More media-coverage in Belgium. (Flanders)

[PimsSoldier]

http://www.deredactie.be/cm/vrtnieuws/ookdatnog/ODN_120109_BunniesSteunenRonPaul

Title : "At least Ron Paul knows what woman want"

ROFL, after we spammed their facebook page last night (Belgians for Ron Paul) they're shooting back now.
(deredactie is the webbased VRT, it is the state-television of Flanders and a big dada of the lefties/liberals)

[TheDuke]

Yeah, but here in Belgium they still believe it's a 2 men race between Romney and Gingrich. They call Ron a long shot, a leftist, a pro-heroin loon. They just print what AP and Reuters feeds them.

EDIT= VRT just wants Obama again in 2012, every day they show their love for him, it's their personal hero for some reason. Ron Paul has never been mentioned on the news, I'm quite sure.

[PimsSoldier]

Yeah, but here in Belgium they still believe it's a 2 men race between Romney and Gingrich. They call Ron a long shot, a leftist, a pro-heroin loon. They just print what AP and Reuters feeds them.

Did you allready join 'Belgians for Ron Paul' on Facebook? We started two weeks ago and are grassrooting the media. We did a photobomb on some news agencies facebook pages before the Iowa caucus and will bomb again tonight or tomorrow. :)

[TheDuke]

I'll join you guys. I already try to respond (commenting, contacting journalists and stuff) to every online news article that is biased (all of them :() in the Dutch media (the Netherlands and Belgium)

[PimsSoldier]

I'll join you guys. I already try to respond (commenting, contacting journalists and stuff) to every online news article that is biased (all of them :() in the Dutch media (the Netherlands and Belgium)
Netherlands is pretty positive about the doc, they have much more alternative media. In Belgium we have to struggle against VRT/RTBF mainly. Tough we are planning an occupy VRT and will invite VTM for coverage ^^ (Maybe grab an article in Humo, who knows)
We also have some Walloon people, so the forum is Dutch/French/English :)

[TheDuke]

Yeah, much help we're not going to get from the VRT-RTBF communists. VTM does not hold a clear political point of view, but maybe we can play them.

By the way, it doesn't suprise me they published this article, it's just a recycled one they also used during their 2008 pro-Obama, anti-republican hitjob. It's very old news.

[LawnWake]

Netherlands is pretty positive about the doc

Meh, more neutral, tbh. Most people don't seem to care either way.

But yeah, I can see why the Belgian media would be anti-Paul. I feel way more at home in Belgium than I do over here in the Netherlands, and I see my Belgian friends like 3 or 4 times per year. The people in general tend to be way more laid back and openminded and fun to chill with, but no culture I've ever encountered is more statist than the Belgians. It's crazy. So much pro-government rhetoric. Even more than out here.

[TheDuke]

but no culture I've ever encountered is more statist than the Belgians. It's crazy. So much pro-government rhetoric. Even more than out here.

Tell me about it :( We're trying to fight back but it's quite impossible. When more then 1 million people out of the total population (!!not workforce) of 11 million work for the government, the government becomes untouchable. And BIG.

I pay more then 60% taxes on my income now, so much I'm thinking about moving to another country.

[PimsSoldier]

Tell me about it :( We're trying to fight back but it's quite impossible. When more then 1 million people out of the total population (!!not workforce) of 11 million work for the government, the government becomes untouchable. And BIG.

I pay more then 60% taxes on my income now, so much I'm thinking about moving to another country.

There is still some room left here in Bulgaria ;)

First 1000 euros = 10% flat tax + apr. 10% social shit tax
Everything above = 10% flat tax.

+ Life = cheap ^^

[Austrian Econ Disciple]

Only thing I know about Belgium is Gustave de Molinari and Belgium Waffles. :p

[TheDuke]

There is still some room left here in Bulgaria ;)

First 1000 euros = 10% flat tax + apr. 10% social shit tax
Everything above = 10% flat tax.

+ Life = cheap ^^

Lol, so everyone who makes under 1000 pays 20%, and the "rich" who make over 1000 euro pay 10% on their "extra" income. That's what I call social :D

But I think I'll pass on Bulgaria. I have good memories investing in Romania, before it collapsed.

It'll be more a Liechtenstein/Vietnam combination, because the Belgium/Vietnam thing is too expensive :mad:

[PimsSoldier]

That's what I call social :D

It is... the money-guys bring their companies here ;)

[The_Ruffneck]

Yeah, but here in Belgium they still believe it's a 2 men race between Romney and Gingrich. They call Ron a long shot, a leftist, a pro-heroin loon. They just print what AP and Reuters feeds them.

EDIT= VRT just wants Obama again in 2012, every day they show their love for him, it's their personal hero for some reason. Ron Paul has never been mentioned on the news, I'm quite sure.Bit rich for Belgium... Do they even HAVE a government yet?

[PimsSoldier]

Bit rich for Belgium... Do they even HAVE a government yet?
We have. Dissapointing.

>>> Flemish Socialists + Walloon Socialists + Flemish Liberals + Walloon Liberals + Flemish ChristianDemocrats + Walloon ChristianDemocrats.... <<<

Even Obama is a conservative compared to these guys :(