Paul Schmutz Schaller for The Saker Blog
a) Definitions
I must start by defining what I understand by „colonial thinking“. This means the conviction in Western countries that their country, their system, their culture, their general mentality is much better than in the other parts of the world. One may add the conviction that the religion („Western“ Christianity) is better than other religions. Or the conviction of white supremacy; but be aware that in most parts of the world, the understanding of the term „white supremacy“ is much more classical than in the USA. Of course, colonial thinking has its roots in the long experience of worldwide domination by the West. Therefore, colonial thinking may also be strong in Switzerland, even if this country did not „have“ „own“ colonies.
Surprisingly, I could not find „colonial thinking“ (in English) on search engines. However, there is the term „colonial mentality“. But this is only understood as an inferiority complex in former colonies, not as the usual arrogance in Western countries. In French, there is a book with the title „La pensée coloniale“ (2007), written by Fernando Matamoros Ponce; it also has appeared in Spanish under the title „Pensamiento colonial“ (2015). The understanding seems to be similar to my definition, but apparently, the book essentially speaks of Mexican history and Spanish colonization. Other texts have appeared in Spanish, speaking of ‚pensamiento colonial‘.
I see two forms of colonial thinking which I call „right wing“ and „left wing“, respectively. By right wing, I understand the classical „conservative“ form. Typically described for example by Fukuyama (End of history) or by Huntington (The clash of civilizations); both authors being from USA, the leading country of right wing colonial thinking. The justification of right wing colonial thinking is based on power and it sees every strong, non-Western country as an enemy.
Left wing colonial thinking is more modern. Its contempt is more directed against governments (in non-Western countries). It has much more a moral justification, than a justification based on power; a typical example is the subject of Western understanding of human rights. Some of the strength of the left wing colonial thinking comes from its criticism against right wing colonial thinking.
I would say that a clear majority in Switzerland supports colonial thinking. Typical „tests“ are the attitude towards Iran, towards Hezbollah, towards Syria, or towards Venezuela. As a rule, right wing colonial thinking is to be found among right wing political people (in the West) while left wing colonial thinking is widespread in left wing political circles (including ecological circles) in the West. The strength of left wing colonial thinking is rapidly growing with respect to the strength of the right wing colonial thinking.
b) Two popular votes in Switzerland on March 7 (2021)
One vote was about the Popular initiative „Yes to a ban on full facial coverings“. The discussion about this subject has lasted quite some time. The Popular Initiative was initiated by right wing political circles. Politically speaking, it was directed against certain clothes of Muslim women; very few persons in Switzerland are really targeted. However, for some people, the simple existence of these women clothes is already seen as an attack on „Western values“. Clearly, the initiative also supports the idea of superiority of „Western“ Christianity (I do not see orthodox Christianity as a part of „Western“ Christianity). The initiative was accepted, despite the opposition of the government and the majority of the political parties. A similar result has been obtained in November 2009 concerning the Popular Initiative which urged the ban of constructions of minarets. In 2009, the result was 57.5% in favor of the initiative, while the result of March 7 (2021) was 51.2% in favor of the initiative.
Both Popular Initiatives are obviously based on right wing colonial thinking. However, concerning the vote on „Yes to a ban on full facial coverings“, there was also a strong influence of the left wing colonial thinking. The idea was to liberate Muslim women from oppression. In an official statement of the supporters of the initiative, this was even taken as the first argument. These supporters also claimed that many Arabe tourists would be happy to free themselves in Switzerland from the „tissue prison“ (as they call these women clothes). This is pure colonial thinking.
I call this attitude „colonial feminism“. One cannot take seriously their „arguments“ since the same people do not support at all the fight of Syria against terrorism and occupation by foreign countries (Israel, USA, Turkey,…). Let me however clarify that I am not at all against feminism. When I got married, I agreed to officially change my name from „Schmutz“ to „Schmutz Schaller“ so that my wife could keep her name; at that time, Switzerland urged one of the two to change the name, and in (almost) 100% of the cases, it was the woman who changed the name (which I saw as profoundly unfair).
The second popular vote on March 7 concerned the „Economic partnership agreement with Indonesia“. The government and the majority of the parliament supported this agreement. They rightly argued that Indonesia with its growing middle class is an important future market for Swiss companies. Moreover, Indonesia supports the agreement. The opposite side (mainly left wing and ecological circles) – in an official statement – said that „the Indonesian government is not a reliable partner“ (English translation by me); this again is pure colonial thinking, left wing in this case. They added other harsh and arrogant criticism against Indonesia and her government.
The result for the whole Switzerland saw a narrow win for the agreement by 51.65% (of the voters). In the French speaking part of Switzerland, where the support for left wing and ecological political parties is stronger than in the other parts of Switzerland, the agreement was even clearly rejected.
Comparing these two popular votes of March 7, I would say that for the first time in Switzerland, the left wing colonial thinking had a stronger influence than the right wing colonial thinking. This is a remarkable event, and I have little doubt that it indicates a trend which will get stronger.
I must admit that my interpretation of these two popular votes of March 7 in the line of colonial thinking is very much my own one. Neither before, nor after the vote, I saw a comment pointing in this direction. It is even possible that I am more or less the unique person in Switzerland with this point of view.
I should not forget to mention that there was a third popular vote on Mach 7, but it is not of interest in the context of this article.
c) Relations between Switzerland and China
The Swiss government is preparing a discussion paper about the future relations between Switzerland and China. It is expected to appear in the next weeks; then there will be a discussion in the parliament. I think that this discussion will be of crucial importance not only for the relations between Switzerland and China but for the role and position of Switzerland in the world.
It is quite possible that a real political discussion will take place, not comparable with the usual ideological brainwashing in the Swiss media when the subject is China. Even if Switzerland is a Western country, she has a long tradition of not putting all eggs in the same basket; this is usually called neutrality. For example, after 1949, Switzerland was one of the first Western countries to install official relations with the new People’s Republic of China. When the Swiss President officially visited China in 2019, the Swiss side has qualified the relations with China as „very good“. Since 2014, Switzerland and China have a free trade agreement and since 2016, „the two sides have decided to place their relations under the banner of an ‚innovative strategic partnership‘. With this ‚innovative strategic partnership,’ Switzerland and China recognize the diversity, intensity, and significance of their bilateral relations“ (cited from the official Joint declaration).
