That confirms the campaign manager of Think, Ian van der Kooye. He leaves just as Simons Think and goes along with Article 1, named after the constitutional article on equality.
In an interview with NU.nl says Van der Kooye that he and Simons found that note by the hostile tone not succeed in the society to connect.
Also, he finds that the discussions around equality, which should be fed only about racism and discrimination.
Tv presenter Sylvana Simons joined half a year ago, to Think after they had already mixed in the discussion around racism.
Last time, Simons has been in the news regularly by threats and racist statements to her address. So, there was recently a man was arrested after a video was posted where Simons was pasted in images of a lynching by the Ku Klux Klan.
Next time, like Simons and Van der Kooye, supporters and potential Members of parliament. Also, they call on people to provide input for the substantive course of the party.
Why leave you to Think?
“We are both the politics in gone with an ideal. To make the Netherlands more attractive for all Dutch people. Where everyone can be in a equivalent way, it can contribute to the society. That is desperately needed given the polarization in this time.”
What went wrong with Think?
“We must abandon the vijandsdenken. The way in which Think operates will not connect. The vijandsdenken to Think and other parties, where the society has no benefit from it.”
Can you give an example?
“It’s going to the show. That is accusatory and hard. That works repellent instead of binding.”
“In the beginning was that confrontational tone is necessary for the problem to be able to raise, but then the cover will be made. There is Think not been able. Despite warnings from inside and outside.”
Those warnings came in of you?
“Of me and Sylvana.”
out?
“Of the constituency. People said: I am against racism, but the way in which Think the discussion leads not to my liking. These people hooks anyway.”
Also Sylvana Simons received that criticism. For example, during her discussion with Wilfred Genee. He said: I agree with you, but you show not to my liking.
“But someone like Genee, I do not believe, because that has never done anything to promote equality. He sits with the nation’s most famous tv racist at the table and did nothing when in the broadcast racist comments about Sylvana were made.”
But how does the tone of Sylvana Simons with the tone of the rest of Think?
“Sylvana does not attack. She explains and tries to connect. She is not an enemy. And if someone crap talks then she explains why that is nonsense. In a controlled articulate way.”
Sylvana, however, be effective as a politician and in the discussion around racism and discrimination, and if there is still discussion about her person and also about her show?
“That we will have to prove. They will continue to say what they think. It is not that the other person feels good in what she says. She has no aggressive tone, or a confrontational tone.”
It is quite a bit to get out of a promising party if Think. You were pretty good on social media and were all at the local level.
“I miss a connecting vision for the future. Their story appeals now to the evil migrantendeel, but also among migrants is understand need for connection. And also the white Dutch people. Not everyone is a racist, xenophobic haatzaaier. No one wants to be in a corner to be printed.”
Was it just the show or was there more to it?
“It had also to do with mutual cooperation. That was not good. And there was a lack of leadership, lack of decisiveness.”
Who is to blame?
“Selcuk Ozturk and Tunahan Kuzu. They are the founders. There is little space for ideology, vision and depth in the direction of Think.”
This allows for further fragmentation on the left.
“There is still a hole on the left. A connecting party is there on the left, not yet on this topic.”
Is Sylvana Simons the leader?
“She’s coming months in the face of Article 1. But it is not her highest goal to be with her face on television. She wants to ideals to realize. If there are people who can do it better than she will gladly step aside. Ideally, there will be in the top three only women.”
Why?
“It is unique and it is necessary. It is time that party who it on a other way. The emancipation is not yet finished.”
Are you a oneissuepartij? Are you going to you are only concerned with equality?
“That is the main issue. Just like all the other parties have a theme. And equality is a broad topic. Think about the inequality in pay between men and women, arbeidsmarktdiscriminatie, men who but two days ‘ leave after the birth.”
Sylvana Simons there meaning? I can imagine that after all the threats and discussions around her person would say: I will go but then again what else to do.
“She has certainly wondered if it is worth it. And the answer is ‘yes’. And she gets next to hatemail also a lot of lovemail.”
How many seats will you get?
“I’m no numbers to call. There I go not allow me to be seduced.”
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