The Dutch Parliament is currently debating the financial crisis, and the government’s ‘solution’ to it. The economic plan put forth by the Dutch government has lots in common with the one accepted by Democrats in the U.S.: future generations will have to work years if not decades in order to pay off the debt accumulated by those in power today.

Members of the government coalition are behaving incredibly arrogant. They told the opposition that their opinions did not matter, that they had agreed with each other on a ‘plan’ and that all other alternatives would not even be taken serious. Why have a debate then, many wondered?

Geert Wilders, leader of the PVV, responded as a master of political opportunism: his entire party stood up, he approached the mic and told the representatives of the government they’d leave because the debate was useless. The entire party walked out saying “we are fed up, the country is fed up.” (more…)