It is obvious that with respect to China, the left wing colonial thinking is much stronger in Switzerland than the right wing colonial thinking. Right wing political parties are more interested in good economical relations while left wing parties in Switzerland are much more ideological and doctrinaire (with respect to China). They see non-Western countries merely as enemies. It is however to be mentioned that under the influence of the anti-Chinese politics of the USA, the anti-China attitude in Switzerland has increased, in right wing as well as in left wing political parties. So, this discussion about the future relations between Switzerland and China could bring some negative surprises; nevertheless, I expect that Switzerland will keep a more independent (from US influence) position towards China than other Western countries. It will also be of interest to see in which way the Covid-19 pandemic will enter the discussion, considering that the Chinese market in particular and the Asian market in general will be very dynamical in the next years, compared with the markets in other parties of the world.
d) How to break down the colonial thinking in Switzerland?
This is the big question. For the near future, I am pessimistic. I see no forces in Switzerland who go in the good direction. For the time being, change is more or less only possible as a consequence of a worldwide change of power. I see no example in the history of the last centuries where the population of a rich country has changed the mentality in order to become more humble, if not under huge exterior pressure. More generally speaking, for humans, it seems to be very difficult to change convictions. Usually, they only change the justification of their convictions. With that being said, I can at least continue to try to eradicate every bit of colonial thinking in my own head.
…. I see no example in the history of the last centuries where the population of a rich country has changed the mentality in order to become more humble, if not under huge exterior pressure…….
Bravo Swiss. Be honest, what does external pressure mean? Is it simplified MILITARY DEFEAT and imposing the mentality of the winner. More precisely, the conditions on everything… culture, language, history, economy, absolutely everything. Exactly what the Atlantic West did to others.
I have to disappoint you. There are currently no people or countries in the world that could threaten the Atlanticists in their plans. Governors in the so-called free and independent countries receive instructions from the same bosses. Red bourgeoisie internationals do not like nationalism, tradition. For them, it is hegemony, imperialism, etc.
I remember when Gaddafi said that Switzerland hybrid should be divided between three nations, he was killed very quickly……probably it was that Big bank depo “manager” in Basel.
djole
“There are currently no people or countries in the world that could threaten the Atlanticists in their plans”. A surprising comment. Both Russia and China are backing a multi polar world, and this means a world that will not be ruled by Atlanticists, namely Anglo-American banks and corporations. And the result is the vilification of both Russia and China, threats and sanctions included, not to mention military encirclement of both.
I apologize to you and other believers in the multipolar world. The vaccine that managed to be made three months after the peak in May last year completly seduced me.
djole
If it was a Russian vaccine, then you are perfectly safe.
A bit premature no? Will talk better about that vaccine when it finishes the test trials, which is scheduled for 2023.
Anodinous
If you are talking about the Russian Sputnik-V vaccine, then test trials have been completed, with 40 countries opting to buy it.
Im talking about them all. They where approved for emergency use, but are still on the testing stage.
Neue Züricher Zeitung, the leading newspaper in the neutral country of Switzerland, is the most NATO-friendly newspaper in the whole German-speaking area.
In Switzerland, the closeness to the USA is very pronounced.
At the same time, the USA, with Snowden, has fought Switzerland with intelligence methods against banking secrecy.
The national languages are on the retreat, the English language dominates more and more.
When I ask the Swiss where they come from, 90% can’t tell me.
Europe has hardly any influence worldwide, Switzerland is sealing itself off from Europe.
Andreas
“In Switzerland, the closeness to the USA is very pronounced … Switzerland is sealing itself off from Europe”. I must disagree, both with your comment and with this article. The Swiss mentality is well known, and I don’t think it will change. The Swiss are neutral for the sake of national interests, doing business with every entity from which they can extract a benefit. This mentality has served them well.
As for the article, it is surprisingly simplistic and inaccurate. For example:
” Of course, colonial thinking has its roots in the long experience of worldwide domination by the West”. The author has obviously forgotten some other empires, like the Mongol Empire, the Ottoman Empire, the Arab invasions of Spain and what is present day France, etc.
“I would say that a clear majority in Switzerland supports colonial thinking”. This is absolute nonsense. The Swiss voted for the Burka ban, and rightly so. This has nothing to do with Swiss “colonial thinking”, as if Switzerland ever had colonies, but plenty with the Islamization of Europe and the mass arrivals of “migrants” and false “refugees”, who are demanding the introduction of the Muslim culture in Christian Europe. Some people forget that immigrants to Europe have the moral responsibility to accept the cultural values of the host country. Immigrants refuse to do so, demanding that native Europeans adopt to their ways. For example, back in 2016 a group of “refugees” demanded the removal of the cross from the Swiss flag, because it offended them.
What we have here is a quiet invasion of Europe, sponsored by neocons, who want to destroy sovereign European states by making them multicultural, knowing perfectly well multicultural societies can never fully function, which of course is the intent. The Western media has gone out of it’s way to conceal the anti-immigrant responses from native Europeans, which have been branded as “hate speech”.
Finally, one more quote which proves the Swiss are always seeking to add to their national interests by being both patriotic and pragmatic, while at the same time staying neutral:
“For example, after 1949, Switzerland was one of the first Western countries to install official relations with the new People’s Republic of China … I expect that Switzerland will keep a more independent (from US influence) position towards China than other Western countries”.
Of course Switzerland will pursue a more independent policy towards China in relation to the US. Since Switzerland is a banking country, it of course knows that it is only a matter of time before Russia and China introduce gold backed currencies, as both have been accumulating gold for years. According to one analyst, both Russia and China have more than 30.000 tonnes of gold each. Now, does anybody really expect the Swiss to turn their backs on both countries ? It will be business as usual.
“Some people forget that immigrants to Europe have the moral responsibility to accept the cultural values of the host country.”
This is the most hilarious thing I have heard in a long time. Actually it has been coming up a lot as an “argument” lately. Lets evaluate this argument :
British invasions (under the guise of trade or other reasons) to almost every country in the world. In how many of those instances of British invasion did the Brits adopt the cultural values of the host country. Zero
Spanish, Portuguese, Belgian, Dutch, French, Brits in the form of (Americans and Australians) invasions across the world: How many of these adopted the local cultural values? ZERO. Not only they didn’t embrace/integrate with the local cultural values, they actually decimated those cultures and left an ever lasting corrupt western values.
So this charade of making migrant population adopt local values is absurd.
it is not absurd, unless of course you would be happy with uninvited and unwanted people entering your home and telling you what to do, and how to live, and insist that you accept their rules.
Leo, you have presented a view that is congruent with mine, and I know that of very many others. So there was no need for me to post.
Critics of your post display their own brand of “colonial thinking”, using the author’s strangely limited definition.
Cheers.
