A majority in the lower house of the Dutch parliament wants the Netherlands to follow the United States’ lead and designate the far-left Antifa movement as a terrorist organization. A motion to that effect by Lidewij de Vos (FvD), Caroline van der Plas (BBB), and Geert Wilders (PVV) was passed with the support of the VVD, SGP, and JA21.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/49038271

A majority in the lower house of the Dutch parliament wants the Netherlands to follow the United States’ lead and designate the far-left Antifa movement as a terrorist organization.

  • RYS@lemmy.zipEnglish
    81·
    2 days ago

    An organization is organized. A movement that’s not organized can be labelled a terrorist movement at best, but what does this label even mean. Completely bonkers…

    Pains me to see the NL following the stupidity of the US, if this info is correct.

    • J4g2F@lemmy.mlEnglish
      14·
      2 days ago

      As it is not really a organization they can now call any leftist group antifa and ban it.

      Unfortunately the info is correct. link to the motie

      The question is how it will be implemented, as it to the government to do it. (What’s left of the government voted for it, so no high hopes)

      This together with the proposed law against “verheerlijken van terrorisme”(the proposed law is so written, it can mean any support for any terroristic organization. Think UK with Palestine action) link in dutch to a article about it It can be implemented that you go to jail if you say you any thing that is anti fascism.