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Originally posted by Agamemnon@Nov 17 2004, 03:01 AM
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@Nov 16 2004, 11:05 AM
...especially if you realize than Netherlands was considered the most liberl, open, tolerant (towards minorities) country in Europe. If things go crazy there, how bad will things be in, say, eastern Germany where there is a strong neonazi movement as it is? German politicians are already fearing that the clashes will spread soon all over Germany.
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Strange, I'd not heard that. I know they're remarkably liberal there, but extra tolerance to minorities greater than other Euro states is news to me.
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Yes, Netherlands was (still is?) extra tolerant towards minorities, not only ethnical, but towards gays or lesbians, or the well known tolerance towards soft drugs.
As for other Euro countries - politicians like Haider (Austria) , LePen (France) or Flam block (or whatever are they called in Belgium), neonazis in Germany (especially in the east) have surprisingly high support. Not only that, nationalism bordering intolerance towards other nationalities, let alone religions (even if not verbally declared) is in the minds of many, many Europeans. [/b][/quote]
While its obvious that they tolerate drugs and sexuality there, I've still not seen much evidence that they're somehow more tolerant towards visible/ethnic minorities. The Dutch were some hard-assed colonists in SE Asia and were known to use some pretty heavy-handed tactics against the locals.
Not disputing you, but I've never heard that the Dutch stand out as super-liberal in their lack of racist ideology, just when it comes to domestic/social aspects.