Exploring the European Nations: Belgium
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- Опубліковано 30 бер 2023
- Welcome to our latest video exploring Belgium, where we provide a comprehensive overview of the country's geography, climate, politics, economy, culture, and people. Join us as we take you on a virtual tour of the land and dive into the various aspects that make this country unique and captivating. Uncover the secrets behind this small yet powerful European nation and learn how its rich tapestry has shaped its role in the global landscape.
were are our fries ?
Speaking about the coastal region and its dunes, you shouyld show real dunes, not rocks from a mountain-country. No rocks of the kind can you find in Belgium. Furthermore among other missings, at the end of the story you show a market, two-towred chruch and townhall in Munich (Germany). Nice pictures but not correct!
Fortunately the two parties that are in favour of Flemish independence are about to have a political majority in Flanders in 2024.
@Alexreturns Belgium is an awful country to live in as a Fleming. I won't bother you with its past, though the Frencophones didn't want to recognize our language for more than a century. What led to only using French as language in the military during WWI. Which wasn't used by a lot of Flemings, so they couldn't understand their orders. I hope you can understand how Belgium discriminated against the Flemings until the end of WWII. Besides that, the Frencophone - who were rich in those days thanks to the coal and steel industry - never invested a lot in Flanders. The Flemings needed to wait until the Americans invested heavily in Flanders after WWII before they could develop their economy.
Now, the Frencophones are telling us that they're in crisis since 1976. While in all countries that saw the disappearance of their coal and steel industry in Europe, they've resolved this crisis already long ago. The labour participation in Frencophone Belgium is barely 60%. In Brussels it's even worse: 58%. The unemployment figures in the South of the country are sky-rocketing. And yet, there are more people from France working in Flanders than people from Frencophone Belgium. To keep the Frencophones afloat, it costs Flanders between 8 and 16 billion a year. And the Frencophones are running Belgium practically always against the wishes of any kind of Flemish majority. On top of that, they block the Flemings in making the necessary reforms to safeguard their economy for the future. Currenrtly, Flanders alone takes care of 80% of Belgian exports. The Frencophones refuse to take any kind of financial respoonsibility. On the contrary even, they only make Belgian debt rise. Until the point that Belgium's financial situation is the worst of Europe in its entirety. According to the UN, at least.
So, maybe you can find a reason why we have to stay together, but I see none. This means that Flanders would loose Brussels but that city costs us just lots of money. Of course, for many Flemish politicians it's important to keep Belgium as it is, 'cause Brussels is the HQ for the EU and NATO. How else can they get a picture together with people like Biden? To show their children, while they tell how important daddy actually is? But most Flemings are totally fed up of the arrogant Frencophones that cost us only lots of money while Flanders gets nothing in return. Personally, I think Flanders must seperate from Belgium for that it could build its society based on Flemish values and majorities. It's the only way to survive as a nation. And, as I said, there are many Flemings who think the same. After all, we're about to gain a majority in the Flemish parliament, according to the polls.
@Alexreturns No problem, my fried!
You're right! The status quo is detrimental for Flanders. Just like the Frencophones have alway been detrimental for Flanders. It's time that we freed ourselves from them. Living together with your mortal enemies of two centuries really doesn't make any sense.