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Re:The British are Googling what the E.U. is, hours after vo... by partiallypro on Friday June 24, 2016 @12:28PM (#11971098)
It's also very hard for a poorer or even middle class immigrant to move to a place like Switzerland because the cost of living is so high. This creates an environment of unanimity you wouldn't see in more diverse cultures like the U.S. or the U.K. I think that's largely why Switzerland and the Scandinavian states get accolades from U.S. politicians (not as much division.) But they don't seem to get that the cultures are no where near as diverse and thus the politics are not anywhere near as divisive.

That's not a criticism of diverse cultures, more of states living in relative unanimity being in a bubble.

Re:The British are Googling what the E.U. is, hours after vo... by Inthenameofmine on Friday June 24, 2016 @12:32PM (#11971144)
Well, it's not like the swiss didn't have their fare share of ethnic issues in th past. Keep in mind that Switzerland is linguistically diverse.

The difference is that because of direct democracy and every male being armed to the teeth, the government steps in and tries to reduce inequality. That way democracy works again. I mean, Jura used to have straight up ethnic riots.

Re:The British are Googling what the E.U. is, hours after vo... by anu_gupta on Friday June 24, 2016 @01:07PM (#11971535)
It's also not like your 'perfect' system wasn't financed by of the dirtiest money humanity has ever seen.
Re:The British are Googling what the E.U. is, hours after vo... by tosseraccount on Friday June 24, 2016 @02:01PM (#11971993)
Switzerland should be compared with their closest money ~handling~ competitors : Cayman Islands and the Channel Islands.
Re:The British are Googling what the E.U. is, hours after vo... by jonwachob91 on Friday June 24, 2016 @01:27PM (#11971712)
>that's largely why Switzerland and the Scandinavian states get accolades from U.S. politicians (not as much division.)

I have to disagree with you. I have a lot of friends in Sweden that do nothing but complain about the immigration crisis they are facing. In fact one of my Swedish friends is here in the US now looking for a job because immigration has become such an issue in Sweden. She can name many immigrants she knows that are collecting more in welfare from the Swedish Government than what a Doctor makes... That's kinda fucked up if you ask me...

Re:The British are Googling what the E.U. is, hours after vo... by geon on Friday June 24, 2016 @03:23PM (#11972672)
> She can name many immigrants she knows that are collecting more in welfare from the Swedish Government than what a Doctor makes...

Really? I have seen plenty of claims like that, and every time, they turn out to be false.

And how much exactly does a "doctor" make? Lönestatistik.se lists between 12k and 180k SEK/month. Quite a span.

Re:The British are Googling what the E.U. is, hours after vo... by tangled_zans on Saturday June 25, 2016 @04:44AM (#11975699)
So your friend can't get a job because... there are immigrants who are collecting more in welfare than doctors? Is that how welfare works now?

You've somehow managed to put the phrase "they're stealing both our jobs AND our welfare" unironically in the same sentence, kudos.

Re:The British are Googling what the E.U. is, hours after vo... by partiallypro on Friday June 24, 2016 @01:37PM (#11971795)
I don't disagree with you in terms of -now-, I mean historically. The Syrian refugee crisis has changed demographics in Europe in a way that I don't think we've yet seen the full ramifications of.
Re:The British are Googling what the E.U. is, hours after vo... by tdkl on Friday June 24, 2016 @01:49PM (#11971908)
Oh we do, it's just you're called out as racist when you point it out.
Re:The British are Googling what the E.U. is, hours after vo... by tangled_zans on Saturday June 25, 2016 @04:47AM (#11975704)
See, that kind of comments don't contribute anything to the conversation.

All you're doing is portraying yourself as a victim and hijacking the issue back into the bullshit "are we too pc" debate again, which quite frankly most people are already sick of.

Re:The British are Googling what the E.U. is, hours after vo... by jonwachob91 on Sunday June 26, 2016 @01:07PM (#11981575)
In Sweden: Swedish citizens really are the victims and their society has become too PC. It's not like here in the US.

If you hang a Swedish flag outside of your house you are automatically deemed a racist by your community. ANY semblance of pro-sweden is viewed as unfair by the immigrant community because they aren't swedish, because they aren't included. They've create a culture of everyone is a victim, citizens and immigrants.

It's really a fucked up situation. A situation I hope never comes to the US.