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The <\/span>good Dutch people of never ending<\/span> tolerance and diversity have just put one of their politicians, Geert<\/span> Wilders<\/span>, on trial for hate speech<\/span><\/a>. The charge? Comparing Islam to Nazis and calling for a ban on the Koran. OK, so it\u2019s over the top, not accurate, and inflammatory<\/span>. So? Look at some of the things said about Christianity. The problem with hate speech, of course, is that it\u2019s arbitrary, and can\u2019t help but ultimately<\/span> say \u2018this person\/group is more important than that person\/group.\u2019 I\u2019m often amazed at how folks confuse a country that allows you to have all the drugs and sex you want with a country that is actually liberal.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"