I don’t really think point 7 (increased polarization) is necessarily true. I belive Switzerland is and always was (at least the last ~10years) as polarized as today. The reason one might belive in an increase today is probably the issues we vote on lately. Those issues are mostly ones where there is a strong left-right divide. Even with that, in the Highway and the 13AHV both there were a lot of SVP/Rural voters voting with the left, so clearly not a strict left-right issue. More FDP vs left.
The point about less trust in government: I think this is true. At least I can see that in myself as a leftist. There is an increasing number of really dumb decisions/laws the government and parliament make like exactly the renters initiatives yesterday. They look at some results like increase in retirement age of women or 13AHV and take the absolute worst ideas out of them: Increased women’s retirement age => let’s increase everyone’s; 13AHV => let’s increase sales tax which voters obviously did not want. The renters laws were also bizarre, how did this pass parliament when it clearly goes against most Swiss people (the Federal council was even against it in the beginning)?
What? Point 7 is nonsensical. Polarization has been more significant in the past. This vote in particular was tame. Polarization was most extreme like 10-15 years ago. A lot of people have given up on party politics. I will vote for SP or SVP if either have an okay proposal, and so do many people. At the same time, both parties can shove it if they have shit proposals. My vote belongs to myself.
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I don’t really think point 7 (increased polarization) is necessarily true. I belive Switzerland is and always was (at least the last ~10years) as polarized as today. The reason one might belive in an increase today is probably the issues we vote on lately. Those issues are mostly ones where there is a strong left-right divide. Even with that, in the Highway and the 13AHV both there were a lot of SVP/Rural voters voting with the left, so clearly not a strict left-right issue. More FDP vs left.
The point about less trust in government: I think this is true. At least I can see that in myself as a leftist. There is an increasing number of really dumb decisions/laws the government and parliament make like exactly the renters initiatives yesterday. They look at some results like increase in retirement age of women or 13AHV and take the absolute worst ideas out of them: Increased women’s retirement age => let’s increase everyone’s; 13AHV => let’s increase sales tax which voters obviously did not want. The renters laws were also bizarre, how did this pass parliament when it clearly goes against most Swiss people (the Federal council was even against it in the beginning)?
What? Point 7 is nonsensical. Polarization has been more significant in the past. This vote in particular was tame. Polarization was most extreme like 10-15 years ago. A lot of people have given up on party politics. I will vote for SP or SVP if either have an okay proposal, and so do many people. At the same time, both parties can shove it if they have shit proposals. My vote belongs to myself.
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