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Yeah, but they’ll just blame immigrants, which will make it politically acceptable. Worked in the U.K. last time around, and Switzerland is increasingly xenophobic, particularly the older generation, who hold the power and the votes.


You mean the country that has by far the highest immigrants : citizens ratio in whole Europe? Nationalism is rising on whole continent for quite some time, Swiss expect others to respect their rules and way of life. If that's a mountain too tall to climb for some then they struggle.

Swiss are type of general population that when given choice if to have 4 weeks of fully paid vacation or 6, they vote for 4 due to negative impact on employers. Given similar voting freedom to british population gave us brexit. I wouldn't compare them if I were you


The more one believes oneself or one’s countrymen to be immune to such forces, the more likely said forces are to prevail.




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