De afgelopen tien jaar is roofbouw gepleegd op ons land. De verschillende coalities van VVD, CDA, PvdA, D66 en ChristenUnie waaraan Mark Rutte leiding gaf kozen voor records aan immigratie, honderden miljarden aan 'klimaatbeleid' en steeds maar meer macht voor de EU. De lasten stegen naar ongekende hoogtes en de publieke sector werd verwaarloosd. Over de hele linie viel ons land ten prooi aan een duizelingwekkend aftakelingsproces: ziekenhuisbedden werden wegbezuinigd, de thuiszorg werd uitge...

Dat de democratie op Curaçao in gevaar is blijkt uit de miljoenen die worden uitgegeven aan een verkiezing.

Waar het geld vandaan komt en wat de geldschieters daarvoor terug willen is het verhaal van de gegijzelde democratie.

De auteur neemt u mee op reis langs gebeurtenissen en feiten die het beeld van een gegijzelde democratie duidelijk maken.

De machtsstrijd die gedreven wordt door keiharde marketingstrategieën komen aan de orde in het politiek landschap van Curaçao.

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