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My name is Gerrit Swaan, born in 1949 in the Jordaan area of ​​Amsterdam, married and father of 2 children and grandfather of 3 grandchildren. In my early years I grew up in a family where sociability was of paramount importance, but where the war years had also left their mark. Subsequently, my young years mainly took place during the hippie movement in a restless Amsterdam. Most of the young people…