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Old local custom of neighbours helping one another "noaberschap" or "naburen" literally neighbour, people close-by.
"De gedachte van barmhartige hulpverlening bezielt daar heden nog in bijzondere gevallen de dorpsgemeenschap."
"The idea of compassionate assistance still inspires the village community in special cases."
The headlines picked up by national news broadcast indicates a swing to the extreme right ... limit for asylum seekers at 15,000 annually. Completely foolhardy and more extreme than both VVD under Mark Rutte and the PVV of Geert Wilders.
From Crisis In Trust to A State for Ordinary People [Dutch]
This choice will make competition on the right and far right in Dutch politics quite stiff. It will likely not expand the electorate of an estimated total of 70 seats ... close to 50% of Dutch parliament. In The Netherlands the space of AfD has already been well covered.
Quite disappointing for the new movement ... more negatives than bringing renewal and a return to progressive policy. The Dutch got stuck in xenophobia and Islamophobia ... not mentioning Russophobia under Mark Rutte. 'Sapere aude'
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