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Youth parties CDA, D66, and VVD criticize the peace movement Stop the War Fever for spreading fear about the reintroduction of conscription, emphasizing that the voluntary choice for young people remains guaranteed unless there is an acute threat. #Vrede #Dienstplicht #Jongeren (translated)

Roy, who described himself as a politically right-leaning former member of the VVD, wrote that he no longer knew who to vote for. He excluded a populist party on the right and even mentioned considering PRO, although that didn't make economic sense and wasn't logical for him personally. According to him, the party members were at least honest and human. Roy wrote that he had previously found Jesse Klaver weak and unconvincing, but that he now made a different impression: Klaver was, in his opinion, substantively strong and seemed to be developing leadership qualities. Roy also stated that Mark Rutte had called for people to look out for one another upon his departure, while the VVD under Dilan Yesilgöz did the opposite according to him. Yesilgöz, according to Roy, had ruined much for her party, although he found her good on Defense and previously on Justice and Security. According to Roy, PRO was precisely a party that paid attention to others. As an example, he mentioned the Self-Podcast by Sander Schimmelpenninck and Jaap Reesema featuring Lisa Westerveld. He claimed Westerveld dedicated herself day and night to underprivileged Dutch citizens. In the podcast, he also heard how demotivating work in the House of Representatives could be: requested debates from Westerveld sometimes did not make it to the agenda, while the right-wing majority preferred to debate asylum again. When a topic made the news, politicians were, in his opinion, always at the front. Roy wrote that the world would be a better place with more people like Westerveld. #politiek #VVD #Nederland (translated)

Strijder124 wrote that Wierd Duk had asked Dilan Yesilgöz about her view on the culture war. According to Strijder124, Yesilgöz had nothing to say about it; he described her performance as painful and weak for her and the VVD. Duk said, according to the post, that the Netherlands needed a Bolkestein and that a large center-right electorate wanted conservative-right policies, but that no one within the VVD conveyed that. Duk also stated that there was a culture crisis that he didn't hear the VVD talking about. People were concerned with that, he said, while the borders remained open and Syrians were passing through the Netherlands. #cultuurcrisis #politiek #VVD (translated)

Netherlands wants to see a much greater reduction of the budget with other countries. "Netherlands wants to see a much greater reduction of the budget with other countries," said Minister Eelco Heinen (Finance, VVD). #EUbegroting #Brusselseonderhandelingen #Cohesievrienden (translated)

Henk Otten wrote that Dilan Yesilgöz, according to an anonymous prominent VVD member in De Telegraaf, could not “think outside the box.” He stated that the chance of her becoming the next party leader was zero and wrote that the situation was starting to become somewhat sad according to him. https://t.co/emPZ6fpZp1 #politiek #VVD #lijsttrekker (translated)

In his opinion, Frank Kalshoven states that the VVD, once an advocate of sound economic policy, now constitutes an obstacle to the Dutch economy by focusing on protecting established interests instead of those who can promote economic growth. #VVD #NederlandseEconomie #EconomischBeleid (translated)

Eelco Van Hoecke wrote that he thought VVD member Dilan Yeşilgöz and Jetten would declare war on Russia and the United States. He used an insulting term for Yeşilgöz and sarcastically suggested that two nuclear powers could easily be handled with the "rainbow army." https://t.co/n4EBHR4OQj #VVD #Oorlog #Politiek (translated)

Flick criticized VVD members who raised alarms about the state of the party. He accused them of allowing the country to be led by the CDA and D66 for decades and only complaining afterward. He also said they should continue to associate with their leftist allies and predicted that the VVD was heading towards zero seats. https://t.co/wQnWLnRsRw #VVD #Politiek #Nederland (translated)

Claudia van Zanten wrote that the VVD, just like D66 earlier, was seeking conflict with Israel and provoking a war with Russia. She wondered whether the party would soon also come into conflict with the United States. Van Zanten reproached the VVD for not standing up for hard-working Dutch citizens, targeting small savers, not providing financial stability, and doing nothing about the influx of asylum seekers. According to her, voters, departing members, and prominent figures were fed up with the party's and the cabinet's direction. https://t.co/Ut9DHCrph1 #Nederland #politiek #oorlog (translated)

Ir. Wouter de Heij wrote that he had a busy week behind him, with good mornings, bad afternoons, and missed phone calls that he wanted to return later. He expressed annoyance at what he saw as the compliant attitude of LTO Nederland. According to De Heij, the civil service leadership abandoned dairy farmers, and the standard of 0.164 and other requirements remained intact. He also criticized VVD and CDA, as they, in his opinion, were either not paying attention or were willfully neglecting their responsibilities. Regarding area processes, he wrote that the civil service leadership had no interest in them. De Heij stated that the standard of 0.164 amounted to a reduction of about 30 to 40 percent of all dairy cattle in the Netherlands by 2035, possibly more. According to him, De Groot got his way, and the centrist parties allowed it to happen. He said he did not think this helped nature and urged readers to save his message. #melkveehouderij #politiek #natuur (translated)

Recently, there has been some movement in the case: State Secretary Silvio Erkens (Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Nature, VVD) is investing 1.3 million in research in which he aims to allow two Dutch boats to test pulse fishing in the North Sea and Wadden Sea, he announced in De Telegraaf. #pulsvisserij #EU #vissers (translated)