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Brussels Mayor Says Jews, Muslims and ‘Even Christians’ Having Too Many Children — And We Should Consider Population Control

Brussels Socialist Mayor Freddy Thieleman Says Jews, Muslims and Christians Have Too Many Kids

Brussels Mayor Freddy Thielemans (Image source: Flanders News)

Vice President Joe Biden may have said of the United States that the “middle class has been buried over the last four years,” but another politician overseas wants to stop some of that middle (and poorer) class from ever being born.

The Socialist mayor of Brussels, Freddy Thielemans, says limiting the number of children born to parents in Brussels should be an issue up for discussion as part of his city’s effort to combat poverty. The Jewish Telegraphic Agency reports:

The mayor of Brussels has said that families with many children were “a problem found among Muslims, Jews and even Christians.”

Speaking at a debate in Brussels on Sept. 27, Mayor Freddy Thielemans added that the city was incapable of providing housing solutions that match the demands of families with many children and that bringing into the world “so many children is irresponsible.”

Methods to reduce population growth “should be a matter for discussion,” he also said.

The English-language Belgian site Flanders News writes that Thielemans was addressing the demographic boom in Brussels which he believes has fueled poverty.

His spokesman later clarified that limiting the number of children isn’t actually part of any policy plan, and even added that the issue wouldn’t be in the purview of local authorities.

Flanders News quotes the spokesman saying: “It’s a fact: in Brussels there are many families with seven or eight children. They apply for social flats, but flats to accommodate such numbers do not exist.”

Belgian politicians – including members of his own Socialist Party – are expressing dismay at the mayor’s remarks. Philippe Moureaux, who is the Socialist mayor of Molenbeek, posted on Twitter (via JTA): “In a free society, having children is a right which cannot be up for negotiation.” Flanders News adds:

Politicians from other parties have given Mr Thielemans’s initiative the thumbs down: Belgian Interior Minister Joëlle Milquet, who heads the Christian democrat list in the City, can hardly believe the mayor made the pronouncement, while Francophone liberal Alain Courtois says it’s a bad idea.

This blog that tracks what it believes to be anti-Christian developments at the European Union, which is headquartered in Brussels, writes of the mayor’s idea:

This leaves us speechless. But Thielemans statement is only coherent in this de-christianized society where killing of babies and elderly people is a mean to keep public spending down. Why not officially limit the number of children? And when he claims that the “problem” of large families is equally distributed between Muslims, Jewish and Christians than he is targeting only the most traditional ones that still have children.

JTA reports that Brussels’ population is 1.1 million. It quotes Belgian sociologist Jan Hertogen’s statistics which show that Muslims make up 22 percent of the city’s population. According to the CCOJB which represents Belgium’s French-speaking Jews, between 20,000 and 30,000 Jews live in Brussels.

But for Mr. Thielemans, even a 2-3% Jewish population is apparently too much.

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Comments (100)

  • Individualism
    Posted on October 3, 2012 at 9:39am

    hey jerk, didn’t Henry Kissinger talk about population control?

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  • bekhiet
    Posted on October 3, 2012 at 9:29am

    They can start the reduction with his life.

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  • Stelex
    Posted on October 3, 2012 at 9:15am

    On that platform, you got my vote East for galactic overlord 2013

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    Stelex  
  • Eastinfection
    Posted on October 3, 2012 at 9:15am

    When making babies is outlawed only outlaws will make babies.

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    Eastinfection  
    • anothercomment
      Posted on October 3, 2012 at 10:15am

      However true (consider China) it caught my attention, and gave me my first laugh of the day! Thanks. (I’m not even close to EST)

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  • Eastinfection
    Posted on October 3, 2012 at 9:08am

    the atheists don’t bother me nearly as much as the people who text while driving….
    or don’t signal when they turn…
    or go slow in the left lane..

    They are among the 1st to go when i rule the galaxy..

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    Eastinfection  
    • Eastinfection
      Posted on October 3, 2012 at 9:22am

      to anyone confused by this ^post, it was in response to a post that recommended eliminating atheists.
      Penn Gillette must be manning the red pen for the Blaze today.

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      Eastinfection  
    • midnightvelvet
      Posted on October 3, 2012 at 11:34am

      When you rule the galaxy, can we all get ponies and flying cars and breakfast in bed and get the fat liposuctioned out of our butts and injected into our lips? If so, you’ve got my vote for galactic dictator.

