Wij kennen een geschiedenis van tolerantie en progressief beleid dat de Westerse democratieën van de wereld voorbijstreefde. Helaas kennen wij ook een geschiedenis van onmenselijke slavenhandel, hebben wij Indonesiers vermoord, zijn er tijdens WOII 100,000 joden verdwenen, verdeelden wij etniciteiten omwille van politieke belangen en hebben wij Pim Fortuyn voortgebracht. De feestdagen zijn voorbij. Dat…
Special Interests in Interstate Cooperation
Introduction “Well then, a republic is the property of the public. But a public is not every kind of human gathering, congregating in any matter, but a numerous gathering brought together by legal consent and community of interest. The primary reason for its coming together is not so much weakness as a sort of innate…
The Media Tools Used By Dutch Political Party DENK
Introduction The national discussion about race and ethnicity in the Netherlands has reached its peak. After years of unsolved discussions around the children festivity called Sinterklaas, its movement is gaining traction whether one of its key figures, Zwarte Piet, a black-faced servant of the bishop, should be abolished or at least adjusted to a persona…
How Rock and Roll’s Anti-Establishment Culture Changed the World
Thesis Introduction Drug culture. In today’s day and age it is hard to imagine a westernized world without being aware of the existence of the illicit consumption commodities known as marihuana, cocaine, shrooms, heroine, Ecstasy and amphetamines to name a few. In western culture, the depiction of drug use in movies, series and music —…
Income Inequality Lies At The Root Of The 2007/2008 Financial Crisis And The Subsequent Economic Recession In The US And The EU
The current global capitalist system is unfair and exploitative and can be changed into something that distributes economic output in a more just manner. Although it can be argued that the current global capitalist economy is an effective driving force in society in forging wealth for peoples within their respective states, the discussion, however, of…
Article: Global Drug Treaties
Global Drug Treaties A Lookback in the History of International Drug Laws and Their Influence Worldwide History of Drug Use and Trade Worldwide Drugs, the collective noun used for narcotics or psychedelics as opium, cannabis, alcohol, cocaine and amphetamine types, have been commodities of civilizations throughout the course of history. To understand why international drug…
Article: A Repressive Climate Dominating the Dutch Drug Policy
The climate of responsible drug use in the Netherlands has reached its end. The rejection of advices from research institutes – such as the Municipal Health Service (GGD) and Trimbos Institute – by political leaders and the Public Prosecutor (OM) in order to maintain a harm-reduction policy towards drug users has changed. Instead, the emphasis…
Young Guns 