Mega Victory!’ Anti-Mass Migration Populist Geert Wilders Wins Most Seats in Dutch Elections, Exit

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  1. Eleuthera

    Eleuthera Well-Known Member Donor

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    I have long understood that labels, especially those used in political analyses, are grossly inadequate and often inaccurate.
     
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    Ddyad Well-Known Member

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    Many clearly just don't get it -- or pretend they don't.

    “Political tags — such as royalist, communist, democrat, populist, fascist, liberal, conservative, and so forth — are never basic criteria. The human race divides politically into those who want people to be controlled and those who have no such desire. The former are idealists acting from highest motives for the greatest good of the greatest number. The latter are surly curmudgeons, suspicious and lacking in altruism. But they are more comfortable neighbors than the other sort.” R. Heinlein
     
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    They had Rutte as president, since he kept winning the elections 4 times in a row / over a decade.
    And he is a right winger. You're wrong.
     
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