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Lucky Little Countries?

November 17th, 2007 · Comments Off

Ian Buruma, Lucky Little Countries?

“It is true that the Dutch, proud and comfortable inside their narrow borders, have, like the Swiss, often viewed the outside world with a degree of smugness. And for this they are now being punished. That, too, is the natural fate of being a lucky little country in Western Europe.”

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Assertiviteit in de overdrive

April 28th, 2007 · Comments Off

Yves Desmet, vertrekkende hoofdredacteur van De Morgen, in de Groene over het populisme in Nederland: “Ik vind het op dit moment het enige werkelijk belangwekkende maatschappelijk debat. Geef je toe aan de wereld van het grote eigen gelijk, of geef je toe dat de enige wereld die we hebben die van de twijfel is.”

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September 29th, 2006 · Comments Off

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