FOX and O'Reilly on the Netherlands

Fox are hilarious. Did they not think that some people may have been to, or even LIVE IN, the Netherlands?
 
America has been a constant source of Anti-Netherlandian rhetoric, especially Fox News and O'Reilly, who is unapologetic about his rabid Anti-Netherlandianism. When will the Free World stand up agains this vile, irresponsible speech?
 
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To the OP:
Well, are the claims of O'Reilley true?

Is amsterdam cracking down on the Coffee shops and prostitution? Is there an increase in organized crime?
 
They have reduced the number of licenced brothels over the last few years and I believe tightened up on the restrictions on where coffee houses can be situated.

Interesting the way they've reduced the red-light district is by the local government buying the properties!
 
joobz said:
To the OP:
Well, are the claims of O'Reilley true?

Is amsterdam cracking down on the Coffee shops and prostitution? Is there an increase in organized crime?
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Coffeeshops:
The number of shops is being reduced.
They are now no longer allowed within a certain distance from schools. Since there are quite a few schools this reduces the number of coffeeshops significantly.

Prostitution:
The city has bought a number of the windows in red light district. The feeling was that the district was reflecting negatively on the image of Amsterdam.
The windows owned by the city are used to display work of art and fashion students.
The policy is hugely successful as groups of drunken, stoned men no longer look at the topless nineteen year-old Bulgarian chicks in the windows. Instead staring for hours at the totally fascinating clay sculptures, created by a goth art student. Obviously this is going to give a huge boost to tourism.

Organised crime.
I don't have the numbers but I think that all forms of crime have increased over the last 30 years.

I suppose that these kernels of truth are the basis for O'Reilly's apocalyptic vision.

I have to go now for a few hours. Perhaps other Dutchies can fill you in on the specifics, and what to make of it.
 
Eddie Dane said:
Looks like FOX and O'Reilly have found the perfect example of a failed state being run into the ground by atheist liburals.

Fox on my native country.

O'Reilly on our anarchist hell-pit, with a response from some very surprised Dutch people.

I know, I know, to you Yankees out there this is hardly shocking. But it was just a little bizarre to see my -reasonably successful- country paraded on US TV as the Triangle Of Death on meth.

I leave you with the dance remix.
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I watch these Fox news clips and wonder if they're trying to get into competition with "The Onion."

It's hilarious! They show people in Amsterdam playing in parks, drinking coffee, looking generally happy and say things in the background like "it's a cesspool of anarchy." That's comedy gold.
 
thaiboxerken said:
I watch these Fox news clips and wonder if they're trying to get into competition with "The Onion."

It's hilarious! They show people in Amsterdam playing in parks, drinking coffee, looking generally happy and say things in the background like "it's a cesspool of anarchy." That's comedy gold.
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That video had the actual FOX item followed by a video response which used its own images with the menacing O'Reilly voice over.

But despite this, you are still right. FOX seems remarkably Onionesque and your comment made me LOL.
 
Eddie Dane said:
Coffeeshops:
The number of shops is being reduced.
They are now no longer allowed within a certain distance from schools. Since there are quite a few schools this reduces the number of coffeeshops significantly.

Prostitution:
The city has bought a number of the windows in red light district. The feeling was that the district was reflecting negatively on the image of Amsterdam.
The windows owned by the city are used to display work of art and fashion students.
The policy is hugely successful as groups of drunken, stoned men no longer look at the topless nineteen year-old Bulgarian chicks in the windows. Instead staring for hours at the totally fascinating clay sculptures, created by a goth art student. Obviously this is going to give a huge boost to tourism.

Organised crime.
I don't have the numbers but I think that all forms of crime have increased over the last 30 years.

I suppose that these kernels of truth are the basis for O'Reilly's apocalyptic vision.

I have to go now for a few hours. Perhaps other Dutchies can fill you in on the specifics, and what to make of it.
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Seems reasonable and a logical response to a problem.
We have laws here that limit the location of liquor stores. Why would this be considered "bad"?

I have heard that pickpocketing and panhandling can be quite high in Amsterdam. Is this also true, or is it the expected amount given the tourism industry?
 
