Yep it is. It would be a great chance, weren't it that there were some problems.<br><br>The main problems in The Netherlands currently consist of these (in my opinion):<br>- The media is dominated by the PVV. Even if Geert Wilders farts, it is news (metaphorically speaking).<br>
- Most of the voting power is currently held by conservative people. I would classify the VVD, all Christian parties and the PVV as conservative parties. Together, they have about 90-100 seats in the parliament.<br>- The media is also controlled largely by conservative people and groups. This is clearly shown, as all changes which have negative consequences for conservatives, are shown as negative in the media.<br>
- This all together causes for a very conservative society currently, moving more towards an authoritarian government.<br>- Most of the people in The Netherlands have no idea what's going on, since the mainstream media doesn't report them the real things which are going on (since it isn't good for the conservatives).<br>
<br>All in all, in my opinion, all layers of Dutch society are moving towards conservatism. The only exception are the Dutch Pirates, but we currently lack the members to make a real impact. I myself am currently working to set up a Dutch Limburg crew, and try to expand our memberbase here, next to setting up cooperation between Belgian Limburg and German Aachen.<br>
<br>And before anyone points out that the students are not becoming more conservative, that's partially true. One group is quickly moving towards conservatism, while another is moving quickly towards a more progressive stance than before. So it's kinda splitting up.<br>
<br>At least, this is my opinion, it doesn't have to be true, as it's just my way of experiencing things. But I hoped to explain what is going on and what makes these things possible to happen.<br><br>Cheers,<br>Roberto<br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">2010/10/20 Christian Hufgard <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:email@christian-hufgard.de">email@christian-hufgard.de</a>></span><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
Am 20.10.2010 22:26, schrieb Justus Römeth:<br>
<div class="im">> According to both the English and the Dutch newspaper it is likely to<br>
> pass. That's what makes it so weird, how could this find a political<br>
> majority in a city? In a village, okay, more conservative values etc.<br>
> But in Amsterdam, where there is allready a shortage of housing (some<br>
> 10k students looking for flats each year) it just doesn't make sense.<br>
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</div>At least this is a great chance for dutch pirates to get a couple of<br>
thousand new members...<br>
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