Dutch Mayor Warns COVID Riots Pushing Country To Civil War, Democrats Begin Easing Lockdown. Riots have slammed the Netherlands now for three nights trigger mass arrests as people are furious over new lockdown orders. Riots have been hitting Europe all throughout this past year as people revolt against COVID lockdown orders, curfews, and constant restrictions. Now France and Italy are warning that a new national lockdown may be coming due to variant strains of COVID. In the US the opposite is happening. Despite plateauing cases, hospitalizations, and the new UK and South African variant restrictions are starting to be eased. While its still a good thing it makes people wonder if the Democrats easing restrictions are only doing it for political reasons