Eddie Dane said:
Coffeeshops:
The number of shops is being reduced.
They are now no longer allowed within a certain distance from schools. Since there are quite a few schools this reduces the number of coffeeshops significantly.
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joobz said:
Seems reasonable and a logical response to a problem.
We have laws here that limit the location of liquor stores. Why would this be considered "bad"?
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In measure, yes. However, the distance is several hundreds meters, IIRC, which is ridiculous, and makes it quite hard to find any spot at all.

Eddie Dane said:
Prostitution:
The city has bought a number of the windows in red light district. The feeling was that the district was reflecting negatively on the image of Amsterdam.
The windows owned by the city are used to display work of art and fashion students.
The policy is hugely successful as groups of drunken, stoned men no longer look at the topless nineteen year-old Bulgarian chicks in the windows. Instead staring for hours at the totally fascinating clay sculptures, created by a goth art student. Obviously this is going to give a huge boost to tourism.
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I haven't followed this too closely, so I'm at a loss too why the current Labour/Green coalition in the Amsterdam council is so intent on drastically reducing the red light district. I agree with your sarcasm.

Eddie Dane said:
Organised crime.
I don't have the numbers but I think that all forms of crime have increased over the last 30 years.
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AFAIK, crime overall has slightly decreased over the last 30 years. Biketheft probably even substantially, as that was 30 years ago really over the top.

joobz said:
I have heard that pickpocketing and panhandling can be quite high in Amsterdam. Is this also true, or is it the expected amount given the tourism industry?
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No idea how it is compared to other tourist centres. On touristy places in Amsterdam, there are signs in English saying "beware of pickpockets".
 
Excuse me, but why are you doubting Papa Bear?

The Netherlands also goes by the name "Holland" and people from there are called "Dutch".

That is some shifty **** right there. What does it have to hide that it has so many pseudonyms?
 
Tsukasa Buddha said:
That is some shifty **** right there. What does it have to hide that it has so many pseudonyms?
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And now all the other Anti-Netherlandians are coming out of the woodwork thanks to this thread, you can see the barely concealed hatred in the above quote.

If it wasn't for that bastion of Anti-Netherlandianism, America, and Anti-Netherlandian-in-Chief O'Reilley would we be seeing this disturbing rise in Anti-Netherlandianism these days??
 
Spent several holidays in Holland, total losses between three of us, two bicycle pumps. 30 years ago.

Now if you want pickpocketing, go to Rome.

That's right, home of devout Catholicism and the actual Pope.

Rolfe.

OK, I admit I was dipped in Prague too.
 
Tsukasa Buddha said:
Excuse me, but why are you doubting Papa Bear?

The Netherlands also goes by the name "Holland" and people from there are called "Dutch".

That is some shifty **** right there. What does it have to hide that it has so many pseudonyms?
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:D

USA, America, Yankee.
UK, Britain, Englishman.

Yep, the third in each line, strictly speaking, denotes someone from part of the country. Likewise, Holland is only part of the country. Some people might be picky about it. You don't say to Rolfe either that she's English, do you? :)
 
Not if he values his life, he doesn't....

(I do know about the Holland bit, I just haven't come across enough people getting pissed off about it. It's sort of normal Brit usage, and will continue to be so unless you guys get stroppy.)

Rolfe.
 
Amsterdam did not seem worse for beggers or pickpockets than any other big city, so far as I could tell.

Although this is laughable it seems to me that this is pretending to be a news channel: and that is not funny at all
 
Gytha Ogg said:
Fox are hilarious. Did they not think that some people may have been to, or even LIVE IN, the Netherlands?
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Consider their target audience. A surprising number of us over here (in the States) barely get out of the state we grew up in, let alone across the Pond. He could say that there are hordes of gay mimes high on cheese nip extract and I suspect a large number of his audience would take it as gospel.
 
I suspect that they're starting to get a bit nervous by the interest the UK government is showing in their lies about the NHS and have decided to pick on a smaller country instead.

If the Dutch complain, presumably it'll be Luxembourg next.
 
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