Harold Pinter acknowledgement speech

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Yes, it should bug anyone who believes in "We the People..."  And, actually, with the ever intensifiying light, speed and lens of the media I actually think the people are better informed about corruption, and power brokerages than they were 100 years ago.

Ya, sure.  Holland is immune.  :)

Corporate Watch - Royal Dutch/Shell
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O man, and there I am with my shares in RD Shell...let's get rid of them.....

Anyway, I think there are a lot of differences though. Maybe you are right that there is something going on but for starters, we don't have so many superrich people, that can play the game to try to control things. We have a more homogeneouys political system I think. Don't get me wrong and think that I start US trashing. In america you don't stand a chance of being elected in national politics if your not very rich am I correct? I mean are there non millionaire congressmen?
And third, we tend to be a lot more critical of our leaders. Most of dutch people (even the ones that voted for him) are not proud of our prime minister. (the US president can maybe be better compared to our queen in that sense, of course without changing every 4 or 8 years).

But having said that I think you are actually right, only it is less visible over here. And the last four years things are changing for the worse over here with the liberals and the christian democrates in charge.