Belgian government has fallen, lol

[Beerdude26]

Our Prime Minister has requested the resignation of the current government to our king. Don't know if the king has agreed to the resignation, though. He probably will, because it's gone to shit real fast.

A summary is hard to make, ask Brick, he'll know more about this than I do because I've been abroad for 10 days.

 

[Insano]

This was no real government to begin with. They have done nothing for the past months.

In the end, this was inevitable. French-speaking politicians refuse to give in; they only want more money.

 

[Beerdude26]

Yeah, pretty much. Dutch politicians gave some pretty good options for the Walloon guys, but they refused to give anything worthwhile back :|
NMBS got some sort of cool contract or something though, at least something got done lol

 

[Insano]

For foreign people: Flanders pays over 11 billion euros (think about that number) every year to French-speakers, but these French-speakers refuse to give Flanders the freedom to control their own economy.

Instead, they whine about "solidarity" and "constructive talks", things they use as an excuse for their ****ed up politics.

 

[Insano]

When is Belgium going to implode and become parts of the Netherlands and France? Or is that still wishful thinking?

If Flanders and Walloon part, then Wallonia will probably want to join France. Some people want Flanders to join the Netherlands, but I hope this never happens. It would be freeing yourself from one oppressor and letting another one come in.

The question remains what happens with Brussels. This is why a corridor from Wallonia to Brussels was demanded by French-speakers. It reminds me of the situation of Danzig and nazi Germany.

 

[nurizeko]

Some people want Flanders to join the Netherlands, but I hope this never happens. It would be freeing yourself from one oppressor and letting another one come in.

Yeah, joining a people with a common culture, ancestry and language as most likely an autonomous region of one of the most liberal democracies on Earth would be a bit of an unbearable imposition over your lives.


Either way, it does seem the Wallonians take the piss.

 

[Beerdude26]

Belgium and The Netherlands are different on many things. Sure, most of them are minor, but that's how we got into this mess with the Walloons in the first place; minor things that suddenly exploded into gigantic issues and everyone started crying about it.

It'd be cool if flanders became a rogue state that no one wants to merge with, so we'd start trekking throughout the world, effectively moving our borders around, trying to merge with other countries lol

 

[PvtRyan]

Prepare to be assimilated by us, suckers!

Belgium and The Netherlands are different on many things. Sure, most of them are minor, but that's how we got into this mess with the Walloons in the first place; minor things that suddenly exploded into gigantic issues and everyone started crying about it.

It'd be cool if flanders became a rogue state that no one wants to merge with, so we'd start trekking throughout the world, effectively moving our borders around, trying to merge with other countries lol

ONE OF US, ONE OF US, ONE OF US, ONE OF US, ONE OF US, ONE OF US, ONE OF US, ONE OF US, ONE OF US, ONE OF US, ONE OF US, ONE OF US, ONE OF US, ONE OF US, ONE OF US, ONE OF US, ONE OF US, ONE OF US, ONE OF US, ONE OF US, ONE OF US, ONE OF US, ONE OF US, ONE OF US, ONE OF US, ONE OF US, ONE OF US, ONE OF US, ONE OF US, ONE OF US, ONE OF US, ONE OF US, ONE OF US, ONE OF US, ONE OF US, ONE OF US, ONE OF US, ONE OF US, ONE OF US, ONE OF US, ONE OF US, ONE OF US, ONE OF US, ONE OF US, ONE OF US, ONE OF US!

 

[Beerdude26]

D: D: D: D: D: D: D: D: D: D:

 

[PvtRyan]

WE WANT YOU INSIDE OF US!

(inside our borders that is)

 

[Mr Stabby]

Who's idea was Belgium?

 

[Beerdude26]

Spanish overlords kinda ****ed it up IIRC, all our intelligent people fled to Netherlands, smoked weed and made some kick-ass paintings.

 

[<RJMC>]

why not invent one new language and made everyone speak it? that will solve everything

call it humpa chumba

 

[Beerdude26]

why not invent one new language and made everyone speak it? that will solve everything

call it humpa chumba

Already exists, called Esperanto :O

 

[Insano]

Yeah, joining a people with a common culture, ancestry and language as most likely an autonomous region of one of the most liberal democracies on Earth would be a bit of an unbearable imposition over your lives.


Either way, it does seem the Wallonians take the piss.

Last time Flanders was part of the Netherlands, they were also paying to make up for the debts of other regions.

Should Flanders and the Netherlands join in a confederation: no problem at all.

 

[<RJMC>]

Already exists, called Esperanto :O

them replace it whit humpa chumba! if it dont seem to work

 

[Raziaar]

In before Stern talking about Ned Flanders.

And speaking of Esperanto, it sounds too much like a Spanish name for me to think of it as a global language. Or am I alone in thinking "Esperanto" sounds Spanish? Not the language, the word.

 

[Cormeh]

So does this mean that Belgium may soon be NOTHING AT ALL NOTHING AT ALL NOTHING AT ALL NOTHING AT ALL NOTHING AT ALL NOTHING AT ALL NOTHING AT ALL NOTHING AT ALL NOTHING AT ALL NOTHING AT ALL.

Sorry, lol.

 

[nurizeko]

Belgium and The Netherlands are different on many things. Sure, most of them are minor, but that's how we got into this mess with the Walloons in the first place; minor things that suddenly exploded into gigantic issues and everyone started crying about it.

It'd be cool if flanders became a rogue state that no one wants to merge with, so we'd start trekking throughout the world, effectively moving our borders around, trying to merge with other countries lol

You got into the mess with Wallonia in the first place because some nepoleonic French expats revolted against the Dutch government and decided to take Flanders along with them.

 

[Jintor]

So are those whacky communists taking over or what.

 

[Insano]

Here's a little more information, with "This is the end" of The Doors as background music.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExbOlSlq6CE&eurl=http://blog.seniorennet.be/angeltjes/