> For examples the Netherlands is not nearly as open minded and free For a large part, it's mistaking indifference and ignorance for open-mindedness. This is

> For examples the Netherlands is not nearly as open minded and free For a large part, it's mistaking indifference and ignorance for open-mindedness. This is not to say that there is not, at certain levels, deep societal reflections happening for an open society -with the same-sex marriage law from 2001 being an excellent case-in-point-, but, on average, philosophy and philosophical reflections are not ingrained in the dutch culture. A very current backlash of the Netherlands perhaps not being as open-minded as thought can be seen in the slightly problematic consequences of last elections. With anti-immigration parties having booked big gains, ASML is threatening to leave the country if the anti-immigration policies they promised materialize. https://www.reuters.com/technology/dutch-government-scrambling-keep-asml-netherlands-newspaper-2024-03-06/ https://www.reuters.com/technology/dutch-government-scrambli... Having already lost Unilever and Shell, this would be a terrible blow.