Dutch junior minister SACKED after criticizing ‘illogical’ vaccine passports
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Dutch junior minister SACKED after criticizing ‘illogical’ vaccine passports
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Junior Economic Affairs Minister Mona Keijzer has been fired by Prime Minister Mark Rutte. Her crime? Suggesting that the country’s vaccine passport scheme is “illogical” and the Netherlands should “go back to the old normal.”
As of Sunday, people hoping to visit bars, cafés, restaurants, and other venues will have to show proof of vaccination against Covid-19 or the results of a recent negative test. The pass system was introduced despite recent mass protests in Amsterdam, and demonstrations against the now-compulsory vaccine passports took place again on Sunday.
Criticism of the scheme has come from both the public and workers in the hospitality sector, but also from within the government. In an interview with the Telegraaf newspaper on Saturday, Keijzer had said it was “inexplicable” that the pass was required, even though the wholesale reopening of schools and universities in August had not led to a surge in hospitalizations.
Keijzer’s comments earned her a swift dismissal from Rutte’s cabinet. After consulting with his deputies and senior economy minister, he announced on Saturday that Keijzer would be fired “with immediate effect.” Her comments, he said, were “not compatible with decisions recently taken by the cabinet.”
The Algemeen Dagblad (AD) newspaper reported that Rutte and his team had learnt of Keijzer’s interview only late on Friday night, and, being aware of the stance she would take, immediately agreed to fire her. According to AD’s sources, the minister hadn’t anticipated that she would be let go. Had she been forewarned of the consequences, she said, “she would have resigned.
"If we end up in a society where we have to be afraid of each other unless we can show proof, then you really have to scratch your head and ask yourself: ‘Is this the direction we want to go?"
- Junior Economic Affairs Minister Mona Keijzer
Junior Economic Affairs Minister Mona Keijzer has been fired by Prime Minister Mark Rutte. Her crime? Suggesting that the country’s vaccine passport scheme is “illogical” and the Netherlands should “go back to the old normal.”
As of Sunday, people hoping to visit bars, cafés, restaurants, and other venues will have to show proof of vaccination against Covid-19 or the results of a recent negative test. The pass system was introduced despite recent mass protests in Amsterdam, and demonstrations against the now-compulsory vaccine passports took place again on Sunday.
Criticism of the scheme has come from both the public and workers in the hospitality sector, but also from within the government. In an interview with the Telegraaf newspaper on Saturday, Keijzer had said it was “inexplicable” that the pass was required, even though the wholesale reopening of schools and universities in August had not led to a surge in hospitalizations.
Keijzer’s comments earned her a swift dismissal from Rutte’s cabinet. After consulting with his deputies and senior economy minister, he announced on Saturday that Keijzer would be fired “with immediate effect.” Her comments, he said, were “not compatible with decisions recently taken by the cabinet.”
The Algemeen Dagblad (AD) newspaper reported that Rutte and his team had learnt of Keijzer’s interview only late on Friday night, and, being aware of the stance she would take, immediately agreed to fire her. According to AD’s sources, the minister hadn’t anticipated that she would be let go. Had she been forewarned of the consequences, she said, “she would have resigned.
"If we end up in a society where we have to be afraid of each other unless we can show proof, then you really have to scratch your head and ask yourself: ‘Is this the direction we want to go?"
- Junior Economic Affairs Minister Mona Keijzer
Re: Dutch junior minister SACKED after criticizing ‘illogical’ vaccine passports
The Dutch refer to Rutte as "de Kutte van Rutte". It's impossible to translate but suffice to to say kut means cunt.
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Re: Dutch junior minister SACKED after criticizing ‘illogical’ vaccine passports
That actually explains a lot.CognitiveDissident5 wrote: ↑Sun Sep 26, 2021 12:27 pm The Dutch refer to Rutte as "de Kutte van Rutte". It's impossible to translate but suffice to to say kut means cunt.
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Re: Dutch junior minister SACKED after criticizing ‘illogical’ vaccine passports
Seems like an easy translation to me. How's this?CognitiveDissident5 wrote: ↑Sun Sep 26, 2021 12:27 pm The Dutch refer to Rutte as "de Kutte van Rutte". It's impossible to translate but suffice to to say kut means cunt.
If Kutte = cunt
Then Rutte = runt
Therefore de Kutte van Rutte = Cunt, the Runt.
How'd I do?
Re: Dutch junior minister SACKED after criticizing ‘illogical’ vaccine passports
shewhomustbeobeyed wrote: ↑Sun Sep 26, 2021 2:14 pmSeems like an easy translation to me. How's this?CognitiveDissident5 wrote: ↑Sun Sep 26, 2021 12:27 pm The Dutch refer to Rutte as "de Kutte van Rutte". It's impossible to translate but suffice to to say kut means cunt.
If Kutte = cunt
Then Rutte = runt
Therefore de Kutte van Rutte = Cunt, the Runt.
How'd I do?
You remind me of the Dutch lady dog breeder who did a TV interview in English. Fok (the Afrikaans word for fuck) means to breed in Dutch (fokken, which in Afrikaans is fucking and in Dutch means to breed). It's usually used in the context of farming. She introduced herself with "I fuck dogs".
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Re: Dutch junior minister SACKED after criticizing ‘illogical’ vaccine passports
omg, how long did it take for the interviewer to gain their composure?
Re: Dutch junior minister SACKED after criticizing ‘illogical’ vaccine passports
Can't remember, it was in the early 90's.