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> I think a majority of people in NL would sacrifice the local nature (to some degree) to solve this crisis. Maybe, but that is just because the farmers have a
by Gys 4y ago
> I think a majority of people in NL would sacrifice the local nature (to some degree) to solve this crisis.
Maybe, but that is just because the farmers have a great PR machine going. It does not make sense to sacrifice local nature for an billion dollar industry that mainly (70%) produces for export. Its not like the Dutch food supply will suffer from this in any way.
- rocqua 4y agoIt does not make sense to keep farming. But the extreme correction we currently have is not worth the nature tradeoff. Faith in our government is tanking with Groningen's earthquakes and the toeslagaffaire. Adding to this the government decimating many citizens who acted in good faith is not good. We are stuck between the option of having a government being an untrustworthy partner, or breaking European laws and sacrificing nature.
- Denvercoder9 4y ago> Adding to this the government decimating many citizens who acted in good faith is not good. Is it really decimating citizens though? There's 35 billion euros available to compensate them. From what I've seen of the protests/blockades, it seems farmers are mostly upset they can't continue farming the way they currently do. I understand having to change your business practice and/or career sucks, but it's not the end of the world, and it has happened to millions of people that were working in declining industries before. Furthermore, lots of Dutch farmers have a difficult future ahead of them anyway. Half of the farmers are over 55, and 30% of them don't have a successor lined up. To me it seems like taking the government buyout and retiring is a pretty good way out for them.