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We elected a new government during the last elections because we were fed up with the problems caused by immigration. It didn't help (as usual, because you can't expect anything from politicians other than concessions), and immigration is still growing.
This extreme political stance led today to the first major demonstration against immigration policy.
The demonstrators are people with radical right-wing views, and they're not mincing words. The current demonstration is getting quite out of hand. Confrontations with the police are not avoided.
There have been other far-right demonstrations, but never more than about 30 people. This demonstration consists of about 4,000 people. It's the result of a completely failed immigration policy.
(In our country, far-right means something like people with fascist ideas.) So, unlike you, they are truly racist and fascist and not labeled as such by the left.
Usually, whenever there are ultra-right demonstrations, there are anti-ultra-right demonstrations. The left.
However, they are not present today because not only is the turnout too high, but the left is also unhappy with the immigration policy.
What you see happening is essentially an attack on left-wing politics, aimed at both national and European politics.
In the 1970s, there was a huge protest in the streets of Amsterdam in the Netherlands, which turned into a real battle in the city, where police and soldiers were nearly defeated by the crowd, and even the Queen had to be protected by the army. It was thanks to the Marine Corps that the protesters failed to attack the Queen.
From that moment on, the people's opinions were listened to more. However, that is no longer the case at all. The Dutch are accustomed to riots, and it is a national pastime during the New Year. But this is a completely different situation, and the Dutch people find themselves confronted with an unreachable government.
Given the I don't give the current Dutch government much of a chance with a problem that's practically insoluble, and these protests could very well be the start of a national uprising and the overthrow of immigration policy or the government. I live about an hour's drive from the protests, but everywhere I hear cars honking and fireworks going off, this protest is gaining national support.
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