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It has been asserted by adherents to certain political groups that their voices are being suppressed by the establishment. E.g the alt right. If that is true an
by bjourne 9y ago
It has been asserted by adherents to certain political groups that their voices are being suppressed by the establishment. E.g the alt right. If that is true and the article's premise is true, "Dutch people have the right to say whatever they want and be as direct as they want. And if other people don’t like that, it’s their fault for getting offended." then it must be so that open support for alt right is much stronger than in the Netherlands than in Britain.
But alt right is (afaik) much stronger in Britain than in the Netherlands. It follows that Dutch people either aren't as direct as the article claims or that alt right sentiment isn't being suppressed.
- pwagland 9y agoYour argument is based on incorrect assumptions. You are assuming that the only reason for _not_ being in the alt-right, is the fear of offending someone. I would argue that this is exactly the inverse in real life. If issues are discussed openly, then you often find that you can reach a middle ground through discussion. The second premise is also incorrect, since there _is_ a large alt-right faction in the Netherlands. To all intents and purposes the second largest political party is an alt-right party.
- jules 9y agoOr that repression of alt-right views is actually counterproductive.
- TheCoelacanth 9y agoPerhaps alt-right views are expressed less frequently in the Netherlands because people aren't afraid to call someone who expresses those views a fucking moron unlike Britain where they are.