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Agreed, the Netherlands in particular seems to be become more and more conservative. I miss the more open culture of the 80s/90s. I don't see this as much in t

Agreed, the Netherlands in particular seems to be become more and more conservative. I miss the more open culture of the 80s/90s. I don't see this as much in the other countries I've lived. I lived in Ireland for 12 years and saw that marriage being accepted in a referendum, which I've never thought possible when I first moved there. I guess the headstart that the Netherlands had, led to a stagnation somehow.

pas 6y ago
Not just the Netherlands. Populism, law & order, back to the land "tradition" are all on the rise worldwide. There's a disillusionment ... due to what is of course the great question. It's pretty clear that the gridlock in politics (Obama, Change, Hope -> Trump; early 2000s EU extension -> Brexit), the good old social inequality and so on has something to do with it. Also, likely the balance of mood shifted. (Less people are optimistic about the future than used to be, plus these disillusioned people have become more vocal and bitter, and very susceptible to populist dictator-wannabes' agitation. Whereas the new generation that would counterbalance this is so inoculated against earnestness online, that they wholesale reject any participation in whatever their elders do online. Yet at the same time they are of course trapped in the Insta/TikTok world.)