There’s been a lot of response to the post on Ayaan Hirsi Ali’s forced removal from her apartment after her neighbors initiated court action, claiming she posed a security risk.

So far, there has been very little debate about it in the Dutch media, but that could be explained by the long Queen’s birthday holiday weekend the Dutch are enjoying. It could also be that a sense of deep embarrassment makes it hard to find the right words. Not for writer Leon de Winter who in the Elsevier (Dutch only) vents his anger over the pathetic journey that mainstream Dutch society has taken; a direction now dutifully followed by the courts. On his English-language blog he acknowledges his frustration and shame:

Now, officially she is a pariah. She cannot live anymore in a house or apartment, only on military bases. The orthodox Islamists and the progressive multiculti activists succeeded in isolating this remarkable person from society.
Shame upon my country.

Yes, same sentiments here. Let’s see how the media respond during the week that will mark the fourth anniversary of Pim Fortuyn’s death.