There was a time when it was completely normal for the National Remembrance Day to simply be about the Netherlands. About our war dead, silence, and historical awareness. But in 2026, it seems to have become almost suspicious not to link May 4th to Gaza, intersectionality, or another political struggle. As if a national commemoration without an activist side program falls short morally. While polls show: it is precisely the vast majority of Dutc…
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There was a time when it was completely normal for the National Remembrance Day to simply be about the Netherlands. About our war dead, silence, and historical awareness. But in 2026, it seems to have become almost suspicious not to link May 4th to Gaza, intersectionality, or another political struggle. As if a national commemoration without an activist side program falls short morally. While polls show: it is precisely the vast majority of Dutc…