__An estimated 3,000 demonstrators in the Swiss capital, Bern, have come out against the exports of Swiss war materiel and economic sanctions in the Russian invasion of Ukraine.__
The protest outside the parliament building was called by an alliance of right-wing critics, including groups opposed to the government’s policy during the Covid pandemic.
Members of the right-wing Swiss People’s Party and conservative civil society groups as well as from the far-right addressed the demonstrators according the Keystone-SDA news agency.
They demanded a policy of strict Swiss neutrality.
A week ago, a rally planned by a cross-party committee, trade unions and civil society groups from the opposite political spectrum was attended by more then 2,000 people in Bern. They called for more support for the people of Ukraine, effective implementation of sanctions and an active peace policy by Switzerland.
__Zurich demo__
In a separate demonstration on Saturday, an estimated 2,000 people took part in a street protest, organised by far-left groups in the city of Zurich to mark International Women’s Day on March 8.
The participants called for an end of the “patriarchal system and capitalism”.
The unauthorised demonstration passed off mainly peacefully amid increased police presence.
A previous, illegal demonstration in Zurich three weeks ago had ended in clashes between security forces and protesters.
We should have stayed neutral from the beginning. This has never been our conflict. We aren’t part of NATO and we aren’t pro Russia. We always used to be the neutral party and we always tried to avoid war and tried to find diplomatic solutions. (For example with Iran and USA)
When the Ukraine war started for some reason everyone went ballistic and one might even argue if we are neutral anymore.
Put the sanctions down, free the russian assets. The Swiss population doesn’t want war and should not take any side. Neutrality goes both ways, no friends and no foes.
Interesting how it’s the right and far-right which consists of the conspiracy nuts, COVID deniers, anti-maskers, and anti-vaxxers that are torch bearers for Swiss neutrality. Also should be noted how the SVP is so closely aligned with the far-right. 🙄
Insert Harry Potter “Why is it always you three” meme: Conspiracy nuts, far-right svp hogs and Anti-vaxxers. The current triptych of tyrant simping. Tankies got nothing on them.
When the law on weapon-export was implemented it was the left fighting for it, now it‘s the right defending it
as much as id like to stay neutral, its just not possible… if a bigger kid is constantly bullying and hitting a smaller child, its not neutral or good to do nothing about it…
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__An estimated 3,000 demonstrators in the Swiss capital, Bern, have come out against the exports of Swiss war materiel and economic sanctions in the Russian invasion of Ukraine.__
The protest outside the parliament building was called by an alliance of right-wing critics, including groups opposed to the government’s policy during the Covid pandemic.
Members of the right-wing Swiss People’s Party and conservative civil society groups as well as from the far-right addressed the demonstrators according the Keystone-SDA news agency.
They demanded a policy of strict Swiss neutrality.
A week ago, a rally planned by a cross-party committee, trade unions and civil society groups from the opposite political spectrum was attended by more then 2,000 people in Bern. They called for more support for the people of Ukraine, effective implementation of sanctions and an active peace policy by Switzerland.
__Zurich demo__
In a separate demonstration on Saturday, an estimated 2,000 people took part in a street protest, organised by far-left groups in the city of Zurich to mark International Women’s Day on March 8.
The participants called for an end of the “patriarchal system and capitalism”.
The unauthorised demonstration passed off mainly peacefully amid increased police presence.
A previous, illegal demonstration in Zurich three weeks ago had ended in clashes between security forces and protesters.
We should have stayed neutral from the beginning. This has never been our conflict. We aren’t part of NATO and we aren’t pro Russia. We always used to be the neutral party and we always tried to avoid war and tried to find diplomatic solutions. (For example with Iran and USA)
When the Ukraine war started for some reason everyone went ballistic and one might even argue if we are neutral anymore.
Put the sanctions down, free the russian assets. The Swiss population doesn’t want war and should not take any side. Neutrality goes both ways, no friends and no foes.
Interesting how it’s the right and far-right which consists of the conspiracy nuts, COVID deniers, anti-maskers, and anti-vaxxers that are torch bearers for Swiss neutrality. Also should be noted how the SVP is so closely aligned with the far-right. 🙄
Insert Harry Potter “Why is it always you three” meme: Conspiracy nuts, far-right svp hogs and Anti-vaxxers. The current triptych of tyrant simping. Tankies got nothing on them.
When the law on weapon-export was implemented it was the left fighting for it, now it‘s the right defending it
as much as id like to stay neutral, its just not possible… if a bigger kid is constantly bullying and hitting a smaller child, its not neutral or good to do nothing about it…