August 31, 2007
NOW IF THEY CAN JUST GET THE KRAUTS TO CRANK UP THE OVENS AGAIN...:
Swiss nationalists campaign to deport criminal foreigners evokes Nazi-era practice (The Associated Press, August 31, 2007)
The campaign poster was blatant in its xenophobic symbolism: Three white sheep kicking out a black sheep over a caption that read — "For more security."The message was from no fringe force in Switzerland's political scene but from its largest party — the nationalist Swiss People's Party, which controls the Justice Ministry and shares power in an unwieldy coalition that includes all major parties.
The party is seeking to whip up enthusiasm for a deportation scheme that anti-racism campaigners say evokes Nazi-era practices.
As Harry Lime pointed out, they've no culture to assimilate to. Posted by Orrin Judd at August 31, 2007 10:48 AM
Yawn, Germans acting like Germans. A dog bites man story.
Posted by: Bob at August 31, 2007 1:02 PMYou'd think a nation with four official languages would be used to a multicultural society.
Posted by: Joseph Hertzlinger at August 31, 2007 1:03 PMIf they've no culture to assimilate to, then it shouldn't be that big a deal for them to be deported. In fact, deportation would be good for their souls, wouldn't it?
Posted by: Brandon at August 31, 2007 5:23 PMThe cuckoo clock is in fact a German invention, and the Swiss do not even have that to their credit. Money laundering is their only contribution to civilization.
Posted by: h-man at September 1, 2007 4:05 AM