Dutch Justice

Dutch Justice

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The adjective "Dutch” carries a highly unfavorable connotation. A "Dutch Uncle” is no relative of "Uncle Tom” but rather the cousin of "Uncle Sam.” Obviously, the dim view of the Dutch that is evident here, dates from the 17th century when the English had set eyes upon the highly successful Dutch trade and the Dutch seaborne Empire, and when they tried to steal these in the course of the three Dutch Wars. Since then the word "Dutch” has come to almost cancel the noun that it accompanies. "Dutch courage” has little to do with courage but everything with the kind of valiance acquired after drinking too much alcohol. A "Dutch wife” is the long pillow that some men prefer to take to bed rather than a real woman. Today, a new expression needs to be added to the list: "Dutch justice,” meaning a mockery, a travesty of justice, the very antithesis of justice. Just look at the tragic farce that the MH17 trial has become, with the systematic suppression of evidence, corrupt prosecutors, partial judges, all duly supported by biased state- and corporate controlled media. In hindsight, it was apparently for a sound reason that one hundred years ago the international community selected The Hague as the seat of the International Court of Justice. Today it is also the seat of the International Criminal Court and a number of specialized tribunals such as the Court for the Former Yugoslavia. Whatever the names of those kangaroo courts, they definitely do not impart justice. The Netherlands has always been a nation of vindictive, petty-minded midgets who turn on anybody with an independent opinion. That is the reason why the few Dutch intellectuals and authors of quality and independence of mind have always had to move abroad. Since Hugo Grotius in the 17th century, any Dutchman with a mind of his own has left the country.

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