In light of recent events, Geert Wilders’ 2008 short film, Fitna, returns to relevance.
Fitna (Arabic: فِتْنَة) is a 2008 short film by Dutch parliamentarian Geert Wilders. Approximately 17 minutes in length, the film attempts to demonstrate that the Qur’an motivates its followers to hate all who violate Islamic teachings. The movie shows selected excerpts from Suras of the Qur’an, interspersed with media clips and newspaper cuttings showing or describing acts of violence and/or hatred by Muslims.
The film argues that Islam encourages—among other things—acts of terrorism, antisemitism, violence against women, violence and subjugation of “infidels” and against homosexuals and Islamic universalism. A large part of the film details the influence of Islam on the Netherlands. The film was published on the internet in 2008.[1][2] Shortly before its release, its announcement was suspended from its website by the American provider because of the perceived controversy.[3][4] It stirred a still continuing debate in the Netherlands as well as abroad,[5] and a criminal prosecution for hate speech.
The Arabic title-word “fitna” means “disagreement and division among people” or a “test of faith in times of trial”.[6] Wilders, a prominent critic of Islam, described the film as “a call to shake off the creeping tyranny of Islamization“.[7]
On 27 March 2008, Fitna was released to the Internet on the video sharing website Liveleak in Dutch and English versions. The following day, Liveleak removed the film from their servers, citing serious threats to their staff. On 30 March, Fitna was restored on Liveleak following a security upgrade, only to be removed again shortly afterwards by Wilders himself because of copyright violations. A second edition was released later.
Is this violent? I don’t want to watch this if it’s got beheadings and the like.
French publish topless photos of Kate Middleton. Reports of outraged Brits storming the French embassy…
If the movie is Accurate, then it is your duty as an American, a patriot, a parent, a child of an elderly parent, to watch it. During WWII, Japan’s attack on pearl harbor and Americans awakened our nation. our nation has gone back to sleep after 911.
Those who choose to ignore the danger of islamic terrorists; encourage the terrorists to MORE acts of murder and torture.
The ONLY way to stop the bloodshed is to be VICTORIOUS and totally defeat those who support terrorism.
Those who support terrorism will continue to do so until they see everyone around them
Who supports murder, completely and utterly destroyed and unable to carry on.
Think: the populations of Japan and Germany post WWII. Defeat had to be complete and total before the majority of the populations accepted the end and refused to follow those who wanted to continue fighting to the death.
Until then, the terrorists will continue to spend their time plotting and scheming ways to kill Americans, Israelis, westerners, Christians, and Jews.
Defeat terrorism? So, how does one differentiate between a religion whose symbol is crossed swords, whose name means SUBMISSION and whose ultimate theological goal is world domination from a simple group of terrorists who have “hijacked” said religion???
B., did you watch this video? I would like to watch it, but I don’t want to see the kinda violence Augger posted; gives me nightmares….
No, Kells, I’ve seen this up close and personal and, to be honest, would rather not see it again — if I can avoid it.
Chop-chop square is NOT a myth, my friend.
What video did I post again?
That one of that poor lady getting shot about 15 times. Yeah, so http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1m6UpBD0OS0
I have no idea.