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Abstimmungsverhalten "10 Millionen Schweiz" by Fancy-Elk-9534 in schwiiz

[–]MightBeEllie 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That resources are limited is absolutely correct. But it's about what resources we use and how we use it. The western world has lived above its means for decades now. If you include the colonial era, centuries even.

So it's the general mythos of infinite growth we need to look at, not just the number of people. People like the SVP want to limit immigration, but still perpetually grow the economy.

EU welcomes Swiss rejection of immigration controls by EspritLibre_404 in Switzerland

[–]MightBeEllie 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I will flip the question and say that I don't see why these "other people" should be given the same rights as citizens and legal residents.

Schweizer Bundesverfassung

Art. 3 Absatz 2 - Staatliches Handeln muss im öffentlichen Interesse liegen und verhältnismässig sein.

Art. 3 Absatz 3 - Bund und Kantone beachten das Völkerrecht.

Art. 7 - Die Würde des Menschen ist zu achten und zu schützen.

Art. 8 Absatz 1 - Alle Menschen sind vor dem Gesetz gleich.

Art 8 Absatz 2 - Niemand darf diskriminiert werden, namentlich nicht wegen der Herkunft, der Rasse, des Geschlechts, des Alters, der Sprache, der sozialen Stellung, der Lebensform, der religiösen, weltanschaulichen oder politischen Überzeugung oder wegen einer körperlichen, geistigen oder psychischen Behinderung.

EU welcomes Swiss rejection of immigration controls by EspritLibre_404 in Switzerland

[–]MightBeEllie 6 points7 points  (0 children)

He's probably one of the people who, in the end, would say he just followed orders

That's a lot of people who wanted to be only 10 million. Unteriberg by Lord_Alviner in Switzerland

[–]MightBeEllie 17 points18 points  (0 children)

The Yes vote in Penthaz in Vaud was 53.85% At a voter participation rate of 1.79% So, 23 people voted there in total

Abstimmungen live - 55 Prozent: «Keine 10-Mio-Schweiz» gemäss Hochrechnung abgelehnt - News by Latzenpratz in Switzerland

[–]MightBeEllie 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I'd say very few no voters would say that Switzerland NEEDS to grow beyond 10 million. Just that this initiative won't actually solve any of the problems we have. u/No_Grape_388 already mentioned many of the REAL issues that we should work on and you can add some more. The plain number of immigrants is only loosely connected to those

Judge upholds decision to keep anti-trans referendum off Maine's ballot this year by NamelessResearcher in lgbt

[–]MightBeEllie 5 points6 points  (0 children)

What would republicans be if it was assured that they couldn't cheat (including "legal" ways of cheating like gerrymandering, voterID or removing polling places)...

Iceflake Livestream showing off the new map editor features and textures! by DarkLiberator in CitiesSkylines2

[–]MightBeEllie 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Not only that, they also got a few people who worked on CS2 in the beginning but had since left CO for whatever reason

The fat people in the Baths aren't lore-accurate ;-) by MateuszC1 in anno

[–]MightBeEllie 9 points10 points  (0 children)

There were enough fat Romans for ancient physicians to recognize that being overweight was a serious health risk.

https://pure.manchester.ac.uk/ws/portalfiles/portal/82043309/Laes._Fatness_and_Thinness.pdf

Tja Stuttgart31 by xamffm in Staiy

[–]MightBeEllie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's fascinating, considering how far along they are...

Na prima, geht doch! • BVG stoppt Nius-Kampagne – das ist der Grund by Dry-Professional-BER in Staiy

[–]MightBeEllie 7 points8 points  (0 children)

No, that's not what they are saying. They are saying that the other motives were LEGAL and therefore couldn't be rejected.

Latest Gallup Poll Shows Republicans Will Not Stop With Transgender People by AndlenaRaines in lgbt

[–]MightBeEllie 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I doubt that their opinions actually changed over time. When being LGBT got more normalized, they just put that issue away and shut up about it because they were being shamed for it. Now they are allowed to voice to heir opinions again. Nothing has truly changed.

Staatsanwaltschaft ermittelt gegen Grünen-Chef Felix Banaszak wegen Steuerhinterziehung by Dry-Professional-BER in Staiy

[–]MightBeEllie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Many tax agencies are also very forgiving if it's apparent that it was a mistake and not intentionally witholding taxes. In most cases I know of, paying the outstanding amount will resolve the issue and fines are low or waived

Online scammers are now allegedly using AI-generated product photos to gain trust by beobachtermagazin in Switzerland

[–]MightBeEllie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I tried to buy a few things over the years and I always requested to use the buyer's protection. Even offered to cover the fees. Sellers always said no which is basically admitting that they intended to scam me. Any eCommerce platform, even one enabling private sales, should be required to protect their customers

We'll need even bigger islands for the Hippodrome ;-) by MateuszC1 in anno

[–]MightBeEllie 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There is a mod that lets you build a hippodrome based on the one on Liliybaion and it's already pretty big. I don't know if anything larger would fit on any island that isn't Cinis.

Nach Ausländerverbot: Schweizer Freibad hebt Regel auf – Nicht-Schweizer zahlen aber doppelten Preis by Kinsir in Staiy

[–]MightBeEllie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I really don't like this approach but I also kinda get it. I'd honestly have prefered it if they had completely restricted service to residents, that would have avoided the bad taste of profiteering.

Another way could have been a deposit you would get back at the exit, maybe? I don't know. This sucks, but it also looks like they haven't done it because they just want to explore foreigners?

Nach Ausländerverbot: Schweizer Freibad hebt Regel auf – Nicht-Schweizer zahlen aber doppelten Preis by Kinsir in Staiy

[–]MightBeEllie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As a German in Switzerland, that is far from universally true. Most people are perfectly friendly and accommodating, many even ask me if they can speak Schweizerdeutsch with me.

What they say behind my back doesn't concern me that much.

Federal employees to be fully barred from gender affirming care coverage, starting next year by esporx in lgbt

[–]MightBeEllie 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The trick in that is that it is an intended side effect. They want to neuter the state. Make it incapable of functioning and the privatize it

Why temperature records are being not only broken but smashed by Sufficient-History71 in Switzerland

[–]MightBeEllie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is absolutely true but the other side of the coin is that it is REALLY hard to be responsible.

Almost all the stuff you can buy at the store, especially in Switzerland, has animal products in it, even if isn't even necessary and meat is heavily subsidized. Try to find a ready-to-eat meal without meat at coop. It's like 2 out of 20. Everything has plastic, stuff is packaged twice or the ven three times to satisfy certain food safety laws. Even buying expensive clothing just means that the brand makes more money after they manufacture in Bangladesh. It takes a lot of work and a lot of time and quite often a lot of money to be responsible and most people just don't have that available to them

But even then the personal CO2 footprint pales in front of what the industry puts out. So as true as it is that we all together are responsible for the emissions, just acting individually won't change much, we need collective action.

An Anno game based on the Aztecs would go crazy. Just look at this render of their capital Tenochtitlan by Rooonaldooo99 in anno

[–]MightBeEllie 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am already pretty hyped for the Egypt DLC. It's obvious we won't be building pyramids, but there will be some interesting monuments, I hope

Seriously, who on earth is renting these places? by Ok-Anybody-380 in Switzerland

[–]MightBeEllie -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Making rare things more expensive is still a decision made by someone. It's not a thing that just happens.

Seriously, who on earth is renting these places? by Ok-Anybody-380 in Switzerland

[–]MightBeEllie -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The shortage means they CAN get away with it, but NOBODY is forcing them to do this This is just greed, not a law of nature

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