Accidental collaborators

Day 708, 11:30 • Published in Netherlands Netherlands • by Thomas Fairfax

Swords and Ploughshares - A polemical rag of the worst kind

The United Netherlands risks adopting a policy of accidental collaboration. Swords and Ploughshares does not level the charge of active collaboration with any citizen, as we have all done our best to prevent the illegitimate occupation of Flanders. This newspaper congratulates everyone on their efforts, both military and governmental, to defend the sovereign territory of the United Netherlands.

But Swords and Ploughshares fears that the United Netherlands, and her citizens, are falling into a downward spiral of defeatism. True, despite our brave efforts, and the efforts of our allies, we could not hold Flanders. The ingenious and daring plan to truly liberate Flanders by governmental means also failed at the last minute. But though our best efforts have so far been in vain, it does not make EDEN's occupation of Flanders legitimate. It does not make the wrong invasion of the UNL's sovereign territory by foreigners right.

Whilst Flanders remains in the grip of the enemy, we must all remember that Flanders is part of the United Netherlands, the territory of Flanders has a right to be governed by its rightful authority. Swords and Ploughshares fears that we are beginning to treat Flanders as an inevitable reality. Some articles in the media already refer to the area as "Belgium" - but this newspaper asserts that there is only one legitimate Belgium, which is a consenting part of the Union of the Netherlands.

We are resigning ourselves to non-military means in regard to Flanders. Everyday that we treat Flanders as a lost cause legitimises the occupation. The United Netherlands must not forget that there is only one true Belgium, and that Flanders is a territory occupied by the enemy. The time that Flanders remains under the tyranny of EDEN is just time waiting till it can be reunited with its rightful government. If invasion is necessary, the eUNL must not forget that we have always been in a state of war, and only the eUNL holds the true consent of Flanders.