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The islands don\u2019t have the Dutch social welfare system, yet they must comply with all kinds of rules set by The Hague.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Thom de Graaf, current Mayor of the Dutch city of Nijmegen, former Minister of Administrative Reform and Kingdom Relations<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The quote above, from a more extensive interview refers to the status of Cura\u00e7ao, St Maarten, Aruba, Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba, all current Dutch colonies in the Caribbean\/ South America (they are not currently called \u201ccolonies\u201d by the Dutch government, though; they are referred to as \u201cDutch territories\u201d or \u201cmunicipalities\u201d or \u201ccountry members of The Kingdom of The Netherlands\u201d). This is also from the interview:<\/p>\n

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He (de Graaf) is very conscious of the fact that the average citizen in the Netherlands shows very little interest in the Kingdom.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

And that is very true. There is absolutely no discussion in media or in politician\u2019s minds about present day colonialism in The Netherlands (unless it is to point out how citizens of former colonies are a burden to the welfare system, or how the unemployment rates affect them, etc; always under a pretty negative light, I might add).<\/p>\n

And yet, these territories must comply with laws, regulations, tax impositions, etc, while they get none of the benefits afforded to the citizens of European Netherlands (namely, they will not get any of the benefits of living in a European welfare state). Also, islands like St. Maarten, who benefit from income generated by wealthy tourism do not get to dictate their own laws or political measures.<\/p>\n

But if you\u2019d ask an average Dutch citizen, they\u2019d tell you the colonial days are a thing of the past and that such things are no longer part of the country.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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