I have spent lots of time in Holland. I married a Dutch girl and brought her to Texas. I have lots of friends and family there. I'm not sure if the Nederlanders I know represent a cross-section of Dutch society, but I do know that they don't seem to "get it," at least from my point of view. They seem to see the Muslims as victims, and believe that Muslim's have been "pushed" into being angry and violent. In other words, they seem to accept the victimization routine discussed above. Like Nirvana and others here, I see this as putting more fuel on the fire. In a way it is analogous to the 1930s when no one dared stand up to Hitler, and we all know how that ended.
My question for the Nederlanders here:
Which way does public opinion seem to be going now? Will Rotterdam have to be destroyed (for example), before people realize just how grave the situation has become?
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