The poll is seen as a litmus test for the Netherlands and its democratic ideals, as activists decry a hardening of political discourse driven by Geert Wilders
Same as it ever was. Maybe the not so silly members of their society can have some sort of moral code and understanding of the world that allows them to live in it without being eternally fearful racists but, without some basic shared belief in humanistic and prosocial moral truths, Western society will remain largely the same (morons/laypeople are always a majority, their shortcomings come out in different ways depending on the society). Dutch East India Company, never forget!
Same as it ever was. Maybe the not so silly members of their society can have some sort of moral code and understanding of the world that allows them to live in it without being eternally fearful racists but, without some basic shared belief in humanistic and prosocial moral truths, Western society will remain largely the same (morons/laypeople are always a majority, their shortcomings come out in different ways depending on the society). Dutch East India Company, never forget!