“The chickens have come home to roost” – Malcolm X.

Still, to kill a filmaker is too far, and will have the opposite effect than what is intended. It will make people think that moslems are intolerant and cannot take criticism, thus making it even easier for right wing politicians to demonise islam.

Why "racist".

He made a film with a black somali ex-muslim woman mp that was critical of the way that some muslim societies treat women... why does that make him a racist - or is free speech to be supressed now ?

Tomorrow (Wednesday) evening an alliance of racist groups will demonstrate in Amsterdam, in support of Theo van Gogh. All Dutch racist and neonazi groups have called for protest, the first time in years that they agree on anything.

At the official commeration this evening, the immigration minister Verdonk spoke, and revealed that Theo van Gogh had personally urged her to take a stand against immigration. The Netherlands has the toughest immigration policies in the EU, partly thanks to the campaigns of van Gogh and Fortuyn.

Theers is already speculation about the next target - two names crop up in the media and internet discussion, anti-Turkish MP Geert Wilders, and Ayaan Hirsi Ali, who made the controversial anti-Islam film 'Submission' with van Gogh.

Racist because he criticised Islam. I signed a petition to stop the stoning of a woman in Nigeria. I must be rabid racist and fanatical hater of Islam.

Just because you criticise something doesn't make you a racist. No wonder there is such a successful backlash from the right, those chickens have come home to hatch too, with anybody who questions or raises concerns is labeled a racist or worst. Freedom of speech is for everyone.

Some of you ask why Theo Van Gogh is called a racist? Perhaps if you would slow down when reading an article you might not have to ask the obvious.

Theo Van Gogh called Morrocans 'goat fuckers'. If thats not racist then please enlighten me.

I found the film to be simplistic, purely biased and just provocative. Killing Theo Van Gogh will cause many uninformed people who subscribe to biased and ignorant ideologies born of fear to solidfy and harden their views of Muslims and Islam; the current targets of demonisation in the world today.

Theo Van Gogh and the person who killed him are nothing more than fanatic elements. I despise both these types and don't think that such ideologies will lead to a better understanding among different cultures and religions.

Differnces in culture, religon, language, customs etc.. are here to stay until the end of time. It's about time that we make an effort to understand each other, and not propagate stereotypical and incorrect views of each other.

"Theo Van Gogh called Morrocans 'goat fuckers'. If thats not racist then please enlighten me."

The comment was directed at an ethnicity (i.e. a socially constructed division between peoples) as opposed to a race (i.e. a biological division/s between peoples). He said Morrocans are goatfuckers not North Africans. It's a comment that certainly seems to have the trappings of hardened irrationality, but where it's directed I think causes it to be...maybe ethnocentrism, not racism. (he could be a racist though, just I dont think this comment would be an illustration of his racism)

"Differnces in culture, religon, language, customs etc.. are here to stay until the end of time. It's about time that we make an effort to understand each other, and not propagate stereotypical and incorrect views of each other."

Sounds nice, but considering man's tribalistic past I doubt such is possible in man's future. People seem to be unable to feel a unity, a belonging significant enough to sacrifice for, with humanity as an entity in its entirety, but only to smaller tribal ethno-cultural entites; specifically those where genetic relatedness is at a high. (just look at how much more altruistically a mother treats her own children than the children of others--her evolutionary interests are not as great in protecting children other than her own)

check out kevin macdonalds essay for a great and fascinating overview of an evolutionary perspective on ethnicity
 http://www.csulb.edu/~kmacd/paper-ethnicity.html

also check out the article How Will America Fight Next Time? in this issue of american renaissance to see some more tangible examples of man's all too tribal nature
 http://amren.com/911issue/911issue.html

What a load of fucking bollocks. Van Gogh was a hero speaking the truth.