The anti-burhka initiative was clearly anti-Muslim hidden under a women’s defense phraseology. Personally, I voted for the initiative not because I am anti-Muslim, but for a question of equal treatment. To sum up, when I will be able to drink a quiet beer on a terrace in Saudi-Arabia, they will be able to wear their Burkha at Geneva.
There is no trace that my family on both my father’s and mother’s side are of foreign origin. That said, the Swiss are subject to a series of clichés that stink in their appreciation of other cultures and countries. And when they talk about their vacations in Kenya or elsewhere and I hear them talk about the dilapidated infrastructure and the stupid or lazy behavior of people, I inform them that if interest rates in Switzerland were 15% or 18%, without hard currencies, Switzerland would be very different. Notably on the following points:
– No immigration population at 5.5 million and not 8.3 million.
– GDP per capita between that of Slovakia and the Czech Republic, respectively 12 and 33 thousand $. This is where Switzerland was before WW2. Let us specify that the GDP per capita is 65/m $.
Another point on which I never find any opportunity to develop any constructive conversation is the huge level of corruption when building transports infrastructures at the federal state level and at the cantonal level. Over-invoicing is widespread with margins between 20 and 30%.
Two points on which my compatriots frankly disgust me are their systematically anti-Russian and anti-Chinese positions.
Since Napoleon, Switzerland has not had a war on its soil. These two centuries of peace have allowed it to organize itself politically, to develop its knowledge and its transmission. This explains its productivity and the quality of its products. On the other hand, on the social level what dominates is submission to the authorities and a belief in the sonderfall schweiz which is not very far from the manifest destiny of the USA, but without the external messianism. This is normal given the very small size of the country.
Switzerland has eaten its white bread. The authorities are corrupted and sold to the Anglo-Zionists. The people are blinded by their material well-being and without historical perspective. The changes will be painful, especially for the baby boomers when they will realize that the financing of their pensions is no longer assured.
I’m very glad that Switzerland has put a ban on full facial coverings. I wish the same thing would happen here in Australia but we don’y have the same democratic rights as the Swiss. There’s a very sound saying to remember:
When in Rome do as the Romans do. It’s simple & it makes sense.
See someone in your shopping center or out walking that looks like a pill box & totally alien to your culture is rude & not totally necessary. Refugees should try to fit in & assimilate -that won’t happen if you wera dark covering with only eyes visible. So – -good on the Swiss.
A couple of points:
I’d like to throw into the mix the concept of “white mans’ burden” re: the “liberation” of Muslim women wearing face coverings
The point I’m making is that people advocating for this law to ‘ban the burka’ quite honestly believe that what they’re doing is in the name of love – IOW, its for their (Muslim women’s) own good
And as we all know, what is done in the name of love is singularly the hardest thing to defend ourselves against – tyrants use this arguments al the time
But quite obviously it isn’t in the name of love at all!
Why?
Because firstly, it casts Muslim women as victims, i.e. they cant decide for themselves whether they should wear face coverings or not. So IOW, its a false argument which needs to be called out at every opportunity
And secondly, because it leaves the philosophical question unanswered , which is ‘Who decides?’
Now, the argument against the right wing “colonial thinking” is that when governments start deciding what people can and cannot wear – its a very, very dangerous slippery slope, i.e. where does it end? Currently, we are all seeing this under the totalitarian diktats under Covid -e.g. lockdowns, mask-wearing, social distancing and soon mandatory vaccinations. The argument against these diktats is ” We are not slaves! We must have the right to decide what we do & dont put into our bodies
I find when we argue from First Principles that the lies we’re continually told by TPTB are easily exposed – and we are able to defend ourselves and our loved ones against the coming techno-fascism
After all, we fought the Second War to defeat fascism – and only 70 years down the track we’re getting it back on our shores by stealth
Lastly, giving credit where credit is due, its commendable for this author to ” at least continue to try to eradicate every bit of colonial thinking in my own head.”
Here a quote attributed to the Buddha is worthwhile remembering:
No one should be allowed to walk around with a covered face in an open, progressive society.
We do not allow men to waer ski masks, do we?
Or women?
If someone wants to shuffle around in a burka that is fine with me.
Kind of stupid and hot, but doesn’t affect anyone else.
But mask wearing/covering faces is a profoundly antisocial and potentiallly criminal act—provides cover for criminals—and should not be tolerated. Same goes for “covid” masking.
For their own protection citizens need to be able to see their co-citizens’ faces when all are in public.
This has nothing to do with feminism and it is not a “choice” that women should have.
But men don’t, of course.
BTW, though, burka and masking and assumptions about “women” played a pretty big role in the Algerian War. I put quos around “women” not because women are not women, but because I believe some of those in burkas, carrying bombs, etc. were men. And I sympathize with those who fought to liberate Algeria.
Just saying, and that is the reason for “BTW.”
The convoluted arguments about this in Western countries is a clear sign of how confused everyone has become.
Veiled/masked faces? The answer is NO.
2 points:
1. “We do not allow men to waer ski masks, do we?” That is False Moral Equivalence, muslim women wear the face coverings for religious reasons – whether we agree with them or not; men wearing ski masks is entirely by choice
2. “But mask wearing/covering faces is a profoundly antisocial … and should not be tolerated” Who decides?
Long time reader – for the first time I see the urge to comment.
We Swiss haven’t had a colonial bone in us since loosing the Battle of Marignano in 1515. All we want is to be left alone – and not get colonized ourselves by much bigger and stronger countries all around us, the EU and the cultural, political and economic forces of the Anglozionist empire.
Are we fully neutral? No, we always have to budge to external pressure, walking a narrow tightrope.
But we have some small ressemblance of democracy left, which allows us to somewhat delay the all encompassing global homogenization and corporatisation – most of the times against our own government.
It has absolutely nothing to do with colonialisation if we want to preserve OUR local culture and traditions from foreign influence – but in fact the exact opposite.
Are you kidding? In Geneva, in Neuchâtel, in Basel, in Zurich how many fortunes still exist today, Dupasquier, de Montmollin, Wavre, De Coulon, De Pury and others became very rich. They reinvested the profits from their mercenary companies with those who rented them in the slave trade and plantations, particularly in France. What about the financing by the Swiss army of the work of the mad scientist Wouter Basson who was looking for a biological or bacteriological weapon specifically targeting blacks. What about the 5000 men of the Swiss army who year after year ensure the security of the gang of Schwab when they meet in Davos. What about the many volunteers who accompanied Napoleon and Hitlers in their wars against Russia. And the 7000 Swiss volunteers in the French foreign legion who ravaged Tonkin and Algeria. And currently the Swiss banks indispensable to the FED to put into circulation the massive monetary printing. And the company DIXI in Le Locle, which manufactured a large part of the delay mechanisms for artillery shells and aviation bombs during the Vietnam War. Swiss industrialists and bankers have been whores of the Anglo-Zionists for decades.This docility is rewarded with stability and a strong currency. How much longer?
