Today’s the deadline. Earlier this week the Indonesian Government said it would block Youtube if it did not take down Geert Wilders’ hate-piece, Fitna. So what’s all the fuss about?

The movie is about 15 minutes long. It opens with a book with an ornate cover (supposedly Al-Qur'an) opening. As the pages turn, that cartoon is displayed: the Prophet Mohammed with a bomb in his turban.

Then comes the crunch: a quote from Al-Qur'an: “Prepare to destroy them with all force, terrorize Allah’s enemy and your enemy” (sura 8:40).

The next couple of minutes comprise footage from September 11 and the Madrid bombing, mixed in with video footage of what I expect is an Al-Qaeda leader and Iranian clerics pronouncing that Allah is happy when non-Muslims are killed - all accompanied by the instantly recognisable, but somewhat lame, Arabian Dance from Peer Gynt Suite.

That’s the first five minutes. I didn’t watch any further. From a quick scan, the rest looked like more of the same crap. How hard can it be to put together a couple of “kill all infidels” quotes? Christ, the Old Testament is brimming with violence, hatred and intolerance!

Wilders said that the film shows how verses from Al-Qur'an are being used today to incite Muslims to violence. He is quoted as saying the film is “a call to shake off the creeping tyranny of Islamization,” whatever that means.

You’ve got to wonder at the morality - and mentality - of a person who uses political power for such a hateful purpose. Geert Wilders is taking a strike at Holland’s immigration policy - particularly Muslim immigrants. It’s not hard to see the parallels to Hitler’s campaign against the Jews, gypsies, gays and pretty much anyone else he didn’t consider “German”. He too used fear, ignorance and deep-rooted social prejudices for his own political ends.

How is this any different?