I always wondered if Switzerland would loose it’s political role-model-appeal as soon as their economic stability would start to take big hits?
Think about it. Their strategy is marketing their neutral status when in reality they are not and this setup is the foundation of their economic wellbeing (Don’t hate the player, hate the game… The broken money game).
Spot on! Neutrality and freedom have been largely eroded by now in Switzerland, and all that remains is a shell that‘s being cultivated in hopes nobody sees through the veil…
Interesting! This is first hand or hear say?
Mine, hear say. Example. Just when the Russia Sanctions hit, people were explaining me how they continue business as usual with a certain (and probably not the only one) Russian company just by sending the payments to the official Russian office (not even trying to hide!) account in Switzerland or alternatively Egypt instead of for example Turkey and other nations which had to prohibit it because of EU pressure. Deliveries still go wherever the buyer wants them to go too.
IMO, if this is neutral, then even I could create an economically flourishing country this way :)
If you travel through the country and talk to the people, you realise how a large part of the population is frustrated by the way politics has little else to do than following Germany or the US. Yes, there is direct democracy, but from what I see, when it comes down to the really important aspects, these are buried in decisions over which no referendum can be called. Just take a look at how Switzerland treated its population during Covid… And over-regulation is rampant!
