Belgium Declares Independence

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― pfunkboy (Kerr), Friday, 15 December 2006 12:28 (nineteen years ago)

Nath and Stan to thread obviously.
I hope you guys weren't taken in!

― pfunkboy (Kerr), Friday, 15 December 2006 12:30 (nineteen years ago)

I only heard about it the next day - I don't watch TV, and when I do it's rarely the Francophone channels.

Just a stupid stunt, but they succeeded in getting nationalism and other xenophobe feelings in the news. Again.

― StanM (StanM), Friday, 15 December 2006 12:33 (nineteen years ago)

I was seriously pissed. I wasn't fooled because, well, I don't watch French speaking telly and by the time I saw it, the VRT said it was a hoax/joke or whatever you wanna call it. I don't know, I just think it's extremely inappropriate to do this. Even if it was the first of April, it would still be extremely NOT funny. What with Vlaams Belang and the already fragile relationship between the Flanders and Walloons, I think this was just very wrong. Why did they do it? I wonder. I know it was (also?) a way to kickstart a discussion, but this is just the wrong way to tackle this issue.

― nathalie (stevienixed), Friday, 15 December 2006 12:39 (nineteen years ago)

At least they didn't say (DJ) Martian's taken over as president.

― pfunkboy (Kerr), Friday, 15 December 2006 12:55 (nineteen years ago)

heh. I did laugh at the fact they claimed the king had fled the country. I was hoping to see him on his motorcycle. ;-)

― nathalie (stevienixed), Friday, 15 December 2006 13:02 (nineteen years ago)

Wallonia would be better off without those humourless Flemish jerks!

(This post approved by the Francophone television.)

― editio princeps (pato.g27), Friday, 15 December 2006 13:28 (nineteen years ago)

as if anyone cares about kings these days.

― MarkH (MarkH), Friday, 15 December 2006 13:32 (nineteen years ago)

xpost OTM! (I know, I am one of them Flemishes, but I still agree)

― StanM (StanM), Friday, 15 December 2006 13:37 (nineteen years ago)

It's sort of true. I guess. Grumble grumble.

:-)

― nathalie (stevienixed), Friday, 15 December 2006 13:44 (nineteen years ago)

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