Politics
The Netherlands: Knocking Eastern Europeans

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Wilder’s Party for Freedom seems to have hit a nerve with its anonymous internet gripe line. Within just a few days of its appearance, it had collected more than 30,000 entries by Dutch people reporting negative encounters with immigrants from eastern Europe. The European Commission has sharply criticized the Web site, and several ambassadors of eastern European countries have denounced the exercise in ostracism. It is an embarrassment to Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, but he is dependent on Wilder’s continued support and has avoided commenting on the controversial Internet site.