I was fascinated by the video posted, so I went to YouTube and brought up all of the Pim Fortuyn videos that I could find. I speak German, so I could pick up on some of the meaning. I wish I had English translations of all of Fortuyn’s video appearances and books.
The idea that Pim Fortuyn was racist or even a right-winger is absurd. Just watch his videos. Fortuyn had no hate in his face. You can tell, he had no desire to harm people, even when he was harassed by the media in one video.
I saw joy in Pim Fortuyn’s face. I saw joy in the verbal combat. I saw humor in making his points. I saw desire to present his ideas in competition to his opponent’s ideas.
I saw a man who looked at the world with clear eyes and saw what worked and what didn’t work. I saw a man in love with the free society and what freedom brought in culture, in prosperity, in human dignity and in hope for the future.
I saw a man, who saw that future in danger and went out to alert his countrymen using the tools of freedom. He was murdered for this, like Martin Luther King.
