Wow, what a great and extensive update on the Dutch situation. Thank you, Bernard!
I would be careful with calling the BBB party 'populist', btw. This is often done to right wing parties that the left or the ruling parties don't want to have to deal with. It's a highly subjective qualification but also, it doesn't paint BBB in a fair light because it's a party that - despite rhetoric that you can disagree with (like I do often) - seems to so far have a constructive attitude; it's fair opposition in a parliamentary democracy.
There also seems to be a translation mistake, I think? (I'm Dutch so I could be wrong) Pouw-Verweij is quoted as saying 'transphobe bigot'; shouldn't that be 'transphobic bigot'?
Wow, what a great and extensive update on the Dutch situation. Thank you, Bernard!
I would be careful with calling the BBB party 'populist', btw. This is often done to right wing parties that the left or the ruling parties don't want to have to deal with. It's a highly subjective qualification but also, it doesn't paint BBB in a fair light because it's a party that - despite rhetoric that you can disagree with (like I do often) - seems to so far have a constructive attitude; it's fair opposition in a parliamentary democracy.
There also seems to be a translation mistake, I think? (I'm Dutch so I could be wrong) Pouw-Verweij is quoted as saying 'transphobe bigot'; shouldn't that be 'transphobic bigot'?