Dear Sir,
The time of the battles of Morgarten and Sempach has been over for a few centuries.
You obviously did not read the rest of the examples. Switzerland is ground zero for the Great Reset and the International financiers whose goal is the enslavement of the entire world.
Methinks that in a ‘Western’ country people have the right to think that their ‘Western Christianity’ is better than Islam. In Islamic countries, Christians have no right to display their faith lest they offend the locals.
Some thoughts on “colonial thinking”:
“Right-wing colonial thinking” is essentially racial supremacism. In this case, white supremacism.
“Left-wing colonial thinking” is essentially political chauvinism. In this case, liberal chauvinism.
Both modes of thinking lead to the institution of colonialism, but approach it from different philosophies.
Indeed, both “sides” of the liberal political spectrum engage in both white supremacism and liberal chauvinism. White “leftists” tend to believe in the “white man’s burden”, while nonwhite neoconservatives like Fukuyama act as liberal, or libertarian, chauvinists from the right.
I support Venezuela, Syria and Hezbollah in their struggle against Anglo-Zionist encroachment…
But I also support the Swiss in their effort to not become Saudi Arabia….
How about just living like you want to live were you live. Let Saudi be Saudi and the Swiss be Swiss.
That has nothing whatsoever to do with colonialism or chauvinism but everything to do about cultural autonomy from the tentacles of globalism.
»» I can at least continue to try to eradicate every bit of thinking in my own head ««
Yes. It seems you are quite a ways along that path
»» The conviction … that their country, their system, their culture, their general mentality is much better than in the other parts of the world ««
Actually, such mentality has nothing to do with the word colonialism. One could better call it superiority complex, or pride, or nationalism, or whatever. Most people in the world actually think this way, otherwise the culture in their country would be subject to rapid change. In fact, most societies continue along their own path, and if there is anything truly colonial in the modern world, it is the attempt to colonize the thinking of other people with mass media and communications.
Colonialist mentality could be better defined as thinking you have the right to establish colonies in territories outside your own territory, for whatever reason. It is better to use words and terms in an accurate and identifiable manner, although doing so will not help to eradicate thinking from your head.
What you absolutely fail to argue is why it is such a shame if children receive their father’s name (because fathers often have less of a natural bond with the children? Who need a father’s protection, support, and guidance?). Why is it such a shame that people do not want to import Islam? Why is it such a shame that people do not want to import the rest of the world into their own country? And why is the flow of imported people to ‘not necessarily superior Western countries’ but not the other way around? Wouldn’t it be far more ‘colonial’ if Westerners were migrating to the Congo, Mozambique, and Arab countries?
From the article: Popular initiative „to ban facial coverings“ (hijabs). In 2009, the vote was 58% in favor of banning hijabs, while the result of 2021 was slightly less — 51% in favor of banning hijabs”.
The Swiss are slowly being groomed to wear the Blue Hijab.
Liebe Paul,
a) For an ex-white settler from the last bastion of Cecil Rhodes´s favourite African colony, Rhodesia/Zimbabwe, your article was most interesting.
I agree that some of we Anglo-Zionists, are understandably sensitive regarding the use of that term´´colonial thinking´´which is further reinforced by ´self censorship´ from Google, Wikipedia, Rupert Murdoch media empire, BBC etc.,
However, under Duckduckgo there are references to ´´colonial thinking in a Nigerian context´´..
I was fortunate enough to have a Danish passport and left Southern Africa in 1972, thus avoiding the compulsory military service for all white/coloured/Indian males in the Bush War or War of Liberation etc., lead mainly by Robert Mugabe sitting in offices in Zambia and Tanzania.
However, a most recent publication has another perspective on the much maligned ´Úncle Bob´´-
´´Robert Mugabe and the Will to Power in an African Postcolony´´ by William J. Mpofu 2021, ISBN : 3030478785.- is a philosopher’s view into the chaotic postcolony of Zimbabwe, delving into Robert Mugabe’s Will to Power. Nietzsche’s philosophical concept of the Will to Power is interpreted and expanded in this book to explain how a tyrant is produced and enabled, and how he performs his tyranny….!!!
Comrade Mugabe with much support from the newly formed FRELIMO government in Maputo (ex-Lourenco Marques)-Mocambique, the Chinese and the Russian did finally succeed in removing the majority of ´´white settlers´´ from Zimbabwe in 1976 and later.
Tragically, this one form of Anglo-Zionist colonial thinking was then replaced by Mugabe´s own paranoid form of colonial thinking and exploitation. Which he also extended to that supposedly largest independent African state – ´´the Belgian Congo. !!!´´…following in the ´ignoble´ footsteps of those earlier white merceneries he sent up his own black troops to blunder the Democratic Republic of Congo..(the former were my heroes as a white kid sitting around the swimming pool in Salisbury 1960s…)
It is obvious that among the higher echelons of the Anglo-Zionist elite, the use and continued implementation of ´´colonial thinking´´ is alive and thriving – I am sure when these gentlemen have their annual picnics at your Davos ´caravan park´ and chattering among themselves ´colonial thinking´ is the accepted norm. Apparently, in the City of London certain naughty loose tongued individuals refer to the USA as ´´The Plantation´´!!
b) Regarding 2 popular votes in March..
Paul, please at least in Switzerland YOU ACTUALLY hold regular REFERENDUMS on an almost annual basis… when did your military liberated and still occupied German cousins last have a referendum!!
Among us Anglos ´referendums´ have a distinctly unpleasant flavour.
c) as for promoting economic interests I listened to a most informative interview regarding this German/Swiss intellectual Herr Klaus Schwab?!!
OK – he and his family have had both feet in Switzerland and Germany for the past 150 years. This Investigation by Johnny Vedmore (Youtube 07 march 2021), revealed how certain Swiss Schwabby/Schwabian!! industrial concerns had been actively supporting among other wartime industries, the German/Nazi efforts on nuclear/heavy water research during WW2.
Furthermore, after WW2 the same companies (under different names and management) were actively supporting the apartheid regime in Pretoria, South Africa with their own nuclear research into ´heavy water´….
Hmmm!!!
Fortunately, these efforts were futile and the Israel generously provided Pretoria with 4 nuke warheads in 1976.. of course all this research was for ´peaceful´ purposes to provide 24/7 free electricity to the Bantu/blacks/kaffirs/indigenous majority population in Soweto, Sharpville and the Bantustans!!! Blah-blah…..
