Only in Belgium

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In order to improve its tarnished international reputation Belgium has launched an international campaign, called Only in Belgium, “to promote a positive image of Belgium.” The campaign, referring to famous Belgians such as the surrealist painter Rene Magritte, the lonesome cowboy Lucky Luke (a character created by the Flemish artist Maurice de Bevere, aka Morris) and Adolphe Sax, the inventor of the saxophone, presents Belgium as a model state where investors can make a lot of money.

Propaganda vs Reality

That, however, is propaganda. Here is the reality of things that happen “only in Belgium”:

* Where do convicts escape from prison in helicopters?

* Where do criminals find a paradise, terrorists a safe haven and drug traffickers a transit hub?

* Where do the losers of the elections form a new government as if nothing has happened?

* Where does the minority rule the majority?

* Where over 13 billion euros (relatively more than what West Germany pays to East Germany) are transferred annually from one half of the country to the other half?

* Where is a political party (the Parti Socialiste) involved in numerous corruption scandals and still a member of the governing coalition?

* Where is the largest opposition party prosecuted and outlawed after a political trial?

* Where has a peaceful demonstration in memory of the 9/11 victims been beaten up by the police and have democratically elected members of parliament been put in jail at the order of the Brussels mayor?

* Where did a Muslim extremist acquire citizenship, become an informer of the state security services, assassinate six political and religious opponents and establish a terror network?

* Where does the royal family not speak the language of the majority and actively interfere in politics?

The answer: Only in Belgium.

Flemish Independence will end this charade.

Belgium equals corruption, never-ending linguistic quarrels, a failing state. Belgium has six governments, sixty ministers and seven parliaments. It is a surreal joke, an artificial state that is almost dead. Flanders equals art, tradition, history, future, employment, dynamism, competence. A growing number of Flemings are claiming independence, their own state. Because the Flemish people want democracy, a better future and a country they can be proud of.

The Flemish Republic - Friends of Flemish Independence

[Monolith]

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