2023-05-02 19:56:00
During his presentation, Mr. De Croo pleaded in favor of democracy. “Democracy is dealing with hundreds, thousands of opinions. Almost anything you do with different opinions yields better results,” he said.
“I have heard all my life that Belgium is a country of different opinions, with different languages, and that this is a disadvantage. However, the exact opposite is true. Our diversity is precisely the one of our greatest strengths,” he added.
Mr. De Croo therefore criticized nationalism, in Flanders but also abroad. “Look at the Brexit mess, look at Trump, Bolsonaro and Putin. (…) These are the disasters of nationalism, and we talk regarding them far too little. The pleas that say everything will be better if we all come from the same region , or if we all speak the same language, it’s the lure of simplicity. Give me an example of such lure that hasn’t led to the massive destruction of prosperity,” the Prime Minister continued. , punctuating that it was nevertheless important to share certain values, such as respect for others.
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