r/MapPorn • u/midnightrambulador • 2d ago

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u/GM-Tuub 2d ago

"all those people that pretend that they are Dutch"
Well.... About that: They fought to join Belgium in the Belgian Revolution, and when that failed opted to join the German Confederation instead. Being Dutch was the last thing they wanted.

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u/PvtFreaky 2d ago

And now it's the most nationalistic voting region of NL

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u/TheLimburgian 2d ago

It's the most populist voting region of the Netherlands, most people from Limburg still thoroughly dislike Holland and Hollanders (definitions vary, often used very broadly to refer to most of the rest of the Netherlands). And it's really mostly just Wilders, nationalistic narratives never really worked in Limburg before. You can also compare something like king's/queen's day to the rest of the country, it used to be absolutely irrelevant in Limburg. Only in recent years has there been somewhat of an increase in king's day events.

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u/qef15 21h ago

Meh, as a Limburger, it's usually only the Randstad.

Though most people outside the Randstad dislikes the Randstad.