Schizophrenic Europe

AFP:

A Dutch court on Friday upheld hate speech charges against anti-Islam politician Geert Wilders, meaning his trial will now start later this month.

What deplorable things did Geert Wilders say to get into trouble?

The trial, which will now start on October 31, focuses on comments made at a March 2014 election rally in The Hague, when Wilders asked supporters whether they wanted "fewer or more Moroccans in your city and in the Netherlands?" When the crowd shouted back "Fewer! Fewer!" a smiling Wilders answered: "We're going to organise that."

Just a few nations away, in Sweden:

Waving the Isis flag 'is not an expression of disrespect towards any ethnic group' because Isis is 'against everyone except those who belong to Isis'.

Flying the Isis flag in Sweden is not illegal and cannot be considered an incitement to racial hatred, according to a Swedish prosecutor.

Reading European history of the 1930s really perplexed me. How could so many people be so incredibly blind to evil for such a long time? Because most just go with the flow. Because too many are mentally lazy. Because speaking the truth is hard. Because standing up to evil requires fortitude.

History repeats itself.