Comment on Has there ever been a country who did not have an enemy or pick a fight? And was pretty much like all of you do you we will do us. kind of like isalationism but charitable when it counted?

Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

• mitram@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Their mercenaries were famous throughout Europe and the dependency of the great European powers on those mercenaries led to Switzerland being left mostly in peace.

  That’s what I’ve read, but I’d love to be corrected.

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  • Sualtam@lemmus.org ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I personally think it’s geography. The Irish, Scots and Germans were important sources of mercenaries and that didn’t stop anybody from attacking them.

    Also Switzerland fought quite some wars throughout history against great powers like France and Austria too.

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    • mitram@sopuli.xyz ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      That makes a lot of sense and seems the most obvious answer.

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• redsand@infosec.pub ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  They’re militarily neutral but their banks are super corrupt and stocked with fascist. So much nazi plundered wealth went into Switzerland and never came out. You read that right cheeseholes, Switzerland is a beautiful, well run country and the corruption of UBS alone will collapse Davos into a black hole.

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• DaMummy@hilariouschaos.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Davos is in Switzerland btw. So of your country has a problem with the WEF, and corporate corruption in general, Switzerland is to blame. Palentir has recently bought some media companies in Switzerland as well.

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