Rightwing politician Pim Fortuyn, who was on course to win the general elections on May the 15th has just been shot and killed. It’s not clear who killed him or why he actually was killed, though a lot of people here are speculating about whether or not it was politically motivated. I hope it wasn’t, because that would irrevocably change our democracy for the worse.
He was a dangerous, spiteful man but he didn’t deserve to be murdered. It’s not a good day for a democracy when dangerous people cannot be stopped by democratic means.
The big question is, what now? What does this mean for our democracy, for our way of life?
The BBC has a short article up on their website.
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