I cannot possibly explain the political evolution in this minuscule country to rational people abroad. Suffice it to say that the Flemish majority- in total contempt of the spirit and loyalty on which any federal country is based, and most certainly in a radical break with the Belgian political custom of seeking for a consensus, has rammed a proposal to split Halle-Brussel-Vilvoorde down the throat of the French speaking minority.
Brute force in a porcelain shop, and a cheap gesture too, because the French speaking minority now can and will stop the proposal for over a year.
I agree with Marc Hooghe, political scientist at the KUL. In a free translation : public humiliation of one's opponent never is a good deal. Whether in the federal state of Belgium, or in an independent Flanders, we shall always have to respect the opinion of our opponents and be willing to listen to their arguments.
For the full text of Marc Hooghe (in dutch) : http://www.standaard.be/Artikel/Detail.aspx?.artikelid=R11JP5V8
Brute force in a porcelain shop, and a cheap gesture too, because the French speaking minority now can and will stop the proposal for over a year.
I agree with Marc Hooghe, political scientist at the KUL. In a free translation : public humiliation of one's opponent never is a good deal. Whether in the federal state of Belgium, or in an independent Flanders, we shall always have to respect the opinion of our opponents and be willing to listen to their arguments.
For the full text of Marc Hooghe (in dutch) : http://www.standaard.be/Artikel/Detail.aspx?.artikelid=R11JP5V8
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