Tuesday, December 01, 2009
Swiss government hates its own people
More on the Swiss vote to symbolically oppose Allah:
Noteworthy: Opposing the enemy is a "shock result" to the elites and the media.
Switzerland avoided destruction in WW2 by surrendering, quietly aiding Hitler while pretending to be neutral. Looks like the Swiss government is trying to pull the same collaboration in the current war, but this time the Swiss people are mounting an active Resistance. Good for them, and good for the legitimate parties in other Euro countries who aim to emulate the People's Party. ¶ 7:49 AM
A decision by voters in Switzerland to ban the construction of new mosque minarets will endanger security, Foreign Minister Micheline Calmy-Rey said on Tuesday.
"In any event, we are concerned by this vote," she told a meeting of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). "The reality of our societies, in Europe and in the world (is that) every blow to the co-existence of different cultures and religions also endangers our security."
In a shock result, more than 57 percent of voters approved a referendum motion to ban minarets brought by right-wing groups, including the Swiss People's Party, the country's biggest.
The outcome triggered widespread accusations of intolerance, especially in Muslim countries and among Switzerland's European neighbours as well as the UN's human rights chief.
However, it was also hailed by leaders of other populist anti-immigrant parties in Europe who suggested they might do the same at home.
Noteworthy: Opposing the enemy is a "shock result" to the elites and the media.
Switzerland avoided destruction in WW2 by surrendering, quietly aiding Hitler while pretending to be neutral. Looks like the Swiss government is trying to pull the same collaboration in the current war, but this time the Swiss people are mounting an active Resistance. Good for them, and good for the legitimate parties in other Euro countries who aim to emulate the People's Party. ¶ 7:49 AM
