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Switzerland to vote on plan to cap population at 10 million (www.bbc.com)
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[–] 19 points 4 months ago (3 children)

It will never not astonish me how something as basic as trying to stop infinite growth on a finite planet has been politically transformed into let's get rid of the brown people.

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    • [–] 12 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    Ah, great, so back to the roots in Switzerland, or what?

    That really reminds me of that famous—or rather infamous—quote by Swiss Federal Councilor Eduard von Steiger during the Nazi era:

    Das Boot ist voll

    (The boat is full)

    Eduard von Steiger (1942) Source

    Only privileged assholes could come up with something like that...

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    • [–] 11 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    Immigration hatred is such a fucking waste.

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  • [–] 10 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    anti-immigration is always a distraction from internal economic, and financial problems. adding population crisis too.

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago

    The thing is Switzerland is doing well economically

    Not everything is perfect but compared to the rest of Europe the problems are much smaller. What this means is that even economic progress won’t save a country from the rise of the far right

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    • [–] 7 points 4 months ago

    Yeah, my fellow countrymen are all of a sudden against immigration. I was against it the moment i received consciousness.

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    [–] 5 points 4 months ago

    Isn't birth decline already achieving that goal?

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    [–] 4 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    Switzerland, also known as Europe’s largest gated community

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    • [–] 7 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    I think this issue will propagate as countries resources and patience reach their limit. In this case the Swiss are attempting to prevent themselves from becoming another UK. Unchecked migration leads to social unrest. And over population leads to social unrest.

    The answer, IMO, is to stop migration and seek to improve the standards of “failed” countries. Wishful thinking.

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  • [–] 8 points 4 months ago

    There are legitimate complaints from the anti-immigration camp, resources reaching their limits and dwindling government support are real problems. I don't see this as a factor of immigration, but rather the endgame of a system that feeds on more.

    In the case of the UK, virtually every 'anti-immigration' Conservative government actually increased immigration more than the Labour opposition. I suppose no one knows the 'benefits' of cheap labour and infinite growth better.

    My feeling is, until a balanced steady-state economic system is acheived, or even desired, immigration will remain a side-show. The proposed Swiss law says it all. When the population reaches 9.5 million, the government must 'do something'.

    Good luck.

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