How the Netherlands became a bad country
Compared to the euphoria of 15 million people, the Netherlands has become a grumpy country.
“Land of a thousand opinions, land of sobriety.” That's already not right anymore. There may be a handful of opinions left, you have angry right and upset left, and in between the land of fifty shades of gray, ranging from light to dark between cheerful indifference and an equally general “unease”.
“All together on the beach, rusks at breakfast.”
All of them yes, despite corona. This whole corona thing, we're too sober for that.. To the beach, the park, the forest. Normal people don't get that hard with the foot and a half and all, we're not gonna let the head go crazy.
“The land where no one lets go, unless we win.”
Not only do we not win that often anymore, we prefer to let ourselves go all the time. The Netherlands is addicted to party, normally. It could be a reason why the corona task is only moderate: we have fallen into our souls. That soul is a beer, the Toppers, the hands into the air.
“Then the passion breaks loose, then no man stays inside.”
The economist and Green Columnist Ewald Engelen sees neoliberalism as the main culprit of the — all — problems. In his essay Awaak! he wonders how it is possible that all kinds of marginalised groups continue to vote stubbornly on parties that harm them. It is indeed a big mystery why, for example, in municipalities in the Groningen earthquake area in the last elections, the VVD became the largest, the same VVD that leaves these citizens in the cold. Even more unimaginable is the popularity of the Forum for Democracy, which wants to continue gas extraction at full speed.
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Fear of change is why one does what one does. Doesn't matter if you're going for a shot, a beer, or voices for who will take you down. Fear works wonders that every manipulist knows..
I think it is about us the people who are spoiling everything because people live like as if it's the last day of their life , they don't care about tomorrow and the coming generation
The Netherlands can be divided into two parts: in the north there are very low-lying lands, much of which are the Rhine and Meuse river delta. There is a strip of sand dunes up to 405 km wide and up to 60 m high on the sea shore, which together with a whole system of dams and locks protect the country's territory from flooding. The lowest point below sea level with -6.76m is Zuidplastpolders, located in the western part of the country. Moving north, the altitude gradually decreases to the shores of the North Sea in the northwest.
on holidays spent in the countryside! My mother took me this
tomorrow to the Baretti section to register for the tercena
elementary. I remembered the field and went reluctantly.
All the streets that flow near the school
boys' tingling; the next two bookstores
were full of fathers and mothers who acquired portfolios,
notebooks, primers, pens, pencils; on the door itself is
crowded so many people that the bedel, assisted by the guards
municipal, had to put order. When I arrived at the door I felt
a tap on the shoulder: I turned my face and it was my old
My advice is to thank you for what you have, so be it little by much.. In other countries many are having a bad time, so we have to appreciate the moments we have and with this I don't want to be a conformist either, because if you can improve, welcome be.
I live in a country where minimum wage is not enough to buy breakfast, where a Video Game pays better than most jobs, so in my mind, people who complain about minor things are what makes the country wrong.
Thank you for sharing this.
Because of these hard doers, corona kept spreading and complaining that it takes too long.. Yes, of course, the ones who complain are precisely the cause of it..