Murder In The Sky: Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17
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New York Times: The Dutch and flight MH17
Re "The problem with collective grief" (Opinion, July 23): Arnon Grunberg has completely misread the tragedy that has struck the Dutch nation.
I am an expat with no "Dutch" blood, but I have lived and worked in the Netherlands for over 14 years and, together with my Dutch husband and children, I am proud of the nation I call my home. Our national grief is not "compulsory mourning" nor an “instrument to promote collective identity." Mr. Grunberg's witheringly disrespectful statements about nationalism and collective identity smack of Soviet-era communism. And they are off the mark.