If you’re not THIS liberal….

…you cannot come into the Netherlands!.

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands – The camera focuses on two gay men kissing in a park. Later, a topless woman emerges from the sea and walks onto a crowded beach. For would-be immigrants to the Netherlands, this film is a test of their readiness to participate in the liberal Dutch culture.
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If they can’t stomach it, no need to apply.

Despite whether they find the film offensive, applicants must buy a copy and watch it if they hope to pass the Netherlands’ new entrance examination.

The test — the first of its kind in the world — became compulsory Wednesday, and was made available at 138 Dutch embassies.

Taking the exam costs $420. The price for a preparation package that includes the film, a CD ROM and a picture album of famous Dutch people is $75.

“As of today, immigrants wishing to settle in the Netherlands for, in particular, the purposes of marrying or forming a relationship will be required to take the civic integration examination abroad,” the Immigration Ministry said in a statement.

The test is part of a broader crackdown on immigration that has been gathering momentum in the Netherlands since 2001.

Anti-immigration sentiment peaked with filmmaker Theo van Gogh’s murder by a Dutch national of Moroccan descent in November 2004.

Doesn’t this remind you of a roller coaster ride warning? If you are not THIS tall, you cannot ride the Twister! If you are not THIS liberal, you cannot live here!

Oh, there are exceptions to this, though – which kind of lets you in on what’s really going on:

There are some major exemptions. EU nationals, asylum-seekers and skilled workers who earn more than $54,000 per year will not be required to take the 30-minute computerized exam. Also, citizens of the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Japan and Switzerland are exempt.

All of this is being done, I am 99% certain, to screen out the Islamofascists and most other Muslims, as well as – really – any “fundamentalist” Christian or Jew. “We want our secularism to be kept pristine and tidy, please.”

Fastidiousness is not a virtue. It’s a sickness.