As an immigrant, I have to admit that I am shocked by how irresponsible the political parties seem despite how extremely serious the crisis in Brussels is. This city needs government today, and serious reforms announced tomorrow.
by absurdherowaw
As an immigrant, I have to admit that I am shocked by how irresponsible the political parties seem despite how extremely serious the crisis in Brussels is. This city needs government today, and serious reforms announced tomorrow.
by absurdherowaw
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There are certain politicians that know reforms are necessary, but absolutely want to avoid being blamed for them happening.
don’t worry op, nice people are on their way to these comments to explain how Brussels is the fault of the right of centre politicians
your job as an immigrant is to not complain and pay your ridiculous tax bill so Brussels can continue being run like a feudal fiefdom
A local government of nepotism and clientelism financed by a federal budget with a federal government that has no jurisdiction to change it. What could go wrong?
The basic structure of Brussels is the cause of the problem, and the people filling their pockets are the only ones who can change it.
Well, the political landscape of Brussels is just kinda … screwed
It is being funded heavily by Flanders every year, but they are very good at not using it effectively. People in Brussels need to elect people who want to fix things, can’t change much from the outside since they have autonomy.
Belgian politicans are content to leave Brussels alone. Their concern is their local balliwick where they are burgemeesters, aldermen or whatnot in their local areas around the country. Thus, there is a lack of politcal will for reform eg the police zones and the municipalities need to be reformed, amalgamated and intergrated. However, then the politicans in the 19 municipalities of Brussels will lose their influence and power. Not going to happen anytime soon.
Equally, you u/absurdherowaw, are not their electorate because you are part of the transient expatriate community who come for short-term stays and leave. Expatriates are usually associated with the white-collar elite of the EU, have their own society and don’t speak the local languages*.
Is it possible that the federal government are letting things boil so a direct intervention is imposed (in agreement with the Palace)? It certainly looks that way that the clowns cannot run the circus and require a new ringmaster.
* ℹ️ I am not saying that this is you but you are associated with this class unfortuately.)
I arrived in this city 5 years ago, and I’ve watched the quality of life slowly decline over time. Back then, I still met people who had mixed opinions about the city. Some who liked it despite its flaws, some who think it wasnt great but not the worst. But now, it seems like everyone unanimously agrees it’s the worst capital city to live in across Western Europe, and most people are just waiting for the first chance to get out. Every aspects of this city has gone downhill weither it’s the safety, the cleaningness, the transports, etc
When the EU eventually finds a way to relocate somewhere else because their civil cervants and polticians got tired of this bullshit, our politicians are going to feel very stupid.
The political situation makes it hard to do many changes. The unwillingness of mainly francophone parties to do anything but keep the status quo and waste money + one corruption scandal after the other with no consequences cause the local PS party supports corrupt politicians…. It’s insane to see how people keep allowing this, more even, they keep voting for known corrupt politicians because then they can go to ocmw anderlecht for some free money. Not realising that corruption on that low level with small amounts also means these pokiticians are taking muuuch larger bribes for other things you don’t hear about.
In the end i think if they won’t get a government soon and the ratings go down, then the federal level will call for an emergency and take over and start forcing reforms. Tbh, they should just do that now and get it over with. The bxl political elite is an absolute disgrace. Time to send them packing. ALso start criminal investigations into all these corrupt assholes and put them in jail.
That goes for the whole country of course, not just bxl. We are too lenient towards political corruption.
Just vote for the correct party next time
One small tip: its not the left wing parties that will get you at of this mess.
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