Early this morning farmers blocked highways with mountains of sand, manure and waste.
There is no more sympathy for the actions of the farmers now that life-threatening situations arise on the roads. The police do not clean up the mess, because that is the work of Rijkswaterstaat. Contractors who want to do this were previously not found by Rijkswaterstaat because threatening telephone calls in which they are threatened with death, are called NSB members or traitors to the country are the order of the day. Meanwhile, farmers today set fire to hay bales, manure and waste on all kinds of highways.
And that while it is very dry and we have been seeing images from Europe for weeks of hectares of vegetation going up in flames. It also seems strongly that farmers deliberately dump waste in the shadow of a viaduct so that you as a motorist in the morning twilight hardly notice that there are obstacles. Dangerous and not even worthy of any sympathy. The call from society to tackle this terror is growing. The fact that producing food is important for our country can never be a reason to involve innocent motorists in this, resulting in accidents. The farmers who make the mess can't be caught because they disappear immediately after the dumping and arson.
'Support our farmers!'
Farmers Defense Force itself says it does not play a role in these protests. Taking action also makes money. The Farmers Defense Force webshop is doing good business with the sale of caps, posters and clogs. In reality, payments go to one farm. Van den Oever VOF, the fruit growing company of the well-known foreman of Farmers Defense Force, is nowhere to be found on the site. NBR presented the construction to three experts in the field of tax detection and fraud. Remarkable and a strange turn of events.
"I will refund the profits in full at the end of the year."
Legally, the matter listens closely according to the news radio. Farmers Defense Force is registered with the Chamber of Commerce as a foundation and as an association. Both legal forms may only develop commercial activities as long as they benefit their social goals. Farmers Defense Force also raises money through online collections. The most recent collection would have raised around €65.000 to pay 'fines and legal costs'. Unlike the proceeds from the webshop, this money does go to a bank account in the name of the foundation.
BoerBurger Movement
Caroline van der Plas will also not appear in the media in the near future, because she is being threatened. That is what the foreman of the BoerBurgerBeweging (BBB) says after reporting from RTL Boulevard. "I don't feel safe right now." She says she receives several messages a week and says she has canceled all her public appearances and working visits for this week and the weekend.
"Before you set off, inform yourself about current traffic information and whether you should be driving at this time"
