Author Dominique Willaert wandered around Ninove, Aalst, Denderleeuw, Zottegem, Herzele and other southeastern Flemish spots for four months. It yielded a pearl necklace of stories. About the decline of the factories, the demolition of social housing and the time when public housing ran like clockwork. But also about a former member of parliament who tumbled to the CPAS early in the morning and filled his suitcase with the best meat from the food bank ("heard it from my plumber himself!"), Facebook posts that go viral and the Flemish House in Ninove. And finally, also about how to deal with groups that vote Vlaams Belang. Spoiler alert: the author calls for dialogue.
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