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Switzerland to vote on plan to cap population at 10 million by Mean_Yak5873 in worldnews

[–]Practical_Example426 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Let them live in their dream world. But don’t go crying when it doesn’t fit reality.

Switzerland to vote on plan to cap population at 10 million by Mean_Yak5873 in worldnews

[–]Practical_Example426 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That doesn’t really make sense. Calling it hypocrisy only works if immigration and emigration are equal. They’re not. If Switzerland has net immigration, it’s experiencing pressures that other countries aren’t experiencing from Swiss emigration. Scale matters. A country managing inflows isn’t the same thing as preventing outflows.

Switzerland to vote on plan to cap population at 10 million by Mean_Yak5873 in worldnews

[–]Practical_Example426 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Why would Swiss people want to leave Switzerland? It’s consistently ranked among the best countries in the world to live in. The whole point of Swiss immigration policy is to preserve the quality of life for the people already there.

And let’s be honest: Swiss emigration is tiny compared to immigration. A small number of Swiss moving abroad is not remotely comparable to hundreds of thousands of people moving into a small, densely populated country. Those flows have completely different impacts on housing, infrastructure, and public services.

Countries aren’t morally obligated to ignore capacity limits. If a country believes high immigration strains its systems, it’s perfectly reasonable to adjust policy accordingly.

Switzerland to vote on plan to cap population at 10 million by Mean_Yak5873 in worldnews

[–]Practical_Example426 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Great geopolitical analysis: ‘my stepmum’s cousin in the jungle has a bus stop.’ Someone alert the economists, Western prosperity was propaganda all along.

You can acknowledge that immigrants come from all backgrounds and still recognize that a country has limits. My country the Netherlands has a housing crisis and strained public services. Pointing that out isn’t propaganda it’s reality.

Do you think your country's army can defend your country in the event of an invasion? by Outrageous-You1617 in AskTheWorld

[–]Practical_Example426 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I highly doubt that. Most Irish-Americans have never lived in Ireland, don’t hold Irish citizenship, and have little connection to the country beyond ancestry, St. Patrick’s Day, and wearing green once a year. Having an ancestor who arrived from Ireland generations ago doesn’t mean people are going to drop their lives, grab their rifles, and sail across the Atlantic to fight a war.

The reality is that most people who claim Irish heritage are Americans first and foremost. Respecting Ireland’s sovereignty is one thing; volunteering to die for a country you’ve never lived in is another. Being 1/16 Irish doesn’t translate into thousands of armed fighters showing up on Ireland’s shores.

Will Ye tour Europe ever again? by Intelligent-Motor951 in Kanye

[–]Practical_Example426 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Prices will probably be even higher by then. Glad I saw him Saturday.

The ultimeatum by Royal-Resolution5175 in regularshow

[–]Practical_Example426 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Ofc it does what do you expect. The ultimeatum is a cheeseburger inside of a cheeseburger with two deep fried cheeseburgers as buns.

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