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Andrew Sullivan and Pim Fortuyn

In the last week, Andrew Sullivan has mentioned the murder of Pim Fortuyn three times by my reckoning: here, here, and now here. In each case, the context is such that the impression is given that Fortuyn was murdered by Muslim extremists. Except, of course, he wasn’t.
 
Fortuyn was killed by a non-Muslim – a white Dutch animal rights activist and vegan, Volkert van der Graaf.
 
After two uses by Andrew Sullivan of this false and misleading implication, I emailed him to point out his error. But, since he has now perpetuated the misconception a third time, he clearly isn’t bothered about the facts. I’m not impressed. 

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2 responses to “Andrew Sullivan and Pim Fortuyn”

  1. Robert Avatar
    Robert

    Geoff,
     
    You’re right – Andrew has gone seriously off the boil.  I suspect he has blown a mental gasket, and is confusing Fortuyn with Theo van Gogh – never could tell those cloggies apart . . .

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  2. Geoff Avatar
    Geoff

    Hi, Robert. It’s not that he’s confusing Fortuyn with van Gogh – he refers to both of them in at least two of the posts. I think he’s just tub-thumping, and I think it ill-behooves him to stoop to that level.
     
    Trust all is well with you and yours. Cheers, Geoff

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