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2011-09-19 Europe

Thousands of Phlegmish Separatists Stage March near Brussels

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Posted by Fred 2011-09-19 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 Vlaams Belang (English: Flemish Interest, VB) is a Belgian far-right[3] political party in the Flemish Region and Brussels that advocates the independence of Flanders and strict limits on immigration, whereby immigrants would be obliged to adopt Flemish culture[4] and language. The party rejects multiculturalism, but accepts a multiethnic society as long as people of non-Flemish backgrounds assimilate into Flemish culture.

How is the "far-Right" and why should I have a problem with it? Am I missing something?

Posted by Secret Master 2011-09-19 01:06|| 2011-09-19 01:06|| Front Page Top

#2 A late, damp summer. Kids back in school sharing illnesses, and now a gathering of the masses with shouting, spitting and the breathing of used air in their close proximity.

This is all contributing to the Phlegmish condition.

Posted by Skidmark 2011-09-19 01:58|| 2011-09-19 01:58|| Front Page Top

#3 How is the "far-Right"

The little reference cards that are issued in academic connote nationalism=far right. That's why for generations the National Socialist Workers Party was/is portrayed as far right even though their policies were socialist. Yep, its lazy and deceitful but its also the warning sign of the quality of the analysis of the tagger.

Posted by Procopius2k 2011-09-19 09:04|| 2011-09-19 09:04|| Front Page Top

#4 I can see them out there, chanting "Hi-diddly-ho!"

Flanders.

Posted by Anonymoose 2011-09-19 10:33|| 2011-09-19 10:33|| Front Page Top

#5 It came days after the country's divided politicians announced a breakthrough in 15 months of efforts to end the longest political crisis in Belgian history, which has left it without a government for a world-record 462 days.

And, outside of Belgium, very few care.
Probably very few in Belgium care...

Posted by tu3031 2011-09-19 13:47|| 2011-09-19 13:47|| Front Page Top

#6 Probably very few in Belgium care...

Local governments handle an awful lot, and they're doing just fine, tu3031. No doubt the federal bureaucrats are continuing to function under rules that were in effect when the last functioning government went whimpering into the outer darkness, continuing to send their reports up to offices empty of their political lords and masters.

Posted by trailing wife 2011-09-19 14:49|| 2011-09-19 14:49|| Front Page Top

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