This War Criminal Is Still a Hero Here

Omroep Brabant

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Heroes. We have many in our rich history. Think of Maarten Harpertszoon Tromp who, during the Eighty Years' War, cut an enormous Spanish fleet to pieces with a handful of ships, or Admiral Michiel de Ruyter who gave the English a good beating more than once. But our heroes are increasingly becoming infected, because something sticks to them. For example, De Ruyter defended the interests of the VOC, which grew through the slave trade. And what ab…