Perhaps even throw a couple over the border into Cuban/Russian occupied Angola!!!
This shady ´Schwabby´ Schwab has become a real VIP over the past 30 years, particularly since the COVID magic virus hysteria started in 2020. Of course his Nazi past and present eugenic and population control interests should be seen in the perspective that his most admired individual is ´Sir-Lord-OBE, MBE Henry f…… Kissinger´´
So, to conclude Paul , ´´business is business´ and the colonies with their slavery represented and still represent, the most lucrative form of business yesterday, today and most regrettably for tomorrow..
Klaus Schwab, Henry Kissinger, Rothschild, Google, Zuckerburg etc., are all behind the NWO, which still excludes to a certain degree, thank goodness, Russia and China!!!
PS: I lived and taught English in Karlsruhe in 2008 – really fantastic experience the friendly people, wine & food, swimming in the Rhine and the wonderful Black Forest. But my lousy German found the Schwabs almost as difficult to understand as your Schwiizerdütscher!!!
“I see two forms of colonial thinking which I call „right wing“ and „left wing“, respectively. By right wing, I understand the classical „conservative“ form. Typically described for example by Fukuyama (End of history) or by Huntington (The clash of civilizations); both authors being from USA, the leading country of right wing colonial thinking. The justification of right wing colonial thinking is based on power and it sees every strong, non-Western country as an enemy.
Left wing colonial thinking is more modern. Its contempt is more directed against governments (in non-Western countries). It has much more a moral justification, than a justification based on power; a typical example is the subject of Western understanding of human rights. Some of the strength of the left wing colonial thinking comes from its criticism against right wing colonial thinking.”
While it is ostensibly about Switzerland, this article eerily describes the politics of (snicker) American “democracy” in its essence.
On the one hand, there is the Right Wing of the American Evil Empire (Republicans and their political ilk).
On the other hand, there is the Left Wing of the American Evil Empire (Democrats and their political ilk).
Both these factions will sneer and snarl at each others, but they are actually just two hands of the same malignant American beast.
And every 2 or 4 years, you get to vote between these two flavors of political vermin–and America then turns around and boasts about what a great democracy it is.
It’s like choosing between eating either a plate of stinking Donkey-flavored sh!t or a plate of stinking Elephant-flavored sh!t.
The swamp consisted of the Clinton Democrats and the Bush Republicans who are actually criminal enterprises that cooperate in partnership. Bill helped Papa Shrub distribute agency drugs from the Mena Airport in Arkansas. Papa adopted Bill as his son. That is why Papa controlled the WH for 28 years. 8 years as Ray Gun’s VP, 8 years of Bill, 8 years of Boy George, and 4 years himself. He was the real mastermind, not Khal1d She1kh M0hammed.
The Swamp made Trump the GOP candidate to ease the way for Hitlery to win the election. When things did not go as planned, look at what the Swamp did to Trump, a populist, i.e. someone elected by the people. Look at what they are still doing to him just like what they keep doing to JFK’s family. They NEVER want someone elected by the people to become President again. Trump may have given the evil mafia many things, but he did not go to war for them.
Donald Trump was one thing: a Controlled Opposition asset.
Controlled political “opposition” movements/leaders are the only political opposition allowed by America.
The last four years of pro-Trump vs. anti-Trump (or Democrat vs. Republicans in general) have been the political equivalent of the WWE and WrestleMania.
the author ignored a third much more important vote that occured on the same day, and which resulted in a much more overwhelmingly clear answer: the greater than 64% rejection of the ‘electronic id’ being pushed by big tech megacorps.
regarding the other two, they are 99% symbolic and maybe 1% substance. the indonesia deal would have not required a law or vote if the EU had not already imposed by default restrictions on switzerland’s free trade.
the burqa ban is again symbolic. it might not sound politically correct these days, but there is a reality in switzerland, a large number of people from elsewhere. switzerland is a very open and welcoming country, but in every case it is a basic and valid expectation that if i move to some other country, i ought to integrate into their society, and not start making demands that the people around me adjust to my way of doing things. The ruling classes in europe thought they could use mass migration to break the working class, to break social cohesion and therefore resistance to exploitation, to break any sense of identity or solidarity among the native population, and they thought they could do it without any consequences. And yet they went overboard in using , on the backs of those migrants, the inevitable tensions, to ‘support’ the migrants ‘freedom’ by creating and punishing ‘racism’.. the whole thing is really a dimension for the ruling class to break the native society which still presumes to have democratic freedoms and civil liberties. Indeed the tension between immigrants and locals is artificially made worse by this kind of repeated double standard policy. but instead of people getting together to throw out the politicians and the ruling class who are behind this, they mostly only see half the issue and one result is this burqa ban vote. people know something is wrong but havent yet figured out that it’s the ruling class playing ‘divide et impera’. Still there is a rising consciousness – the burq-aban got a weak 51%. the rejection of the E-ID attempt was a strong 64%. the government managed to delay the referendum on the ’emergency’ medical law that enabled the ‘pandemic’ restrictions, postponing it til june. perhaps they think people will have forgotten the restrictions by then. theres a good chance people will move to pull back these powers from the government.
I lived in Switzerland as a child in the early 60’s. It was a very pleasant and seemingly homogeneous place. Of course, there were lots of Italians working in restaurants and doing menial jobs. I suspect most of them have now returned to Italy.
I really fail to see anything positive about allowing culturally non-assimilating people into countries like Switzerland. The only plausible excuse for allowing this destructive process to continue is because it is to the advantage of a certain tribe.
I think that the west of Russia will end up being the last truly “European” region. All the other countries seem to be in a hurry to lose their unique identities.
“This means the conviction in Western countries that their country, their system, their culture, their general mentality is much better than in the other parts of the world.” Yes, but surely everyone thinks their way of doing things is better. If you didn’t think that you’d stop doing things the way you are doing and do them in the way you thought was better. The problems arise when this thinking is harnessed to aid in attacking and looting other countries.
“these women clothes is already seen as an attack on „Western values“” Wheras to me leaving people alone to wear what they like would be “Westen Values”. How does such a law square with the covid face masks? What are western values?
” I see no example in the history of the last centuries where the population of a rich country has changed the mentality in order to become more humble, ”
The rich need to operate from selected base countries. To do this they need to propagandise a population to support their colonialist activities. This requires the inculcation of racist atitudes towards the target populations plus a slightly better standard of livivng in the base countries.
Paul, it was not to your advantage to Ignore the 64% who voted against the
Federal Act on Electronic Identification Services (eID Act)/ 27 September 2019 on electronic identification services (eID Act)?..
