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By Laurens Deprez and Wim Benda
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Thursday, 27 April 2006 |
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The recent local elections
in the Netherlands revealed a significant shift to the left taking
place in Dutch society. This confirms what we said in the past, that
the temporary rise of the Fortuyn list would be followed by an
equally sharp shift to the left. The Netherlands is not immune from
the developing class struggle on a world level.
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By Erik De Bruyn in Belgium
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Friday, 03 June 2005 |
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The reaction of the media and the politicians to the massive “no” votes
against the European Constitution in France and the Netherlands reveals
the nature of our “elites”. However, all the propaganda was to no
avail. A few days after the “non” vote in France, the same thing
happened in the Netherlands. |
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By Erik Demeester
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Tuesday, 23 November 2004 |
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Up until recently the Netherlands had served as a model of social and
racial harmony to the rest of the world, a country to emulate or to
learn from. This has radically changed with rapid shifts in the
fortunes of the main political parties and, more importantly, huge
mobilisations of the Dutch working class. Erik Demeester explains how
and why. |
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By Erik Demeester
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Monday, 04 October 2004 |
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On Saturday, October 2, Amsterdam saw what is possibly the biggest
trade union demonstration in the history of the Netherlands. The
workers were protesting against the government’s austerity package. |
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By Erik Demeester
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Wednesday, 22 May 2002 |
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The Netherlands used to be the most politically boring country in Europe. It was dominated by extreme
"political correctness", the very existence of problems was denied and there was a suffocating
culture of "consensus". After the killing in May of Pim Fortuyn, the flamboyant far-right demagogue,
the Dutch people have woken up to a completely new country. |
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