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Amsterdam may still be a tolerant city but the rebellious days are over. The city seems to have lost its edge and has become placid. Money has become much more important than living for ideals. These days tourist shops can sell fake dope plants, meaning that soft drugs have become a commercial tool to attract tourists and their money. The squatters who rebelled against society and authority have become part of the establishment itself by running arts festivals with the money from the establishment, i.e. the council.

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