Federal Council in an interview – Pfister calls for a “spiritual national defense” 2.0
https://www.srf.ch/news/schweiz/bundesrat-im-interview-pfister-fordert-eine-geistige-landesverteidigung-2-0
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Federal Council in an interview – Pfister calls for a “spiritual national defense” 2.0
https://www.srf.ch/news/schweiz/bundesrat-im-interview-pfister-fordert-eine-geistige-landesverteidigung-2-0
Posted by BezugssystemCH1903
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Propaganda against his own people. Only so one of his departments gets to play with more expensive toys.
On one hand Russia is already attacking Switzerland with hacking attacks and misinformation campaigns. But nothing is done against it at all.
On the other hand Pfister thinks we should buy more conventional weapons, etc.
I wonder though how more fighter jets will help against unconventional attacks like the ones we are already facing and against drones. I think the priorities here are quite messed up and not helpful in the long run.
I know a party that clearly does _not_ reflect those values. _Geistige Landesverteidigung_ was about internal cohesion, trust in democratic institutions and a shared civic identity to resist extremism.
That party instead thrives on polarisation — rural vs urban, “the people” vs elites, farmers vs the state — while systematically delegitimising other parties, media and institutions. This weakens the very democratic fabric that _Geistige Landesverteidigung_ was meant to protect.
I just can’t remember the name, but recently there was a really tricky crossword puzzle about it…