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While they're at it, they should kick out the French, the Germans, the Italians, and any other immigrants refusing to speak Swiss.
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> refusing to speak Swiss

I know this is tongue in cheek. But one of the hallmarks of a nation of immigrants is the enforced tolerance of speaking multiple national languages. Lots of people who only speak on throws off that balance.


> While they're at it, they should kick out the French, the Germans, the Italians, and any other immigrants refusing to speak Swiss.

What's this Swiss language you speak of? I never heard of it. You must mean Romansh but that's only 0.5% of the population or so. You'd have to kick out 95.5% of the Swiss population too then?


That’s their point. Switzerland is a nation of immigrants. We don’t tend to be portrayed as such outside. And the SVP tends to forget this. (As does the GOP.)

Ah you're right. I did miss their sarcasm. Sometimes you can't tell online

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poe's_law


Are you Swiss? I thought you were American from previous interactions.

> Are you Swiss? I thought you were American from previous interactions

I’m more than one thing. (But only vote in two places.)




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