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  • PatriotInk
    Posted on October 3, 2012 at 9:08am

    I think that fat piece of trash should lead by example. -PI

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  • GlennaBeckski
    Posted on October 3, 2012 at 9:07am

    The “”SOCIALIST”" mayor of Brussels says, blah blah blah blah blah

    GOD says “”be fruitful and multiply”"

    You, freddy are the antithesis of God. So I suggest you quit acting like HIM.

    WORD..

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    • JERSEYJUDE
      Posted on October 3, 2012 at 10:29am

      I love your username and response! ‘Be fruitful and multiply’ The problem is, these kind of people have stopped reading the instructions.

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    • 123456beatriz
      Posted on October 3, 2012 at 5:07pm

      @JerseyJude You have the reason. For example in the muslin world they can have many wives if for each wife have 5 children probably the family would be 15 or 20 members! and the tax payers “should” pay for them!. This mentality create a big mess inside the society and the natural resource and space do not grow at the same rate so. Yes, the population should be more reasonable stop reproduction like rats! is unsustainable!

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  • watashbuddyfriend
    Posted on October 3, 2012 at 9:06am

    Did/does China have firsthand knowledge about the 3rd Child Syndrome?

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  • RJJinGadsden
    Posted on October 3, 2012 at 9:03am

    I used to drive my pick up truck to Brussels to go shopping and enjoy the restaurants, and sights. Glad that won’t be happening again with clowns like this in office.

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  • Shamrock241
    Posted on October 3, 2012 at 9:02am

    I Think Nigel Farage can some up Brussel in a few words.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8V2SUF90-4

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  • The Jewish Avenger
    Posted on October 3, 2012 at 9:01am

    Fred doesnt like it when people have morals outside of their secular views…

    So kill them huh?

    How socialist of you Freddy.

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    • louise
      Posted on October 3, 2012 at 1:44pm

      The goal of the socialist is full fledged communism. Murder is the tool of communism and not just murder by wars. Murder also by abortion, eugenics, ect.
      Communism has murdered more people in the past century than all the wars of world history.

      Watch: AGENDA, Grinding America Down. you can find the trailer on youtube, and buy the DVD at Amazon. It is worth every penny.

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  • DogTags
    Posted on October 3, 2012 at 8:47am

    Ok, note to the editor: The lead to this story “Vice President Joe Biden may have said of the United States that the “middle class has been buried over the last four years,” but another politician overseas wants to stop some of that middle (and poorer) class from ever being born” was not an attention-grabber. It was really weak.

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  • jimbo_from_suwanee
    Posted on October 3, 2012 at 8:45am

    When the full flower of TOTAL government control blooms, you get suffering and evil. Limited government is the path the whole world needs.

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  • progressiveslayer
    Posted on October 3, 2012 at 8:44am

    If all countries had no welfare a lot of their problems would take care of themselves. Progressives like the fat mayor want to engineer the world,to shape it to their viewpoint and we have too much of that here as well. The UN is an agency that should be destroyed and the sooner the better,they’re evil bastards and criminals the lot of them.

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  • THXll38
    Posted on October 3, 2012 at 8:41am

    Like most things, people should only have kids if they can afford them. If not, tough shite. It seems that mostly irresponsible people that do not have the means have many children — that is indeed social irresponsible.

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  • Shamrock241
    Posted on October 3, 2012 at 8:32am

    Limit your population by SLAMMING the door shut on muslim Savages immigrating into your country.

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  • PIGSWILLNEVERFLY
    Posted on October 3, 2012 at 8:31am

    Brussel, Belgium is where they have the super computer that is numbering everyone on the planet.

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  • Shamrock241
    Posted on October 3, 2012 at 8:30am

    The Socialist mayor of Brussels, Freddy Thielemans, says limiting the number of children born to parents in Brussels should be an issue up for discussion as part of his city’s effort to combat Poverty. Shocking coming from a Socialist, i mean the more people there are, that’s just more contributing into the collective right Mr Socialist Piggy!!

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  • blackyb
    Posted on October 3, 2012 at 8:21am

    He is getting into God’s business. These people who think they should be the only people in the world or decide who is to be in it are sick bas turds.

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    blackyb  
  • woodyee
    Posted on October 3, 2012 at 8:20am

    Yep – what he said may SOUND cruel, but he’s also referencing the stretched ability of a working public to support those people with their taxes.

    The solution would be to place a limit on the maximum amount of money ANY SIZE family could collect on the dole; further, put a limit on the amount of time you can collect, and RESTRICT that privilege to NATURAL BORN citizens of natural born parents. Thus, immigrants and their first generation would be ineligible. That HAS TO BE considered right here at home.

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    • iamsurrounded
      Posted on October 3, 2012 at 4:01pm

      I agree 100% with your solution suggestion. If we continue to give more money to irresponsible people, they will continue to be irresponsible and ask for more. There has to be a limit.

