Nice to see

[Fragony]

If you aren't Dutch or Flemish you probably never heard of Geenstijl, there is a cordon sanitaire in quality newspapers and the state-tv, they just ignore it.

But this is a tour de force, they managed to get almost half a milion signs for a referendum about the position of the government about the democratic deficit of the EU. That doesn't sound like much but most people didn't even know about it simply because they read quality-newspapers and watch state-tv it's A LOT. The goverment now has to hold the referendum, only 300.000 are required, about half a million is what we (not me) got. Big high-five to the UK in advance.

[Beskar]

Wow, that is impressive if they go through with it.

[Fragony]

Wow, that is impressive if they go through with it.

They don't longer have a choice now, they can ignore the outcome though, they did that before, the EU just called the consitution something else and the Dutch government signed anyway despite a very big NO. But it's a clear signal that this referendum can't be ignored.

[Fragony]

Dear eurocrates, this is our revenge and you can't ignore us this time we are now bigger than any political party combined in whatever coalition. Despite the total ignoring of 'quality' newspapers and state-journalists thousands of volunteers still got half a million autographs.

http://www.geenstijl.nl/mt/archieven....html#comments

Gutmenschen are framing it as an initiave of Geert Wilders, but he has nothing to with it he does not get away with the stupid things he says.

[Greyblades]

Pity I cant read dutch and have no idea what you are talking about.

[Fragony]

Pity I cant read dutch and have no idea what you are talking about.

My excuses, scroll up, you will find tne Times article there