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The Partij voor de dieren (The Animal Party) has two seats out of 150 in Dutch parliament, as of wednesday elections. And i am one of the few hundred thousands responsible for this.

No, I haven't had drugs all my life... But I am actually regaining some believe about people living up here and their level of caring. This country might actually be the foremost social one again (note: I am easily overlooking the right wing / 'liberal' parties and their gain).

Silly Dutchies, you probably think, eh?

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Originally posted by Aiko
The Partij voor de dieren (The Animal Party) has two seats out of 150 in Dutch parliament, as of wednesday elections. And i am one of the few hundred thousands responsible for this.

No, I haven't had drugs all my life... But I am actually regaining some believe about people living up here and their level of caring. This country might actually be the ...[text shortened]... he right wing / 'liberal' parties and their gain).

Silly Dutchies, you probably think, eh?
How has "liberal" become "right wing" in Holland?

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Originally posted by Ragnorak
How has "liberal" become "right wing" in Holland?

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VVD and Wilders-style; liberal to materialisme, global business and economy (but very contrary not so liberal on individual humans or other animals) with rules and whishes of protecting it.

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...we should all become communists again...i long for the days when we
used to line up for hours in the cold just to take a look at the one dog
for sale in the pet store window...( those puppy farms will never win the
red star award for filling a quota on time )...

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..or maybe we could try for the pollyannish government 101 approach...you
know .." if we all just try to concentrate on what we have in common we might all get along"...so in that liberal vein i suggest the Dutch Butt Party...we all have one and if we concentrate on what we share together
we will build a happy sunshine profgressive world from this base....

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Originally posted by Aiko
The Partij voor de dieren (The Animal Party) has two seats out of 150 in Dutch parliament, as of wednesday elections. And i am one of the few hundred thousands responsible for this.

No, I haven't had drugs all my life... But I am actually regaining some believe about people living up here and their level of caring. This country might actually be the ...[text shortened]... he right wing / 'liberal' parties and their gain).

Silly Dutchies, you probably think, eh?
ALL the liberal parties have lost. The winning parties are the Socialist Party (SP), The Social-Christian Party (ChristenUnie ) and the Conservative anti-Islam Party, the Party for Freedom (PvdV), all three are NON-liberal political parties.

I guess the Partij voor de Dieren (Animal Party) which has gained two seats in Parliament for the first time is also a non-liberal party. Correct ?

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Originally posted by Ragnorak
How has "liberal" become "right wing" in Holland?

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.... maybe now you'll start understanding why I am anti-liberal .....

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Originally posted by ivanhoe
.... maybe now you'll start understanding why I am anti-liberal .....
Why would you be anti-liberal?
I may be niaive here but isn't the concept of 'liberal' ultimately utilitarian, a vague hope of underlying selflessness within humanity with only the cynicism of the ego restraining it from accomplishing the progressive evolution of the species???

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....you've been sleeping with your thesaurus too much...

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Shav can you tell us what is going on here please