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  • blackyb
    Posted on October 3, 2012 at 8:20am

    That fat pig must be afraid everyone will eat up all the food. Maybe he could start population control with himself.

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  • Gonzo
    Posted on October 3, 2012 at 8:17am

    Remember when Obama didn’t want his daughter to be “punished’ with a child?

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  • Eastinfection
    Posted on October 3, 2012 at 8:10am

    eu·gen·ics
       [yoo-jen-iks]
    noun ( used with a singular verb )
    the study of or belief in the possibility of improving the qualities of the human species or a human population, especially by such means as discouraging reproduction by persons having genetic defects or presumed to have inheritable undesirable traits (negative eugenics) or encouraging reproduction by persons presumed to have inheritable desirable traits (positive eugenics).

    This is going to be a hot topic in the century ahead. Ethnic cleansing under the guise of “population control”.

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    Eastinfection  
    • Shamrock241
      Posted on October 3, 2012 at 8:38am

      I would disagree, the wars that are coming will eliminate Millions, so if anything the topic could be about the massive de population.

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    • Eastinfection
      Posted on October 3, 2012 at 8:58am

      The world’s population increases by 84million per year and that rate is rising. Unless you are talking about Nuclear Holocaust on a massive scale, population control WILL be an issue.

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      Eastinfection  
    • objectivetruth
      Posted on October 3, 2012 at 10:14am

      Yeah I agree with you genocide under the guise of population control.Nazi tactics still in use.If they don’t do it that way[too slow for them I believe].they will just manufacture a non existant disease go to a special magistrate force treatment[murdering you]making sure to use home based [harder to catch easier to control]plan.You will be taken to the local morgue until train pick up to the creamatorium[aka fema camp]This I know for a 100 percent fact can be used.
      VIRD versus Nazism.Nazism seeks to force everyone into their viewpoint at the point of death.VIRD stands for voluntary intelligent reproductive design.It aims to give parents all the information necessary to make the decision for themselves.One of the hallmarks necessary is that a relatively cheap and accurate genetics test is made available.The results can’t be traced to the individual and would only be used by the individual.[In home like pregnancy tests are].This in itself could and would prevent many problems.
      Sorry if it seems a little wordy there.VIRD is about empowering the individual.Nazism is about empowering the state[in a way no one should want]

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  • KangarooJack
    Posted on October 3, 2012 at 8:04am

    His Comrads are expressing ‘dismay’ because he jumped the gun on one of their pet projects. The “PR” campaign isn’t fully in place yet…lol

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    • Thatsitivehadenough
      Posted on October 3, 2012 at 8:13am

      Agenda 21. They are flexing their muscles because so many leftists have gotten into positions of power all over the place.

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    • ashestoashes
      Posted on October 3, 2012 at 8:30am

      Agenda 21..complies with the NWO..that would be that they want 6.5 million gone..because they believe that the earth was only meant to sustain 500 million..with the uber wealthy billion and trillionairs..(the bankers) will be at the top of the echelon..while the servants will be crowded into small cities..They are already accomplishing their means through birth control..vaccinations..which harbor cancer cells and dead animal tissue..wars..and GMO foods..there is a big battle of trying to get GMO’s passed in Europe right now..We have 70% in our food supply..European countries that have allowed them have 5% so far..and the other countries have banned them..They not only sterilize people..they are poison..literally poison..Monsanto..creator of GMO’s has banned them in their cafeterias..and will not allow GMO labeling..Get this people. The bankers are Monsanto’s biggest investors..and more of our public officials than you know..llike Judge Clarence Thomas..and Donald Rumsfield are involved..and an attorney for Monsanto went to work for the FDA..they are making boatloads of money off of genocide..

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    • ashestoashes
      Posted on October 3, 2012 at 10:02am

      Pardon.. that was 6.5 billion

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  • Thighmaster
    Posted on October 3, 2012 at 8:04am

    Let’s go with God’s plan. What limit did God set ?

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    • SaturdaysWarrior76
      Posted on October 3, 2012 at 8:38am

      Amen!

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    • biohazard23
      Posted on October 3, 2012 at 8:59am

      Hear hear!

      BTW @ThighMaster, is that your Sheltie as your avatar? What a cutie!

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    • anothercomment
      Posted on October 3, 2012 at 10:26am

      Good point, Scripturally, you measure your riches by the family that surrounds you. Unfortunately, in view of the massive and variety of world upheaval, I’ll die happy if I know I have not left a child or grandchildren to this mortal coil.

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