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Documentation: Danish hate speech & xenophobia
These quotes are but a very few examples of hate speech and xenophobia in the political debate in Denmark, where it has been a widespread and increasing phenomenon since the mid-nineties. A few years ago there was a growing international awareness of the fact, that this type of propaganda - which in most Western countries is limited to racist extremists without political influence - constitutes an alarming tendency in mainstream Danish politics.
However, while the problem is increasing, the awareness is declining.
As mentioned this is only a translation of a few examples - several houndreds of xenophobic and islamophobic quotes in Danish can be found here - (more will eventually be translated to English).Rune Engelbreth Larsen
ALEX AHRENDTSEN (1967-)
Parliamentary Candidate for Danish People's Party (2005) and Councillor for Odense City Council
»The Quran is indeed, almost a religious Nazism.«
Politiken (daily newspaper), November 15, 2005
KÅRE BLUITGEN (1959-)
Author (initiated the Cartoon Crisis in September 2005)
»Leftwing should start an offensive by parading through Nørrebrogade in Copenhagen, wearing Burkhas, Chadors and long coats, pushing a sea of folding prams and baby carriages and in the end, throw all this in a container at Blågårds square as well as splash the Quran with mensuration's blood.«
From his book: 'For the benefit of the blacks', 2002, p.70
MOGENS CAMRE (1936-)
Danish People's Party. MEP. (1999-2009)
»There is no place for Islam in Europe and our first priority must be to repatriate the Muslims.«
Speech on Constitution Day, June 5, 2006
»Let me state it clearly: Muslims ought to live in Muslimland - and that's not here.«
Speech at the Danish People's Party's annual convention, September 19, 2004
»Islam threatens our future, and we shall prevent Islam from setting any agenda in Europe. This faith belongs to a dark past and its political goal is as destructive as that of Nazism. Islam should not have the possibility to take Europe away from us.«
Speech on Constitution Day, June 5, 2004
»We should withdraw from UN Refugee Convention and we should block EU's Charter for Fundamental Rights which is directed against the Europeans. We must change the Alien's Law, and if need be we must change both the Danish Constitution and Penal Law so that it becomes possible to defend democracy and to send political-religious rebels, criminals and parasites out of the country. This is the final call.«
Horsens Folkeblad (daily newspaper), May 18, 2004
»The entire Western world has been infiltrated by Muslims - some of them talk nicely to us while they wait until they are numerous enough to kill us.« (When broadcasted hed changed the words »to kill us« with »remove us«)
Speech at Danish People's Party's annual convention, September 16, 2001
»What we are facing with is not just a short term military operation. It is a question of driving this evil ideology out of the western civilisation. Islam should never get a place in our countries.«
Speech at Danish People's Party's annual convention, September 16, 2001
Chairman, Danish People's Party in Odense, Council- Parliament- and County candidate (2001), candidate for Odense Council (2005)
»All Muslims must be thrown out of Denmark.«
Speech at Danish People's Party's annual convention, September 16, 2001
BERTEL HAARDER (1944-)
Venstre, Member of Danish parliament (1975 -), MEP (1994-2001)
»... ordinary Danes are subject to diverse types of social control. We go to work, because we are concerned about what our neighbours and family would say, and because we want to set a good example for our children. But foreigners seldom have such inhibitions. They live in a sub-culture, outside the Danish tribe. That is why, they are quick to learn those possibilities where you can get money without making an effort.«
Berlingske Tidende (daily newspaper), September 20, 2003
Vice Chairman, Danish People's Party in Ringsted (2004-), Council Candidate (2001)
»All Muslims must leave Denmark. It's a harsh thing to say, some of them are human beings, but how are we to sort them out?«
Danish People's Party's annual convention, September 16, 2001
MARTIN HENRIKSEN (1981-)
Member of Parliament for Danish People's Party (2005-)
»Islam is by its very nature an evil, which must and will be combated.«
His own website, 2006
»Islam has since its inception been a terrorist movement.«
Politiken (daily newspaper), December 2, 2005
PIA KJÆRSGAARD (1947-)
Chairperson, Danish People's Party and Member of Parliament (1995-)
»Not in their wildest imagination would anyone [in 1900] have imagined, that large parts of Copenhagen and other Danish towns would be populated by people who are at a lower stage of civilisation, with their own primitive and cruel customs like honour killings, forced marriages, halal slaughtering and blood-feuds. This is exactly what is happening now. Thousands upon thousands of people who spiritually, culturally and with regard to civilization, are plainly still in the year 1005 instead of 2005, that have come to a country that [Denmark] left the dark ages hundreds of years ago.«
Weekly Commentary, June 13 2005
SØREN KRARUP (1937-)
Former priest, Member of Parliament for Danish People's Party (2001-)
»Islam is a new totalitarian plague sweeping Europe.«
B.T. (daily newspaper), March 23, 2002
»Where Christianity rules, matters are related to the love of the tings that one holds dear. On the other hand, where Islam rules, matters are related to a higher selfrightousness which logically culminates in an all consuming hatred and a scary urge to exterminate other people.«
Berlingske Tidende (daily newspaper), February 2, 2005
»It is absolutely grotesque that people from Somalia, Sri Lanka and the Far East should be able to call themselves refugees in Denmark.«
Berlingske Tidende (daily newspaper), November 11, 2001
JESPER LANGBALLE (1939-)
Priest, Member of Parliament for Danish People's Party (2001-)
»Islam is a plague upon Europe.«
Speech from the podium of Danish Parliament, May 31, 2002
»The Old Testament is an altogether Christian book, which the Jewish religion has misused, with no actual right to do so.«
»Judaism, because of its Jesus-negating teachings, is an apostasy and blasphemy.«Kristeligt Dagblad (daily newspaper), November 3, 1999
Danish People's Party, Councillor in Næstved Municipality (2001-)
»Islam is not a religion in any traditional sense. It is a terrorist organisation which tries to gain world domination through violence.«
Speech at Danish People's annual convention, September 16, 2001
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