About your post on Wilders wanting to abandon the metric system: De Speld is a satirical news site, more or less a Dutch version of The Onion. (Please ignore this message if you were already aware of that and were just continuing the joke!) I wouldn’t be surprised if a PVV employee read it and thought it might be a good idea, though.

Yes, I did know it! Though this will amuse you: people on Facebook (members of D66 even!) are sharing it as… fact! and even discussing the details.

I am having a good laugh watching those discussions though. But thanks for the message. I appreciate it 🙂

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