On the sixtieth anniversary of the formal end of fascism in Europe, Andrew Sullivan has a very disturbing email from the Netherlands.

Didn't Sullivan also write this:

And then I see the president of the United States holding hands with the Arab dictator whose oil money is financing the propagation of this fascism.

Taken as a whole, I agree with Sullivan's piece.

Liberalism can be a society's dominant philosophy only in the absence of any philosophy truly and ruthlessly determined to become dominant -- because few liberals know how use guns. I agree with Chris Crain: Dutch liberal establishment’s unwillingness to confront Muslim bigotry would feed the rise of anti-Muslim neo-fascism, resulting in a society split between two extreme rights – one Muslim and one non-Muslim. Both those know how to fight, and have compunction about fighting. Herbivores will not survive. I am not saying this is a good thing, but it is a likely outcome.

I meant "no compunctions"! :)

I found this chilling:

We still visit Amsterdam, but we keep our eyes open. It's a great city – you just can’t be naïve about what’s going on.

Sure. How much longer _will_ it be a great city?

There's a reason Isabella kicked them all out after the Reconquista was finished.