If you want a ‘start’, I think it’s Lubbers. Privatised a ton of shit, which continued later on with child subsidy being cut down on, and privatisation of stuff in the Illness Law.
The bullet always comes from the right-wing oligarchs.
As far as everyone except oligarchs are concerned, it means everyone can access it without getting financially fucked over into debt. And that’s excellent news.
I’ve never reached 60 downhill. 40, yes, but not 60. I think in general though, 25/30 km/hr would be more reasonable as a recommended limit for bicyclists.
If downhill, there should be enough possibility to slow down, and by the next intersection, the speed should be slowed.
Thing is, in the NL, most car drivers also are bicyclists. There’s also liability: in case of a crash with a bicyclist or pedestrian, the car driver is assumed 100% at fault and has to pay all damages, unless if it’s proven the bicyclist/pedestrian was at fault, in which it’s shared 50/50. This helps to deter car drivers from y’know, hit and runovers.
Imho additionally, cars should be designed with curved fronts, and not too tall or heavy (I’m looking at you, Dodge Compensation Rams). Those should be prohibited from driving altogether in the Netherlands. They’re fucking dangerous.
20 km/hr*, we don’t use miles
Links lullen, rechts vullen, is what we often say about the PVV (and many other (para-)fascist groups).
They often talk about being there for the “ordinary citizen”, but Wilders lived for a long time in an imperialist settler colony in Israel. Undoubtedly he gets a lot of financing from the antisemitic Netanyahu government.
Those that throw a fit aren’t conservatives, but capitalist grifters.
Conservatives, as in Christian democrats, are pretty common in the Netherlands, if not historically the majority. They’re generally chill and just want change, if any, to be step for step, very gradual.
Liberals and right-wing elitists though (I reject calling them “populists”, as they only talk to fill the pockets of the rich), are unfortunately way too common. They should be diminished through education and lifting them up to see the wonders of socialism and communism.
One does not become liberal or an elitist through hard work and education; indeed, to the contrary! When you rely on exploiting the masses and telling them to be angry at other parts of the masses instead of you, then you are the problem.
Likewise as a Dutch person. All solidarity with you lot. I think we must back our words with force. We must ramp up our military defense against the US; and to avoid a military-industrial complex, we must ensure that this defense and its industry is nationalised, not in private hands.