by Oui
Sat May 27th, 2023 at 01:34:26 PM EST
Speech Mayor Femke Halsema was not received w/o criticism
No freedom without peace in the world
Russian shot up tank on Leidseplein evokes many different emotions | AT5 Local News |
A Russian tank has been standing on Leidseplein since today, which was destroyed by Ukrainian soldiers last year. Debate center De Balie wants to stimulate the conversation about democracy and how fragile it is. Although many passers-by find the tank impressive, not everyone is happy with it.
*Head of De Balie Youri Albrecht is
part of Bellingcat leadership recently located in Amsterdam. Bellingcat is seen as NATO affiliated and empowered by the Atlantic Council.
Militarism in Dutch Square Amsterdam
People are confronted daily with arms to Ukraine to confront the Russians ... boring and very tiresome. Look how your tax dollars are spend and what is returned as evidence.
NRC Opinion columnist
Confusing moment at the Russian tank on display at Leidseplein. I'm talking with Yoeri Albrecht of renowned debate center De Balie, who brought over the shot-up army vehicle, when he is suddenly filmed and a boy, with a shaved head, holds out a black microphone to him.
"How do you feel about suppressing the opposition in Ukraine?"
The conversation, for YouTube channel Left Laser, turns teasing, teasing, sucking. Albrecht does his best at first, but then has had enough of the bullying, crosses the tram rails, and there he suddenly finds himself in a brief fight. Microphone falls between the rail. Albrecht snatches it up, holds it behind his back, puts his other arm around the boy, in a vain attempt to appease him, walks past the terrace of De Balie, where a group with protest signs chants: "Warmonger, warmonger!"
Yes, he's stirring things up, that Russian tank, captured by Ukrainian soldiers in Dmytrivka last year. In this entertainment center the war was something abstract, but here it is. Inescapable. And we have to relate to it. Tank wheel tracks collapsed, the clumps of grass from the front still attached. The vehicle is on tour. Earlier, in Berlin and Groesbeek, there was also a lot of fuss about it.
Is it a trophy? "Some see it that way, like Asterix and Obelix collecting the helmets of the Roman army," says Albrecht. But to him it symbolizes the fragility of democracy. "My mother was in a resistance group, and I always wondered who were the ones who stood up for such a dictator in the East."
The essence of freedom and democracy is the debate and freedom of expression ... WTF ... 90% of Dutch living in an echo chamber. Dangerous times .. piece of war propaganda coming home ... stop this stupid war ☮️ ;#YouAreNato
Museum Groesbeek Exposes UA War Trophy
The Russian tank that has been standing in front of the building of the Freedom Museum in Groesbeek has been daubed with the letter Z. The pro-Russian symbol was sprayed on the tank with white paint this afternoon.
The 44-ton T-72B has been standing in the parking lot of the Freedom Museum since Friday, together with a bullet-riddled Ukrainian ambulance. The tank was captured by the Ukrainian army in March last year after it ran into a French mine during a Russian attack on Kyiv and was badly damaged.
Don't conflate the war of choice 🇺🇦 due to aggression from two sides 🇺🇸 🇷🇺, as a battle for our freedom ⁉️ We are not fighting against Nazi fascism of Mussolini and Hitler. Ukraine is NOT fighting for our democracy. Stop the bull$hit war propaganda now. End the bloodshed and stop the "Hollywood" drama performances of Zelenskyy & company. Guarantee safety of wounded soldiers, POWs and prevent summary executions.
My recent diary ...
Hijacking Peace by Zelensky for War Escalation
So he came by night to The Hague, the city of Peace and Carnegie foundation of the Peace Palace and what it stands for.
Brutal war propaganda supported by opportunistic leader VVD party and Prime Minister Mark Rutte.
Today, Thursday May 4th is the Commemoration of heroes and war deaths, especially the citizens killed during the German occupation 1940-45 and the Jewish population arrested, transported through Westerbork to extermination camps of Hitler Nazi terror and genocide.
Most camps were on Ukrainian territory, Poland and Eastern Germany. Soviet prisoners of war too were slaughtered as sheep.