No one is even raising the question of the cultural and societal disruption these people may cause. By now, everyone in the West has been well trained. Even to consider such questions is a dangerous dalliance with “racism” and “Islamophobia.” So you’re bringing in a large population of miltary-age males who have been taught to believe that their religion and culture are superior to those of their new land, and that they have a responsibility before Allah to replace the one with the other. Come on, man! Some of them will not act upon those beliefs, so relax and celebrate diversity!
“Harskamp struggles with the arrival of Afghans. ‘800 men is a lot,'” translated from “Harskamp worstelt met de komst van Afghanen. ‘800 man is wel heel veel’,” by Albert Heller, de Gelderlander, August 24, 2021 (thanks to Henry):
HARSKAMP – A quickly removed banner against the reception of Afghans, a hastily established Facebook group “COA No.” The sudden arrival of 800 Afghan refugees to the Harskamp army site causes many emotions in the Veluwe village. One wants to help. The other protests.
Two police officers cycle through the village street of the rural village Harskamp (3500 inhabitants) in Ede. “That’s the first time I’ve seen police here on a bicycle,” says snack bar owner Anton Brobbel Dorsman. It’s little things that show that something is going on in the village.
Tuesday morning seems to be completely calm on the street. But while groups of tourists merrily cycle through the village, the village’s group apps are all about the arrival of 800 Afghans who are given their first safe haven here from the chaos of Kabul.
“That news takes some getting used to,” says a Harskamp resident who lives right opposite the entrance to the barracks. “800 asylum seekers. That is a lot for such a small village.” A young Harskamp resident speaks similar words on a terrace. “You wonder anyway. Am I safe? Now I’m not afraid to cycle around the street, but maybe I will.”
Should they be here now, is a question that is often asked. And that question is not entirely unfounded. The practice area behind the barracks is used all year round.
Dutch soldiers, but also soldiers from abroad, practice on all kinds of targets with small and larger weapons. Precisely troops going to Afghanistan practiced here. “You even have an Afghan practice village here,” says Evert Top of the village council. In the morning there are also bangs over the Veluwe plain.
However, the exercises are stopped to give the Afghans peace of mind, Colonel Piet Hagenaars, responsible for housing, assures us. “We have requested all units to leave by 08:00. That definitely hurts us. In the coming period we will see whether it is appropriate to hold exercises in the future.”
The army buildings, where normally 8 soldiers sleep per room, will soon be inhabited by Afghans. COA employees are now walking all over the site. There will be a central tent for meals and activities.
Trucks come and go all day long. Power generators. A mobile hospital. Defense employees and people from COA still regularly get in each other’s way. “Have we just stretched a ribbon, someone still has to go through,” grumbles someone from the Ministry of Defense.
It is not surprising that people from a war are now coming to barracks, says a spokesperson for the COA. “Precisely because Defense takes responsibility for the people who worked for them.” Hagenaars confirms this.
“I served in Afghanistan in 2006 and 2010. These people have supported us, it is good that we can now offer them shelter.”
Moreover: there is plenty of room at barracks like this one. “But we are now also reaching our limits,” said a Defense spokesperson. Because it is expected that the shelter in Harskamp will be full in a few days, new locations are already being considered. A little later, the news comes out that a location is being built with tents at Heumensoord near Nijmegen.
For the Village Council in Harskamp, the reality of the village applies above all. What does the arrival of so many new inhabitants mean for a village like this? On the last day of her vacation, village council chairman Linda Vellinga is constantly calling and consulting.
She is surprised by the news that lays before her feet as a fait accompli. “We are not taking a position,” she says immediately.
“It is our task to represent the village, but there are supporters and opponents. One wants to help. The other is strongly against.” For Vellinga, it is above all important to get clarity. “The village wants to know where it stands.”
However, complete clarity is not forthcoming. At least not today. Yes, there will be 800 asylum seekers. And yes, they will soon be allowed to leave the site. But the COA cannot provide clarity about how long the reception will last, says Judith van der Laar of the organization.
“I understand that people want answers. But now we’re just trying to make sure these people have a bed. We’ll get to all those other questions soon.”
She knows there are worries in the village. The local police officer present is already preparing for an announced protest. “But we have also received a lot of messages from people who want to help. People who understand that we are looking for a shelter for these people. In the coming period we will also start working together with local organizations.”
