Could Holland finally be shaking off a decades-long bout of national lethargy? Well, no. But this article about the upcoming EU referendum seems to indicate that the Dutch mood is becoming one of "hiding behind the dykes".

That won't help the Dutch solve their many ills, and it's disturbing to note some of the rationalizations for wanting to reject the EU, yet it could be an important first step as Holland seeks it's way out of it's social and cultural morass.

Here's another good article on the same subject.

If the Dutch do manage to defeat this referendum, I'd have only two pieces of advise for them:
1. Reform immigration policy.
2. Reform welfare policy.

Meanwhile, it seems the French aren't very happy with the EU referendum either. But I don't really care about what the French think. I like it when they're unhappy.