As Anonymous has made quite clear.. the other two were largely symbolic..
I believe this is particularly relevant as within the EU, particularly from the shambolic Bruxelles de-Commission there are increasing calls for a Digital Vaccine Passport, often with approved vaccines (of the lousy quality PFIZER RNA variety). Certain top poodle NATO states such as Greece, Denmark and England already have taken concrete steps to implement a Digital Vaccine Passport by the end of August!!!!! Naturally, this will be tied into other NATO/Facebook/NSA/Google etc., databases…
Apparently, a large segment of the population in the East European states as well as the Germans, French, Swedes are also against this Digital Passport with an imposed vaccination, as you Swiss have legally demonstrated.
Furthermore, it is only in the past week that a few Bruxelles technocrats are finally discussing the approval of the Russian Sputnik vaccine….
Typically, ´´Colonial thinking´´ is very much alive and thriving with the PFIZER Pharma company, who are now aggressively pushing the implementation of a mass PFIZER vaccination campaign in many so-called ´third world´countries. Non-acceptance will naturally result in pressure from the IMF (www.mintpress.com.)
As an increasing number of southern countries have approved with the importation and even joint manufacture of the Sputnik vaccine, PFIZER with Bill Gates, Faucci, Klaus Schwab etc., are already going ballistic.
Cuba and China are also offering effective cheaper varieties which will drive the PFIZER board into complete hysteria.
Finally yesterday, in the down-under ´trodden´ colony of New Zealand/Aoteroa, their female Prime minister has declared that only the Pfizer vaccine will be used (for fairness reasons..) and the stock is adequate for all two legged ´sheeple´ approximately, 5 million. No mention of sheep or dairy cows being vaccinated and digitally tagged..not yet anyway.
Yupp.. her closest advisors are our old mates – Bill Gates and Hilary Clinton!!
The NO vote by you Swiss on this eID issue, will be an inspiration to many groups and concerned citizens in the rest of Europe.
@svenro, Yes we avoided the E-ID clearly, but we have another very important vote in June, about the COVID law, that will be the real tests. I expect that the government will lose this one and most people will not approve the law. Meaning the government can‘t lockdown anymore.
exactly. and this is probably one thing where there will be a huge propaganda war against the people in the coming months. one reason they might be ‘unlocking’ things right now, to get people to forget about it by june. I seem to recall that the signatures were ready to force a referendum on the ‘pandemic’ law already in january, but somehow the government managed to find reasons to delay it and not put it on this march ballot.. of course there will be a perfectly valid procedural excuse but it smells like they tried to buy some time to undermine the people’s determination. i really hope people see through that and revoke those powers. every such step is a step in taking liberty back.
“change is more or less only possible as a consequence of a worldwide change of power.”
Exactly!
A culture of superiority and arrogance does not change until people realize that there are people that are better than them. And the Europeans and their descendants will soon realize that.
I don’t understand the idea of inviting millions of Muslims to live in your country but demanding they not practice their culture. If the Swiss want everyone in Switzerland to act like Swiss people than they should only invite people who are culturally close to the Swiss to live in Switzerland. Or just not invite anyone. But asking millions of Muslims to live with you and than being mad when they live as Muslims is so weird.
youre joking, right? nobody’s twisting anybody’s arm forcing them to move to switzerland. i never heard of swiss forces roaming the world abducting people and dragging them back kicking and screaming to switzerland.
what i do see is millions (literally) of people who all choose to come to switzerland. some do so because it has a reputation, for being rich, peaceful, comfortable, clean, everything works, almost no unemployment, people generally leave you alone to do what you like, high standards for many aspects of daily life, etcetera. Many also come to switzerland thinking they can just get on the dole and live as parasites off a country so wealthy and comfortable that they cant be bothered to get moving to rid itself of the parasites. Many of these have been even more emboldened in recent years by political trends driven by the ruling class with all their mass media and big tech alternate-reality , and by legal trends driven by bought-and-paid-for politicians, who under the deceptive name of ‘tolerance’ are really executing a plan of smashing the native society, culture, community, family, identity, economic survival, all the things that enable a people to stand up to the ruling class and keep them from getting out of hand. well the ruling class has been using these tools (among others) to crush the people. It’s especially painful to see people who think they are fighting for freedom, actually just play into the plans of the ruling class , who rub their hands with joy whenever they see plain old citizens out in support of ‘migrants’ or whatever. one tries explaining that those people are being allowed to flood your country so they can crush your working class, so they can crush your democracy, so they can crush you social cohesion so nobody trust anybody, so they can control every person alone by himself facing the awesome power of a gigantic system thats part corporation, part government.
sorry, anybody that chooses to move to another country needs to also adapt himself to the society he has moved in to, follow their norms, join their culture. not demand that the natives change to suit the newcomer.
this kind of logic of ‘well you invited them in so you cannot be mad at them for refusing to integrate’, sounds a lot like the kind of logic used to justify rape ‘well she was obviously asking for it by dressing the way she did so she cant complain about it when she gets beated, kidnapped, and raped’ . blame the victim for allowing himself to be open to it.. but apparently, also attacking the victim for daring to try to begin defending himself – else why should you be concerned that swiss people are starting to demand that people who choose to come to their country actually join swiss society?
Are you saying that a women who follows Islamic law can’t be a “real” Swiss women? Personally I think no, she can’t. However I don’t really accept the neo liberal presupposition that the highest virtues that can be obtained by man are diversity, equality, and tolerance because all is relative besides those concepts. If you accept that presupposition which almost all Western Europeans and Americans do than no you have no right to complain. There is absolutely no scheme where you can say a woman in Islamic garb can’t be Swiss without rebuking the entire liberal world view. If you are willing to do that than I salute your honesty and consistency. If like 90% of modern Americans and Europeans you want to keep some aspects of liberalism while rejecting others than don’t be surprised when you lose your country entirely.
