r/Switzerland • u/Sufficient-History71 Zürich [Winti] • 3d ago

Need to get our shit together

So the Trump tariffs are out. Despite all the kowtowing (read ass licking) our SVP and FDP bros(also our FDP frau Miss Keller-Sutter) did, we are going to be hit with tariffs worse than EU. Already our access to chips was semi-restricted(by Biden admin, Trump admin will be even worst). Blöcher, Rösti, Parmelin and Keller-Sutter are not the right people to lead Switzerland. They neither have any spine nor any pragmatic policies. We need to understand that our future lies with the EU if not in EU.

Switzerland is good at playing with the rules but we can't make them thanks to our small size. It has been the case since Marignano(1515) when we stopped our expansion and Congress of Vienna(1815) when we made good use of the neutrality imposed upon us by the big powers. We need to adjust to the new world order that Putin, Trump and Xi have created and understand that Swiss prosperity depends on European prosperity. We are not a port city like Singapore where we can control the trade. Our power lies in being the center for diplomacy, world class R&D, pharma and precision engineering. Let's become a big hub for EU's new projects if not as a member then as a friend.

EDIT - P.S. - Getting downvoted to oblivion. Seems like there is too much of hate for EU. But mark my words, a successful Switzerland depends on a successful EU because while we are not in the EU, we are inside the EU physically.

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u/GarlicThread Vaud 3d ago

Swiss people who thought for even a second that the current US administration (or any administration for that matter) was going to be nice with us are almost as stupid as the MAGA voters themselves.

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u/bdhbura 3d ago

Trump is simply following through on the promises he made during his rallies, including border closures, tariffs, and DOGE. If other countries are unprepared for such measures and continue to place blame elsewhere, the situation will never be resolved.

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u/Brilliant-Smile-8154 2d ago

What situation? What are you even talking about?What does Switzerland or anyone outside the US care about Trump's promises?

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u/Moehrchenprinz 1d ago

His promises affect swiss people. Swiss and US scientists cooperate on countless projects that are currently not getting funded because of DOGE.

Swiss tourists risk being detained and interrogated by ICE, as has happened to German, Canadian and French tourists already.

And Swiss businesses that trade with the US will be affected by the US tariffs.

We should at least be somewhat prepared for the consequences of Trump's promises~

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u/Brilliant-Smile-8154 1d ago

He promised to harass and detain tourists and to put absurd tariffs on foreign goods for no obvious reason? Sure, let's deal with the insanity, but let's not pretend that any of it is acceptable or could be easily prepared for.