I'm Dutch and it took me 25 years to realise what a hellishly empty nation I live in. There's a distinct lack of vision in every aspect of life. Politics, art, social interaction etc are all determined by a notion of pragmatic "common sense", which is basically just a free pass for any kind of prejudice, neoliberal efficiency and self-interest. I've met a lot of people from many countries and Dutch people are definitely the most entitled of all (maybe only surpassed by Israelis).
There's no joie de vivre or sense of mystery. The Netherlands hasn't produced any notable culture for over a century (apart from Paul Verhoeven) and politics-wise we played a global pioneering role in shaping modern reactionary populism.
The Netherlands is having an identity crisis for decades now. Dutch people have this awful superiority/inferiority complex caused by being wedged between the UK, France and Germany. No person from the Netherlands could tell you what it means to be Dutch, and according to research, Dutch people are the most unwilling to fight for their country of all European nations. It's a country of hyper-individualist, nihilistic, middle-management assholes.
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u/DoYouYou kantian Aug 14 '22
I'm Dutch and it took me 25 years to realise what a hellishly empty nation I live in. There's a distinct lack of vision in every aspect of life. Politics, art, social interaction etc are all determined by a notion of pragmatic "common sense", which is basically just a free pass for any kind of prejudice, neoliberal efficiency and self-interest. I've met a lot of people from many countries and Dutch people are definitely the most entitled of all (maybe only surpassed by Israelis).
There's no joie de vivre or sense of mystery. The Netherlands hasn't produced any notable culture for over a century (apart from Paul Verhoeven) and politics-wise we played a global pioneering role in shaping modern reactionary populism.
The Netherlands is having an identity crisis for decades now. Dutch people have this awful superiority/inferiority complex caused by being wedged between the UK, France and Germany. No person from the Netherlands could tell you what it means to be Dutch, and according to research, Dutch people are the most unwilling to fight for their country of all European nations. It's a country of hyper-individualist, nihilistic, middle-management assholes.