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City of The Hague confirms totalitarian practices
Earlier this blog reported about a citizen in The Hague who refused government officials to enter his house because he wants to defend his right to keep his private property a government free zone. The local government of The Hague wants to conduct warrantless searches, and if people refuse then they will come back with [...]
The Netherlands: Anne Frank and Dutch passports
This decade the government of The Netherlands launched a full force attack on the civil rights of Dutch citizens. The list of new laws that brings the police state closer is getting longer and longer. Even local governments now think citizens should obey when government officials knock on the door of innocent people to [...]
Knock, knock… here’s the government: aufmachen!
In large parts of Europe everybody knows what the German word aufmachen means. Between 1933 and 1945 a knock on the door by German government officials followed by the shouting of “aufmachen!” (“open it!”) meant the Nazi criminals would enter your house, without a warrant, search the place and often take away the people who [...]
Britain, this is your government at work…
The Guardian obtained footage showing that the man who died at last week’s G20 protests in London was attacked from behind and thrown to the ground by a baton–wielding police officer in riot gear. Moments after 47-year-old newspaper seller Ian Tomlinson was assaulted by the police he suffered a heart attack and died.
The footage shows [...]
Dutch government tells you how to be a good citizen
The Dutch government is working on a “catalogue” of values, said Guusje ter Horst, minister of Home Affairs. According to her, the document will contain values they think makes good citizenship. No more complaining anonymously online about society and politics, no, the Dutch need to get involved in organizations that facilitate real discussions! Explicitly she [...]
