Today I have moderated a posting here on my blog. This for several reasons.
First, one look at my blog may show that the English language is required here. My none Dutch speaking friends and colleagues should be able to read what is written here. But okay, I can live with that.
Secondly, I dislike the habit of many people to post off topic to a thread. Especially when the used thread is about a serious subject as the Italian woman who spend more then 17 years in coma.
But last and most important reason, I do not allow any kind of discrimination here on my blog. The person who posted this message tried to make clear the differences between “neighborhoods with overall high educated people” and the school there and the so called lesser area’s where the “scum” (the Dutch word for this was literally used) that supposed to live in Amsterdam. And with that was pointed directly at the Moroccan youth. Yes, I do know that the Moroccan is a source of problems, but not because they are more brutal, rude and less well behaving the Dutch youth. In my experience Dutch youth is just as rude and not behaving as the Moroccan youth.
The problems mentioned are caused by other reasons (as cultural and religous ones) and are partly our own fault.
Thing is I do see both worlds. In Amsterdam I live 4 days per week in “neighborhood with lots of high educated people” (“Oud Zuid Oost” Amsterdam, close to the Vondelpark) and no, that doesn’t mean I stay away from the “lesser” areas of Amsterdam… on the contrary.
In Haaksbergen I live 3 days per week what some may called a “lesser neighborhood” with many people that are not native to our country and a rather high unemployment. With some respect and understanding there are no real problems… specially not the ones that were mentioned in the moderated post.
This moderation is definitive and can not be discussed. That is my right as owner of this blog.
(Thank you Marion for pointing me to this posting. And you know me indeed very well to see that I would not allow this on my blog).