that his party, the Partij voor de Vrijheid<\/em> (Party for Freedom), looks set to increase its representation in the 150-seat Dutch Parliament from 9 to 22. Partial vindication, perhaps, for his party’s fierce opposition to Dutch Muslims\/the Islamification of the Netherlands, but also to all them foreigners, especially Moroccans \/ Who are on the dole \/ And stealing our jobs. In addition — and more importantly — the result opens up the possibility, however unlikely, of the liberty lobby entering into a coalition government with the Liberals (Chaotic race to form Dutch coalition after narrow poll<\/a>, BBC, June 10, 2010).<\/p>\n

In Australia, such an approach has appalled some few liberals among the Tories (most famously, VIPs such as Malcolm Fraser<\/a> and, recently, Petro Georgiou<\/a>), but the mildly psychotic form of xenophobia which has proven to be such a boon to blonde careerists such as Wilders will undoubtedly<\/a> be put to work at the next Federal election by The Mad Monk<\/a> (and already has<\/a>). Joining the Tories in the Theatre of Cruelty will be a semi-reluctant ALP: still, presumably, under KRudd, but sooner-or-later being steered by Comrade Gillard. In which context, it’s worth recalling that the policy of mandatory detention of asylum seekers was introduced in 1992 under the previous Working Families’ regime by the ‘Socialist’ Gerry Hand<\/a> (now busy pursuing a career in the mining industry) — the location of these centres not only in the towns but the deserts and even in foreign territories a policy which has won bi-partisan<\/a> support.<\/p>\n

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As for Old Holland, The Biggest Loser<\/em> in the election was the Christian Democrats (followed by the Socialists), while significant weight gains were achieved by GroenLinks and Democraten 66<\/a>. While it’s a little premature to start reading too much into the results — and my skills at haruspicy are a li’l rusty — to the extent that they reflect popular opinion, it should be noted that the polarisation of public opinion — along with disagreements among elites and widespread economic dysfunction — is generally considered to form one of the pre-conditions for the emergence of fascism as a mass movement. Fingers xed, as things fall apart, and the centre cannot hold, sheer anarchy<\/a> will be loosed upon the dying bourgeois world.<\/p>\n

In summary:<\/p>\n