Few Dutch Farmers allowed into Amsterdam protests, Municipal authorities

Amsterdam Municipal authorities have said that they had to let a few Dutch Farmers demonstrators enter the City’s Dam square for congestion reasons.

Some Farmers' tractors packed outside the city as a few farmers were allowed to get to Dam Square Amsterdam

"We are looking to see if they can park somewhere temporarily so that people can continue on foot." A municipal spokesperson told the Netherland Times.

Thousands of Dutch farmers flocked Amsterdam today to protest against government environmental policies that require farmers to reduce the number of animals on the farmland.

The paper that termed demonstrators as people of conspiracy theorists said that a limited number of tractors were allowed on the square as a backdrop for the demonstration.

“He [municipal spokesperson] claimed that tractors were stopped in several places in the city to prevent too many from arriving at Dam Square” the paper reported.

The paper further estimated that at least 1000 people gathered at Dam Square with about a dozen trucks and tractors.

US Lieutenant General Michael Thomas Flynn called upon all lovers of freedom around the world to rally behind the Dutch farmers who are demonstrating against Netherland’s policies to curb nitrogen emissions.

“We encourage people everywhere to unite, stand up step up and speak up; post and share the flag of Holand on all your social media sites, make sure that people around the world know that we stand with the Dutch Farmers,” Gen Flynn said addressing protesters today in Amsterdam.

The retired Gen added that “Today we’re all Dutch farmers; your struggle is our struggle”

Other speakers of the peaceful protest at Dam Square Amsterdam included Dutch farmer Koos Cromwijk and American actor Kevin Sorbo.

The Netherlands intensified its agricultural produce after WWII when tens of thousands succumbed to hunger and starvation due to the Nazis who had occupied the country during the war.

After World War II, the country focused on intensifying farming efficient farming methods which have been improved over time, making Netherland the largest food producer in the world compared to the country’s land size and population.

Farmers want to defend themselves against the current government that wants to deny them their rights to practice agriculture and sustain their families.