Today I am thoroughly ashamed to be living in the Netherlands and I would like to distance myself from any cultural gatherings currently taking place in Amsterdam. The annual Sinterklaas-party/Black-Face-extravaganza is happening as we speak. Literally thousands of Dutch people are carrying out their offensive anachronistic and pre-modern charade ( Read more... )

A couple of weeks ago many Turkish people took to the streets to protest the adoption of a Turkish child by a Dutch lesbian couple here in the Netherlands. The Dutch are absolutely furious that foreigners could have the audacity to protest about anything taking place in this wonderful swamp they call home. There have been petitions, news articles ( Read more... )

From Midnight last night squatting is no longer legal in the Netherlands. There are reportedly over 200 squats in the country and closing them all will make possibly over 400 people homeless.

Last night they took to the streets of Amsterdam to protest the new rule.

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Things get violent around the 2 minute mark, which just happens to be taking ( Read more... )