They really do see the actions of Prime Minister Rutte's government as threatening their very existence.
From Radio Genova who seem to be giving Investment Hulk a run-for-his-money in the "Weekends are made for mayhem category":
Mayor of Almelo wants to cancel the mural "no farmers, no food", but the citizens are opposed en masse and shield with their bodies. The majority of the Dutch support the farmers' protest. pic.twitter.com/umyTtpXqp7
— RadioGenova (@RadioGenova) August 1, 2022
Mark Rutte's police brutality towards peaceful Dutch farmers in Almelo. pic.twitter.com/3l1irAR99P
— RadioGenova (@RadioGenova) August 1, 2022
And completely unrelated, today I learned that the last time a European leader was killed and eaten by his subjects was in the Netherlands. From Dutch Review:
That time the Dutch ate their prime minister
We're coming up on the 350th anniversary of that event of August 20, 1672.