For the village council it still means little clarity for the inhabitants. “We have no clarity yet,” says a disappointed Vellinga.
Whether that is reason for many Harskampers to protest is unclear. The young Harskamp resident at the restaurant reports that many of her friends will be present. “But I have yet to speak to my parents. So I have no idea how it is with them.” That uncertainty will remain until tonight 7 pm, the announced time of the demonstration.
The Facebook page “COA No” has since been removed. “I especially want clarity from the municipality,” says the anonymous initiator. “There were people who hung a banner against the COA. But I want to distance myself from that. Above all, we want answers to our questions.”
revereridesagain says
Someone needs to send these people a translation of the lyrics to “that song about the snake”. At this rate the Taliban and their fellow gangsters for Allah won’t need to use all those weapons we left them.
gravenimage says
+1
Chip says
Ever heard of a Trojan horse
Ray Jarman says
Has anyone stopped to ask the question: Would these people have assisted the Allied Forces had they not been paid very well for their services? I bet the answer is absolutely no! Why should any community or nation be placed in danger from a very large group that works for personal gain only. They will never become part of the matrix on which the west is built.
Biden has committed a crime against humanity by forcing a deadly virus not only upon the US but also our NATO allies. This small Dutch village should not have to change its entire social life because of the insidious idiot occupying the White House.
Ray Jarman says
I should have added “works for Allah and personal…”
Walter Sieruk says
The kind and caring Dutch people many sadly discover that the modern saying is true .Which is that “No good deed.will go unpunished.”
For be taking those Muslim refugees from Afghanistan ,some of them could ,possibly , to secret jihadists only masquarding a desperate “refugees looking for new home.
Such insideup sans sly jihadists will scheme to carry out murderous Muslim Islamic terrorist attacks in their now home country.
This is the tragic and sad reality about Islamic terrorism and kind but naive Westerner who are all too readily to provide them with a new home in their “hour of need.”
Infidel says
Maybe the average Dutchman should start learning Pashto and Dari? Geert Wilders, where are you? Is he ever gonna be the leader of the Netherlands?
gravenimage says
Geert Wilders *has* spoken out about the situation in Harskamp:
https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=nl&u=https://nieuwspaal.nl/wilders-wil-afghaanse-vluchtelingen-in-nederland-zo-snel-mogelijk-evacueren/&prev=search&pto=aue
Unfortunately, he wants these Muslims sent to Germany or Canada…
Infidel says
Thanks for translating that. Widers is not the same person we knew 10-15 years ago, when he’d advocate against taking in muslims, if he thinks we have any ‘moral obligations’ to Afghans
As for his suggestion, I wouldn’t hold that against him: if Germans or Canadians don’t stand up for their own countries, he can’t be expected to do that for them
gravenimage says
I admire Wilders over all, but admit I was disappointed in him here.
gravenimage says
Netherlands: Government places 800 Afghan refugees in one small village
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No one asked the villagers in Harskamp if they wanted 800 ravening Muslim men.
Yet now more than one in five in this village are Muslims from one of the worst stretches of Dar-al-Islam. 99% of Muslims in Afghanistan want the imposition of brutal Shari’ah law. That will not stop because they have now invaded the Netherlands.
Eleanor says
Don’t worry Harskamp residents – that lot are already making plans to get to Calais and from there, to cross the channel on an inflatable, where Boris will welcome them, with 4 star hotel accommodation, 3 hot meals a day, and free medical, £40 per week, and the freedom to wander wherever they like, until they can be placed in their newly-built 4 bedroom house, kindly provided by the UK Government.
Michael Copeland says
A sense of deja vu……..
“…no previous announcement, no seeking of agreement, no listening to objections, no consultation at all.”
https://gatesofvienna.net/2019/11/eu-nation-breaking/
gravenimage says
Yes–this has happened in many small towns all over Europe and Britain–just appalling. Of course they don’t have the power to put up any real resistance.
James Lincoln says
Property values in Harskamp will plunge down to Davy Jones locker…
OLD GUY says
The rich elite have to put these migrants somewhere away from their wealthy neighborhoods. They don’t want to deal with these migrants on a daily bases, they just want to feel good and be safe when they go to bed at night. It’s easy to bring these migrants into a country, it’s not easy to change their life style or to make them part of our society or culture. Out of sight out of mind.