It's a story worth telling and being amused over.
For those who didn't grasp this....up in the Netherlands, there's been a farmer's protest going on, and they've gone to a massive number of farmers getting on the autobahn roads around major cities (mostly Den Haag).
The protest target? There's a EU agenda underway, and if the government goes along with this....farmers will be told how many cows they can handle on x-amount of property. It's about nitrogen oxide production (via the cows). The farmers kinda hint that they are operating under a business model, and if you interfer with this.....the whole farmer thing will eventually collapse.
On this, they have a blunt point. Most politicians and journalists (whether in the Netherlands, Germany, or even the US) simply don't grasp the business model, and how much or how little profit is tied into the overall farming 'business'.
So I come to Monday's tractor event.
The Dutch authorities decided 'enough was enough', and ordered up the police, along with some elements of the Dutch Army to block roads. The Army came with trucks and did their job. You can imagine this scene....twenty police standing around at a blockade, with five or six heavy-duty Army trucks in position.
So the farmers approach....look at the blockade, and then with all-wheel capability....they go around the blockade, and proceed on.
I can envision this moment with the Dutch Army guys telling the Dutch police....that's precisely what they would have done, and this mandate for them to appear and be part of public order....is a waste of time and resources.
Where this goes next? I might go and suggest that more Monday action is being contemplated, and the EU 'cow-action' is on some public discussion stage. Maybe someone will step in and explain the farmer business model concept, and ask the EU folks if they know much about business plans or models.
More to come? Obviously.
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