Okay ... so the PVV isn't my party, but let's have a look at the points David_18 mentions:
David_18: Ethnic registration Against it ... dangerous!! Although, when I had to register in Wroclaw, I had to fill in my nationality.
David_18: Introduction of a Direct Democracy What's wrong with that - a referendum isn't that bad. The problem we've had was that politicians didn't listen to the outcome, like it was the case with the Dutch referendum about the EU-Treaty.
David_18: Active repatriation of criminals of foreign citizenship and Dutch nationals originating from the Netherlands Antilles Can't see anything wrong with that, to be honest.
David_18: Deportation of criminals with non-Dutch backgrounds, after a prison sentence. Nothing wrong with that ... hell, they'll get free TV, sports facilities, medical facilities, education, it's not like they are in a cell 23 hours a day. And the tax payer has to foot the bill. Dutch prisons, compared to prisons in other countries, aren't really that bad. My plan would be to send them to prison in their own country and actively see to it that they are not released.
David_18: Restrictions on immigrant labour from new EU member states and Islamic countries Why not? Unless people have a skill that is in short supply. Australia and New Zealand have similar restrictions. They even have an age limit (45 if I remember correctly). I hear no-one complaining about that?
David_18: Removal of resources from anti-climate change programmes, development aid and immigration services I'm against.
David_18: Abolition of the Senate Against.
David_18: Governmental communication to be exclusively in Dutch or Frisian Against.
David_18: Dutch language proficiency and a 10-year Dutch residency and work experience requirement for welfare assistance Language proficiency, yes. 10 years is too long. 6 months would be ok.
David_18: Constitutional protection of the dominance of the Judeo-Christian and humanistic culture of the Netherlands All for! It can't be that a school in The Hague decided not to put up a X-mas tree to avoid alienating the Muslim students. Or that the Dutch Sinterklaas (which is different from the American Santa Claus) can't come to the class room in primary schools anymore.
David_18: Repeal of anti-smoking legislation in bars For small bars without personnel, all for.
David_18: Investment in more nuclear power plants and clean coal plants to reduce dependency on imported oil and because coal is cheaper Not sure about this. I'd like to have a look at other sustainable energy production first. We have enough wind and water.
And yes ... I am in favour of a ban on niqab's and other face-covering "rags" (as Wilders calls them), especially when one works in a public function. People wanted to live in the Netherlands, then adapt to the culture. If I decide to live in Saudi Arabia or any other of these countries, I'll have to adapt to their culture, don't I? What's the problem?!!?
Again ... I didn't vote for them and I never will. But some of the points DO make sense.
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