b wrote:
> I'm glad to see the Netherlands are still following their politics of
> trying to face delicate issues rather than hiding them under the
> carpet.
>
> Prostitution, euthanasia, suicide, drugs and other "moral questions"
> that many other european states choose to ignore or leave in status
> quo, until it becomes too difficult to do so. The Dutch try to deal
> with them in a more realistic way, and I admire this.

They also serve as a reality check for the doomsayers. The country has
plummeted into chaos despite its controversial policies.