Voice from the Commonwealth
Commentary, World Views and Occasional Rants from a small 'l' libertarian in Massachussetts

"If ye love wealth greater than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest for freedom, go home and leave us in peace. We seek not your council nor your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you, and may posterity forget that ye were our countrymen." - Samuel Adams
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Wednesday, May 15, 2002

The Guardian has a good one about the political scene in the Netherlands.

Driss, another Moroccan, who runs the halal butchers shop opposite the mosque, was one of the scores of thousands, including several Muslim leaders, who went to pay their respects at Fortuyn's emotional funeral. "No," he insists. "He wasn't a racist at all. It's true that this is a small country and he was right to say that it's full. I chose to live here because it's a good place and human rights are respected." He is confident that his aged mother will be able to join him here. But he firmly believes that there is no point in letting other immigrants in if they have no family. "That's not racism, but a question of keeping things as they are. I am going to vote not as a Moroccan or a Muslim but for whoever does the best job for this country."

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