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2021-03-08 Europe

Swiss voters okay ban on face coverings in public, including burqas and niqabs

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Posted by trailing wife 2021-03-08 00:00|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top
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#1 Swiss peasants -- gotta love 'em!
I was reading a military history book and it had an anecdote about the Swiss. When the Swiss pike phalanxes rewrote military doctrine by smashing the neighboring late feudal armies (mounted knights versus really long spears *snicker*) the Swiss called a large meeting of the Cantons. The urban Cantons, such as Zurich and Berne, had merchants salivating at the thought of conquering the neighbors, " ♫ Onwards Greater Switzerland ♫ !", naturally they would rule the new country. The mountain and forest Cantons declined being spearfodder for the urban elites and the rest was history.
Swiss grassroots democracy -- gotta love it.

Posted by magpie 2021-03-08 13:39|| 2021-03-08 13:39|| Front Page Top

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