Liberalism is an all or nothing package regardless of the fact that’s it’s implemented in phases. The train doesn’t stop unless it’s totally derailed or reaches its destination.
never said that that ‘diversity is our strength’ crap ever made any sense. that is part of the strategy of the ruling class to get people to stupidly accept their own destruction. traditional western values and traditional islamic values simply do not mix in the same political society- the islamic side has a built in imperative to demand religious law, the western side has a built in imperative to demand a law based on public assent legitimized by some kind of election or contract which was at the root of even the medieval monarchies. those two systems simply do not mix.. even having two separate polities next to each other, one western (pre-industrial, traditional), one islamic, there will be a frequent eruption of attempt to justify fighting as ‘jihad’ (set aside what a peace minded religious scholar might say, and look at the reality that happens over and over in 1300-some years of history) , and couple that with the fundamental difference in the concept of the meaning and importance of a contract or treaty. in islam it is an obligation to keep up the pressure. western civilization evolved out of a far stronger concept of a binding contract which even kings had to obey.
western society at its roots has a concept of political power as something granted to the ruler by the consent of the people. islamic concepts of political power are inseperable from religious leadership and also imply a presumption of unlimited power for a ruler. Those , again, are irreconcilable.
so, i agree with you, a person can not truly live by islamic law and be swiss at the same time. it is the deliberate crime of western politicians and upper class monsters to open the gates to this flood, and the failure of naivety , historical ignorance, and the softness of too many years of comfortable living, on the part of too many westeners who bought the leftist ‘liberal’ agenda of self-destruction. The goal was to destabilize , demoralize, and disintrgeate what was a cohesive and united society , opening the people up to a thousand different avenues of attack and exploitation. The ruling class thinks that when the islamic, or whatever elese, special interest groups, have served their purpose, they will simply be rolled up and thrown away. indeed you can sit back and laugh at the destruction eating itself, when you see in the UK how now the ruling class , moving to destroy the very institution of the family itself, are now pushing every sort of sexual perversion onto society, especially through schools. The biggest resistance to this .. is coming from the moslem population! how could they not see that one coming?
The plan was describes 100 years ago by kalergy. You can see it on the move in the whole europe.
Nowhere had Kalergi advocated an Islamic ‘replacement’. Quite the contrary, when he proposed the design of the ‘European flag’ and its emblem:
”This flag combines three symbols: the Sun, the Red Cross, the Blue Sky.Thus it unites the symbols of the GRECO-LATIN CIVILIZATION AND OF CHRISTIANITY, THE TWO BASIC ELEMENTS OF MODERN EUROPE.The Sun is the eternal symbol of light, of spirit, of progress, of prosperity and of truth.The Red Cross is being recognized by the while world, by Christian and non-Christian nations as a symbol of international charity and of the brotherhood of man.THE CROSS HAS BEEN, SINCE THE FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE, THE GREAT SYMBOL OF EUROPE’S MORAL UNITY. It is but natural that this symbol should figure within the European Flag-just as it appears on the flags of Switzerland, of Great Britain, Sweden, Norway, Denmark and other European nations.The crushing majority of European Christians will not admit the cross being removed from the European flag-while the none-Christian minority cannot oppose this symbol, inseparable from our history and civilization; as the Christian minorities in the Near East do not oppose the national symbols of the Crescent and the Star of David.The Blue Sky, the natural background of the Sun, is a symbol of peace. Blue is the bound to be the basic color of the European Flag, since all other colors have at present a special meaning: the red flag =Bolshevism; the green flag = Islam; the yellow flag = quarantine; the black flag = mourning, the white flag =capitulation.
”Europe should have an Emblem, connected with its flag, to serve as an instrument of propaganda–as the Soviet-Star serves Bolshevism and the Swastika served Hitlerism. Such a European Emblem constitutes the center of the flag of the U.S.E.: the red-cross on the golden(yellow) sun. Without colors, it is a cross in a circle.Such a European Emblem constitutes the center of the flag of the U.S.E.: the red-cross on the golden (yellow) sun. Without colors, it is a cross in a circle. This design has been found, as a pre-Christian symbol of world-harmony, on Celtic and Germanic monuments.
The red cross that constitutes the center of the flag, has been undoubtedly the first European Flag at the time of the Crusades”.
The Council of Europe rejected the inclusion of the cross (at the objection of Turkey) as well as any reference to the Christian tradition of Europe in the Constitution of the EU. Kalergi must turn in his grave.
But the reality is that ‘Europe’ took on its down-sliding path when it rejected its Christian tradition (and started fighting against it) and started worshiping the idols of democracy, tolerance (even for the most abominable vices), communism, fascism, antifascism, ‘anti-elitism’, ‘whiteism’, ‘paganism’, ecologism, sexual ‘liberation’, transgenderism and ultimately ‘transhumanism’.
The muslin part is a recent add on to the 100 year old plan. The puroose and objectives are the same. Making sure the serfs are disinfranchized to the benefit of the feudal overlords.
All the fuss about the ‘Kalergi plan’ is to divert attention from the ‘Soros plan’, which really (and openly) is directed at the destruction of Christianity and national identities, promotion of LGBTQIA+ ‘rights’.
This votations was not meaningless, but the independance of Switzerland is shrinking dramatically.
– The national bank has no more gold and has become a hedge fund to support the price of the US mega companies.
– Swissair was dismantled by and for the benefit of Germany.
– Banking secrecy is dead and the money has gone under other skies.
– The Swiss army is a shadow of its former self. Dismantled by repeated reforms initiated by corrupt politicians.
– Our youth is initiated to the madness of the LGTB culture by homosexual role-playing games that take place in our graduate schools.
– Our children are initiated to masturbation and anal sex from 4 years old.
– The Covid crisis is managed by the same inept policies as in France and Germany.
– The people are subjected, forbidden to meet, to breathe freely, to trade, to go to shows, to do sports, to go in restaurant.
– It is no longer possible to get medical care, but people continue to pay 4 or 500 francs in premiums every month.
– It is no longer even possible to sing yodels in group.
– What independences?????
the situation is grim in switzerland, but look right across the border into the gaping pit of hell called the EU and you can see it’s even worse. at least, one referendum at a time, people in switzerland can try to pull their country back from the abyss. theres a long way to go. in europe its going to have to all crash into ruins before theres a hope that people can put their societies back together again.
Europe has already lost most of its own “identity”, so to speak.
And the so-called “EU-values” are just a double speak whereas the truth is different. Europe is already “colonized” by US-ways at least in bigger cities. And far too many television programs have already many films and series from USA instead from other European countries. USA comes first – Europe last.
Why applaud far too many people in some EU countries if they read or see some documentaries of groups of some European people living in other countries and practicing still some customs of countries they left ? And which don’t fit into the other cultural customs of their new “home” country ?
And concerning women: yes it is too double speak when assuming that Moslem women are “forced” by men to wear some clothes instead of going to be earnest and look into this matter.
Must those women wear hijab or some form of covered head cloths just because they believe this would be in accordance with some god’s given regulations. Not more not less. And believe me: most Moslim men are usually not so fond of their women who are doing it.
A real discussions doesn’t take place and this is a very very unfortunate fact. Instead of assuming something from their own position just to implement into another instead of gaining some sort of truth, wisdom and accepting different belives.
