Puppet Masters
For a long time, the Netherlands has had some of the most restrictive COVID measures in Europe. In November, the Netherlands was one of the countries that announced that the unvaccinated were banned from most public places. The restrictions escalated when the Netherlands, a country in which 85% of the adult population was vaccinated, had an upsurge in COVID cases. These restrictions included putting a curfew on all bars, restaurants, and most stores from 5 p.m. to 5 a.m. Immediately after the new year, the government also made it clear that, within a few months, vaccination certificates will be considered void without a booster.
In response to the government edicts, the Netherlands has been roiled by protests. There were massive protests in November, December, and (already) in January. The January protest made world headlines when the police allowed (or ordered?) their dogs to launch brutal attacks against the protesters.
In the midst of this upheaval, a young man named Gideon van Meijeren was recently elected to the Dutch Parliament. It's very likely that his candidacy reflects Dutch citizens' increasing disgust with the government's endless extensions of its newly acquired COVID power over the people.
A video is circulating showing van Meijeren, during his first official appearance in Parliament, asking Prime Minister Rutte a question. It's a brilliant video because van Meijeren sticks to his guns as the Prime Minister sneers at him and at all those who are no longer on board with the world establishments' COVID narrative. You will witness one of the great moments of someone truly speaking truth to power. Also, for an added smile, be sure to keep your eyes on the young woman sitting behind van Meijeren.
I'm not sure when van Meijeren took his stand but perhaps it's no coincidence that, on January 14, the government abruptly announced that it was walking back its restrictions on shops, gyms, and hairdressers — although it is forcing bars, restaurants, cafes, and "cultural establishments to remain closed until January 25 at the earliest. Why restaurants are more dangerous than shops and hairdressers will forever be a mystery.
Incidentally, young van Meijeren's willingness to be a maverick is something that (thankfully) more young people are embracing. The New York Post profiled five college students who have had it with the woke culture on their campuses and are speaking up. Likewise, on Friday, Tucker Carlson spoke with a young Republican activist who thumbed his nose at the January 6 committee in wonderful fashion.
If we are to emerge from this attempt by the world's totalitarians (an amalgam of billionaires, millionaires, and leftists) to weaponize COVID and wokeness to end the democratic republics that have held sway for more than 200 years, and to reinstate the totalitarianism that has been the world's norm for most of humankind, the only way to do it is to push back: Refuse to be silenced, ridicule these self-styled "elite," speak the truth whenever and wherever you can, and just say "no," as Martin Luther King and Gandhi both did (and that's true regardless of how one feels about their politics). We're in a war of ideas and our ideas win only if we speak them loudly and proudly.
Reader Comments
Bravo!
Now to watch and see . . Meanwhile, I've got a smile on my face and I'm listening to Jethro Tull, "As I did walk by Hampstead Fair . . ." . . [Link] as I look forward to this clip. . . I quickly recall this. It's from around 6? months ago? Well, closer to three. Time do seem variable these days.
If you wish to have seen RC had he chosen a career in politics, I like to hope that I would have done what this kid is actually doing.
True hero.
RC
Don't worry. His doctor said it wasn't related to his fourth booster.
RC
I had seen this scene on Telegram, I think. Another sign it's falling apart.
We fellow “conspiracy theorists” have a spot on track record of predicting the obvious truth and it’s getting easier by the day.Exactly.
And I see lots of rope for the future ...
codis And I see lots of rope for the future ...Yeah, only way to fix our problem for sure!
But on a less funny note, I have seen a very similar act playing out in East Germany in '89. It wne a bit too smooth and peaceful, I now know. It did not take the fanatic communist system disciples long to adapt, and sing in church choirs and to run for "Christian" parties - like Merkel. Some of that turncoats are still active today.
Tito had a tight grip on Yugoslavia for 40 years, but people did not forget. It did not take long after the collapse, and they started to take revenge ...
It did not take the fanatic communist system disciples long to adapt,That's the problem in the nut shell, they have always been able to pull their chameleon bullshit when it's convenient and escape punishment.
RC
Comment: It's time to replicate this young man's initiative and forthrightness - all over the world.