According to local reports, the bomb contained almost no explosive material, caused no damage to anything, exploded at 01:40 and was placed 30m from the embassy. The people arrested were 17-21 years old. Sounds more like barely adult assholes blowing up what was effectively a firecracker in an act of self-perceived protest. It is definitely not a terrorist attack.
I think a lot of people hear Red Light District and visualise a neighborhood of a few blocks… It’s literally a 500m stretch of a canal and a a few tiny alleys, mostly on one side. It is very close to the main train station (literally across the street from one end of the station, but, to be clear to any Americans, the station is mall-sized), but that’s the whole thing. It’s filled with curious tourists so much that you can’t really walk because of the foot traffic. It’s… underwhelming. It’s the kind of place you go to, spend half an hour walking a block back and forth because of the traffic, say “that’s it?” and go do something more interesting.
It can be interpreted as sarcasm, as in “tell me more, I could care even less.”
I played golf for the first time recently, it’s not as boring as it looks… basically a fun way to be outside with friends and do something challenging.
The course I played on maintained the local geography and incorporated it into its holes. That made for a gorgeous landscape, and, as an example, one hole required a shot over a forested ravine, both a tricky shot, and a nice way to keep the natural landscape, flora, and fauna as intact as possible.
I confirmed that they only use non-drinkable water for irrigation, and there were no vast spans of grass, only patches that used to be empty land beforehand. That only made the course more challenging.
All in all, what I’m trying to say is that this sport can be done in a way that’s overall fine. Sure, replacing native flora with grass isn’t good but it’s ok if done in small patches and responsibly. Golf has become a symbol of classism but it’s something anyone can enjoy if they have access to it, it isn’t even particularly expensive. It isn’t great but, done morally, isn’t bad either.
And there is a risk in making it a symbol in that way: it makes for a wrong target and a waste of resources. Activists filling up holes makes a point but there’s much more important stuff to do. If you’re an environmentalist or an urbanist, cars and oil companies should be pretty much your only concern; golf courses can be dealt with later.