Cempaka Belanda: Dutch MPs want immigrants to learn national anthem

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“… The Shift in Human Nature

You're starting to see integrity change. Awareness recalibrates integrity, and the Human Being who would sit there and take advantage of another Human Being in an old energy would never do it in a new energy. The reason? It will become intuitive, so this is a shift in Human Nature as well, for in the past you have assumed that people take advantage of people first and integrity comes later. That's just ordinary Human nature.

In the past, Human nature expressed within governments worked like this: If you were stronger than the other one, you simply conquered them. If you were strong, it was an invitation to conquer. If you were weak, it was an invitation to be conquered. No one even thought about it. It was the way of things. The bigger you could have your armies, the better they would do when you sent them out to conquer. That's not how you think today. Did you notice?

Any country that thinks this way today will not survive, for humanity has discovered that the world goes far better by putting things together instead of tearing them apart. The new energy puts the weak and strong together in ways that make sense and that have integrity. Take a look at what happened to some of the businesses in this great land (USA). Up to 30 years ago, when you started realizing some of them didn't have integrity, you eliminated them. What happened to the tobacco companies when you realized they were knowingly addicting your children? Today, they still sell their products to less-aware countries, but that will also change.

What did you do a few years ago when you realized that your bankers were actually selling you homes that they knew you couldn't pay for later? They were walking away, smiling greedily, not thinking about the heartbreak that was to follow when a life's dream would be lost. Dear American, you are in a recession. However, this is like when you prune a tree and cut back the branches. When the tree grows back, you've got control and the branches will grow bigger and stronger than they were before, without the greed factor. Then, if you don't like the way it grows back, you'll prune it again! I tell you this because awareness is now in control of big money. It's right before your eyes, what you're doing. But fear often rules. …”

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Dutch MPs want immigrants to learn national anthem

Expatica.com, 02/12/2009

A majority of MPs want immigrants following the compulsory integration course to learn at least part of the Dutch national anthem.

The Hague – A majority of MPs voted Tuesday for the Dutch national anthem, Wilhelmus, to be taught as part of the compulsory integration course for immigrants to the Netherlands, reported Trouw.

The motion, tabled by SGP MP Cees van der Staaij, had asked the Dutch integration minister to include the Dutch national anthem as one of the final objectives of the integration test.

The proposal was well-received by Integration Minister Eberhard van der Laan who added while immigrants do not have to know all 15 verses of the national anthem, it is important that they know part of it.

Van der Laan’s view is supported by most MPs.

“Most native Dutch won’t know all 15 verses, “admitted van der Staaij.

The move was opposed by the democrat party D66 who described it as a forced attempt to forge a Dutch identity.

"There are multiple identities, old and new. We want to seek connections to new Dutch people via core values such as democracy, justice, civil rights and freedom. We see our identity as European. We don't need the Wilhelmus to bind society together," said a spokesperson for D66.

What expats feel

The news has prompted a flurry of mixed responses among expats living in the Netherlands.

Dian Irawati, an expat who has lived in the Netherlands for over five years and have followed an integration course was unfazed by the announcement.

“I don't understand the fuss about making it compulsory. During my integration course, Wilhelmus was one of the materials that we learnt. I remembered thinking it was weird that "den Koning van Hispanje heb ik altijd geëerd" (The king of Spain, I have always honoured) was mentioned in the anthem).

“Since the intention of integration course is to prepare a new immigrant to life in the Netherlands and also those who would want to be a Dutch citizen, then why not?”

The 31-year-old from Indonesia said a quiz on Wilhelmus lyrics may even be better than some “silly questions on ‘vague’ Dutch society values” as it is based on history and facts.

Student Maggie Hulsebos who was born to a Dutch father and a Swazi mother agreed that it is a fair request.

“If people want to be a part of the Netherlands, learning the national anthem is acceptable. The national anthem is a part of a country’s history and should be taught to new immigrants looking to settle here, even though it will just be general knowledge that won't be used later on.”

Expressing dismay at the new regulation is Malaysian expat Denise Chua -van de Hoek.

“I think this is just one of the many ways the Dutch government is "welcoming" foreigners to this country. I do not understand why they are making the integration course increasing more rigid.”

Chua –van de Hoek went on to question what the new regulation spells for native Dutch who do not know the national anthem: “I am sure some native Dutch do not know their national anthem that well. Does that mean they have to go through the integration course too?”

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