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The podcast discusses the increasing visibility and normalization of the far-right in the Netherlands, with 43 seats for far-right parties in the House of Representatives and warnings from security services about the influence of this ideology on politics and media. #Extreemrechts #Politiek #Normalisering (translated)

In his new book La pensée piétinée: why fascism crushes culture, Olivier Mannoni examines the threats posed by the far-right movement to culture and freedom of thought, illustrating this with examples such as Vincent Bolloré's control over the publishing house Grasset. #ExtrêmeDroite #Culture #LibertéDePenser (translated)

DenkjeWell argued that mayors could prohibit, relocate, or dismantle demonstrations at any time based on public order. According to them, Femke Halsema and other mayors should have done that on October 7, and they would have done so if there had been an extreme right banner with the slogan "Waait Laaifs Mekker." DenkjeWell also wrote that the House of Representatives would never pass a law listing all reprehensible expressions, and that Halsema knew that. #demonstraties #openbareorde #politiek (translated)

Dr. Jan van de Beek wondered whether warnings about the far right were really what they seemed. He wrote that in 2026 many politicians considered right-wing extremism, populism, and Islamophobia to be more dangerous than jihadism or left-wing extremism. According to him, it was possible that the AIVD and the NCTV were periodically responding to this in order to maintain political support, and he did not rule out a sophisticated double game. https://t.co/owIjuQYJyQ #AIVD #Extreemlinks #Extreemrechts #Jihadisme #NCTV #Extreemrechts #Populisme #Politiek (translated)

Frank Peeters wrote that in the 1980s he was friends with a Hungarian and a Portuguese student at his school, who, according to him, spoke Dutch fluently after a few months. He also talked about an Iranian medical student who immediately took Dutch lessons and learned the language by translating texts from Persian via English. As a general practitioner with a diverse patient base, Peeters claimed to ask everyone to speak Dutch. He said he had no objection to diversity, but he did object to people who, in his opinion, did not speak Dutch after years in Belgium and mainly interacted with people from their country of origin. Peeters wrote that some called him extreme right because of his remarks on mass immigration, which he believed was made possible by the government. He said he sometimes felt like a stranger in his own country and felt that newcomers should adapt or leave. Finally, he asked if others shared that opinion. #Integratie #Diversiteit #Massaimmigratie (translated)

Neonazis defended themselves during their trial with the argument that the slogans they projected onto the Erasmus Bridge, such as 'White Lives Matter', are comparable to statements that are regularly made in Dutch talk shows, which according to critics contributes to the normalization of the far right. #extremisme #nativisme #mediaresponsibility (translated)