The Anne Frank Train

Post by **Scot Dutchy** » Thu Nov 02, 2017 10:25 am

Was Anne Frank the only non German on that list of names? It was a strange inclusion.

Post by **Svartalf** » Thu Nov 02, 2017 10:27 am

show me an honest politician, and you'll find one that's never been in a position of power.

Post by **Scot Dutchy** » Thu Nov 02, 2017 10:29 am

I am not that negative Svarty. We have had some very decent politicians here and still do.

Post by **Hermit** » Thu Nov 02, 2017 10:32 am

Scot Dutchy wrote:
Hermit wrote:
Scot Dutchy wrote:
Strontium Dog wrote:NS are actually owned by the Dutch state.
Is is a private company that the state has 100% share ownership.
Cf:
Scot Dutchy wrote:NS is not owned by the state.
It has 100% share ownership which does not mean managerial control or is that concept new to you.

"We will not exercise managerial control over NS even though we own 100% of the company. Honestly and truly, we won't." Yeah. Right. The Dutch government only sets goals. So, what happens if those goals are not achieved?

Post by **NineBerry** » Thu Nov 02, 2017 10:37 am

Anne Frank was German.

Post by **Scot Dutchy** » Thu Nov 02, 2017 11:00 am

NineBerry wrote:Anne Frank was German.

So she was. Born in Frankfurt. Still a strange inclusion in the list of names.

Post by **Scot Dutchy** » Thu Nov 02, 2017 11:01 am

Hermit wrote:"We will not exercise managerial control over NS even though we own 100% of the company. Honestly and truly, we won't." Yeah. Right. The Dutch government only sets goals. So, what happens if those goals are not achieved?

It gets fined.

Post by **JimC** » Sun Nov 05, 2017 3:06 am

Scot Dutchy wrote:You have a very negative view of politicians.

Don't we all...

Post by **Scot Dutchy** » Sun Nov 05, 2017 12:24 pm

Nope.

Post by **Svartalf** » Sun Nov 05, 2017 1:30 pm

The Dutch are weird

Post by **Scot Dutchy** » Sun Nov 05, 2017 2:46 pm

Why? Because we have positive thoughts?

Post by **Svartalf** » Sun Nov 05, 2017 3:50 pm

is 'positive thought' a recent way to rephrase reality denial?

Post by **Scot Dutchy** » Sun Nov 05, 2017 4:27 pm

Nope.

Post by **JimC** » Sun Nov 05, 2017 8:22 pm

Various surveys in Oz have shown a steady decline in the trust and respect people have for their politicians, and indeed for the overall government system.

Post by **Svartalf** » Sun Nov 05, 2017 8:43 pm

My respect for the French civil service took a bad hit the other day, when I discovered that the tomb at Vix, discovered in 1953 and possibly the most major find of French archeology in the 20th century concerning Celtic culture, of which I've known for 30 years or so, was only added to the list of important historical monuments to be preserved in 2006.

My utter disgust for politics and politicians is already well documented here.

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