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Olaf Paulus van Pauwvliet, Liesbeth Jongkind, and Eltine Kampen have spent several evenings debating online with potential Wilders voters (Photo: Peter Teffer)

Dutch group combats Wilders' rhetoric online

It was a big shock to Olaf Paulus van Pauwvliet when he found out that two of his friends were planning to vote for the Party for Freedom (PVV), of the anti-Islam and anti-EU politician Geert Wilders.

“They live in a nice affluent suburb, and are never bothered by Muslims – if you should be bothered by Muslims in the first place,” said Paulus van Pauwvliet.

Their political disagreement led to an “unpleasant” conversation, because he did not respect his friends' opinion. “If your o...

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Olaf Paulus van Pauwvliet, Liesbeth Jongkind, and Eltine Kampen have spent several evenings debating online with potential Wilders voters (Photo: Peter Teffer)

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