Our world should finally accept that there are different approaches how to live and not only the one way used by USA/Europeans in general.(However, I would like to mention that there are many different customs still in Europe consisting of some kind of customs which will not really be approved by the majority!!)
Thank you very much for an excellent analysis of a timely subject- colonial mentality and colonialism. Of course, it has been timely for only the last 500 years!
However, it was only in the last century or so that we saw the rise of unique intellectuals in the so-called colonies such as Franz Fanon, Ali Shariati and Ayatollah Khomeini who directly confronted colonialism and the colonial mentality. And of course we cannot leave out the late great Professor Edward Said who taught us that their missionaries, orientalist and doctors colonize your mind long before their warships arrive to colonize your land and resources.
“The idea was to liberate Muslim women from oppression. ”
As always, the people with those ideas take care never to ask the people they plan to “liberate” from “oppression ” whether they feel oppressed. You’d almost think they know they wouldn’t get the acceptable answer.
I think the problem is that, whether they do feel oppressed or not, they often do not have a choice in the matter. And yes, many do feel oppressed, but not all. So the “colonial left” are at least partly correct, but are naturally preaching the wrong sermon. Banning the Burka prevents even those who would want it from wearing it, although it may help those who would prefer not to wear from being compelled to do so.
Like many issues, this is not an either/or one.
Western Civilization is dying and is pretty ugly and decadent these days, so people do not want to assimilate into it. I had a french friend born in 1945 whose father was Algerian. I would have never guessed unless he told me, he was thoroughly French in culture. But nowadays immigrants do not want to become Western. In California the schools are as bad as the Swiss, weird sex propaganda at a young age, and promoting the idea that only EVIL people criticize LGBT , Naturally there will be more LGBT types among the young, which will drastically reduce the birth rate. The whole Covid scam, lockdowns, masks, crappy untested vaccinations, shows that the establishment, the NWO. is both evil and insane. the Saker likes the”Anglo-Zionist Empire” but with France Germany, Switzerland , Scandinavia, etc, I think we need a new name, especially with all Israeli Jews being vaccinated, the leadership of the NWO does not seem to care about Jews more than any other ethnic group.
its not an anglo-zionist empire so much as it is a global high-tech hegemony, fifty years ago it might have been the ango-zionist empire. it grew into something else since then.
The term “white supremacy” has been used to attack white people as a whole.
There has never been white supremacy as a mass movement, colonialism was practiced by the wealthy few and their minions, most whites were no better than the natives in their colonial servitude.
And now the whites who have suffered under their waged bondage are told they are privlaged and must pay for their sins by stepping aside and letting all those who say they have a grievance to rape and pillage their homes.
WHEN ARE THE DOWNTRODDEN WHITES GOING TO FIGHT?
I would agree on all the rest, but in regards to the first point, “The Burkha Ban”, if it is fine for Iran to institute their own “Right Wing/Left Wing” cultural code on Hijab wearing (and how they mandate foreign female tourists wear the hijab while visiting), then it ought to be fine for the Swiss to enforce their own morality on this. If it is a “colonial” attitude, than it is universal, as it exists everywhere a country can enforce its own dogma, or it is simply a measure of “cultural strength.”
In other words, if it is okay for Muslims to demand a Burkha in their own communities, and demand it of others (fair), then it is okay for the Swiss to demand the opposite. Now, a call for universal “laissez faire” is understandable, but then grinds against the whole point of “values not being universal and communities being free of foreign imperialism.”
Regarding full ban of facial covering and its acceptance by the people, I personally think that there was a “covid effect”. Some may have hoped that by voting yes to this initiative, me included, we could send a message to the government regarding lifting of mask mandate.
The basic assumption was never logical. If a culture develops and keeps a given political form, it is because it is advantageous. You do not even need to have colonies.
And then you mention the pragmatism of Swiss governments regarding China.
This piece is just a poorly articulated concept, horribly named – colonial thinking – looking for an helping hand, at the absolutely worst time possible – need I to explain why it is so?
In spite of my comment having zero importance, I want it to make sense, by adding the missing bit.
Where you read: “If a culture develops and keeps a given political form, it is because it is advantageous.”,
should be: “If a culture develops and keeps a given political form, it is because it has proven to be advantageous, and its citizens will identify themselves with it, and value it above other political forms, in what turns out to be a case of self-esteem.”
Well, I do support the fight of Syrians against terrorism and against the occupation of foreign countries (Israel, USA) but I don’t approve, have a stomack or can stand by any means that women or men from anywhere… wear full facial coverages.
In the streets, public places, or public schools or buildings.
IF they cannot avoid covering their face up to the nose and everything else, they are allowed – withing their own homes. Otherwise, should be directed to the exit airports the soonest. Without appeal.
This is quite different from local aborigene or indian natives in Australia or South America wearing festive face masks or gowns in their villages.
in western cities It turns out a pretty good start for criminal actions.
And I dont give a damn whether the author may call it left or right colonial thinking.
Switzerland is just a nice little European democracy that minds its own business, doesn’t support dirty “regime change” wars around the world, and most importantly adopts a sensible Neutrality policy such as during the Cold War.
NOT!
Switzerland at the Heart of a Far-Reaching Surveillance Network Facilitating the U.S.-Backed Operation Condor
https://libya360.wordpress.com/2020/02/24/switzerland-at-the-heart-of-a-far-reaching-surveillance-network-facilitating-the-u-s-backed-operation-condor/
I am not totally convinced that ‘stopping women covering their faces’ is a ‘colonialist’ question.
Now if Switzerland were seeking to stop women covering their faces outside Switzerland, that would be colonialist in intent.
Limiting itself to within its own borders, it is merely Switzerland saying: ‘We are not a Muslim country and, although we will not exclude muslims from living here, if they wish to do so, they should respect our western culture and not cover their faces in public’.
After all, if you go to Saudi Arabia, you can probably be imprisoned for picking up a Saudi girl on the streets and taking her to a Western drinking den. It would be grossly offensive to that nation to do something which is considered entirely normal in the UK, Germany or France.
So my viewpoint is that if the Arabs wish us to respect their culture in their countries, then they should respect our culture in our countries…..
Swiss neutrality is a maxim of government to stay away from wars between its neighbors. Neutrality has nothing to do with moral values or human rights.
To believe that Switzerland has higher moral values than its German, French, Italian or Austrian neighbors is only a proof of submission to the propaganda of subversion of the masses that is losing the world.
Nigerian migrants often feel unwelcome in South Africa. Tell me: is the “Put South Africa First” movement Right Wing Colonial Thinking or Left Wing Colonial Thinking? Asking for a friend.