Through our door today came the latest offering from our friends the SVP*.
I won't insult your intelligence by pointing out the symbolic nature of the darling sheep, but the translation for the text is roughly:
'Few countries have as many foreigners living in it as Switzerland [They're called tax exiles and they work for Siemens and Johnson & Johnson. 'Yeah we know, but we don't mean those ones, we mean the other ones. You know.'(people actually say that here. Quite a lot.)]. A large group of these respect our laws. However far too many foreigners disregard our hospitality. They commit grave crimes, threaten our possessions, our health and our lives.'
While I am now in fear for my life, it is mostly from the neo nazi parades that will start on Wednesday (Swiss national day). Incidentally, on the other side of this leaflet billows a Swiss flag and we are told to sign our names to a safe Switzerland on 1st August. Even though this date has nothing to do with the vote itself.
This leaflet is for an initial stage of the Swiss legal system, where the SVP have to gather a certain number of signatures to bring this motion to a national referendum. Bruno and I have returned our form, stating in no uncertain terms what we think about this latest monstrosity.
*Sorry. Just to be really really boring I must repeat again that this is THE most powerful party in Switzerland. Just so you know. Still.
