Arnon Grünberg on Geert Wilders’ election victory in the Netherlands – Culture

Many Dutch people believe that religion is for fools: The writer Arnon Grünberg on the reasons for the triumph of the right and why Wilders is far from being Trump.

It has become a cliché to wonder what kind of country you woke up in after – to put it somewhat euphemistically – disappointing elections. Whether it is the Brexit referendum in 2016, the victory of Donald Trump or the election victory of Geert Wilders and his PVV in the Netherlands, the reactions are usually identical.

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