This year, Sinterklaas’ arrival on November 17 was greeted by protests against Black Pete in 18 cities across the Netherlands [Eva Plevier/[Reuters]
IN DUTCH: ZWARTE PIET IS RACISME
IN ENGLISH: BLACK PETE IS RACISM
Tegenstanders van Zwarte Piet bij de landelijke intocht van Sinterklaas op de Zaanse Schans. © ANP
THE PRO PETE BLOCKADE FRISIANS AND THEIR LEADER,
BUSINESSWOMAN JENNY DOUWES, WHO CALLED FOR
THE BLOCKADE BY A FACEBOOK CALL
EXTREME RIGHT WING THUGS THROWING EGGS AND
BEER TO BLACK PETE PROTESTERS, SOMETIMES BRINGING
THE HITLER SALUTE
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CHANGE IS COMING!
MANY PARENTS DRESSING THEIR CHILDREN ALREADT
AS SOOT FACED PETE!
NO LESSER JOY FOR THE CHILDREN!
THE DUTCH TELEGRAPH, A PAPER THAT COLLABORATED WITH
THE GERMAN NAZI OCCUPATION DURING THE SECOND WORLD
WAR, HAS LEARNED NOTHING!
IN A HATE SPEECH ARTICLE, FAR RIGHT WING JOURNALIST
WEIRD DUK, PRESENTS THE LEADERS OF KICK OUT ZWARTE
PETE, MITCHELL ESAJAS AND JERRY AFRYIE, AS SINISTER FIGURES,
WHO HOLD THE PEACEFUL NETHERLANDS [WATCH THE PITORESQUE WINDMILLS] IN A DEMONIC GRIP, IN THE SAME WAY JEWS WERE
REPRESENTED IN NAZI GERMANY
LOOK AT THE TELEGRAPH ARTICLE
IN DUTCH:
”HET GEVAAR VAN EEN RADICALE AGENDA”
IN ENGLISH
”THE DANGER OF A RADICAL AGENDA”
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AND HERE:
SCAN OF AN ANTISEMITIC ARTICLE OF THE TELEGRAPH IN 1942,
AT THE HEIGHT OF THE PERSECUTIONS OF
THE JEWS IN THE NETHERLANDS….
IN DUTCH, ALAS…..
HORROR QUOTE:
IN DUTCH
Jood is en blijft Duitsland’s vijand, of hij nu uit
Portugal, of kersvers uit Jeruzalem, al dan niet voorzien
van een Nederlandse pas of identiteiotskaart, hier verzeild is geraakt”
TRANSLATED IN ENGLISH
Jew is and remains the enemy of Germany, whether he
set foot in the Netherlands, coming from Portugal, or
newly arrived from Jerusalem, whether or not
in the possession of a Dutch passport or identity card.”
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THE DUTCH RACIST BLACKFACE TRADITION/GOODBYE TO