I Was There: Here’s What Happened When They Tried To Silence Conservatives In Brussels
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I Was There: Here’s What Happened When They Tried To Silence Conservatives In Brussels

Jean-Paul Van De Walle

By now, the world has heard the news. A municipal mayor in Brussels attempted to shut down a peaceful gathering of conservative leaders simply because he disagreed with their message.

The resultant outcry was enormous — the very essence of free speech was at stake — culminating in a rapidly executed emergency court order allowing the conference to resume, but not before the police had stepped in, relegating the first day of the event to abject chaos.

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