CCD Editor’s Note: From the Yellow Vest movement to Jair Bolsanoro’s win in Brazil, climate realism is taking root across the world as more and more people are turning their backs on alarmist doomsayers, biased media, carbon taxes, and ham-handed politicians. #
A first time participant in the provincial elections and newcomer to the Senate becomes the biggest party in the land in one fell swoop.
It’s not something the Netherlands has ever experienced before, says columnist Syp Wynia.
Forum voor Democratie, the party of Thierry Baudet, Henk Otten and Theo Hiddema, all of three years old, scorned by politicians as well as the Hilversum media, was hoisted to the top of the political tree by the voters.
It is now the biggest in a number of provinces and the city of Rotterdam. The political establishment can no longer ignore it, lest it wants Baudet’s party to become a bigger winner still, starting with the European Parliament election on May 23.
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Why did Forum win?
FvD’s meteoric rise is a result of how Baudet and his friends presented themselves but even more by how the established parties presented themselves.
At the time of the national elections two years ago, voters were only marginally interested in climate and debates on the subject were few and far between.
But the government agreement put together by VVD, CDA, D66, and ChristenUnie suddenly turned the Netherlands into the world’s leading champion on climate.
Months later all homes were to be gas free, the bill for which was to be largely paid by the population which, relatively speaking, is not the greatest source of CO2 emissions.
Initially, Forum was the only party to dispute the government climate stance. Not only did Baudet criticize the high cost of climate policy, but he also questioned the United Nations’ IPCC panels’ prevailing views and those of the Paris agreement. The mendacious energy bill was a godsend for Baudet.
Baudet also took aim – albeit not as straight an aim as he used to in the last few weeks – at the European Union: the Netherlands should leave. And immigration should be modeled on the Australian system.
Only those who can make a contribution will be allowed into the country if not the doors remain closed. And in general, the Netherlands and western civilization as a whole, should stop blaming itself and be less self-effacing.
Forum seems to grow because of a dichotomy between a trend for re-nationalization and a movement towards handing over more power to Brussels and the United Nations.
The Marrakesh migration pact – supported by most MPs- was also seized on by Forum and that unconventional but reasoned opposition helped Forum in this year’s provincial election.
The ‘cartel parties’ helped too
The traditional parties actively contributed to the Forum’s success. They supplied the ammunition by focusing on climate (and the business climate, in the case of VVD and CDA) and not purchasing power after years of austerity.
The ban on gas in homes, the ambition to be climate champion, the Marrakesh migration pact, none of these were put to the voters. What is more, the referendum was abolished by Rutte III (and defended by none other than D66).
Read more at Dutch News
“It’s not something the Netherlands has ever experienced before.” As far as the climate change influence on the election, this is easy to understand. People tend not to worry that much about climate change, but they are very concerned about the cost of fighting it. This is shown by the yellow vest moment in France and the mid term elections in the United States.
People are fed up with the globalist agenda being shoved down their throat by
self righteous virtue signalers .
The thing that finished it off was open borders and disrespect of the welcoming country culture .
They don’t want to assimilate they are often just escaping a worse place .