Good for them. Ultimately they view their positions on these issues as best for the well being of their nation and its people. Who are you to say otherwise, should they pursue policies that go against their interests to satisfy foreigners? Why would they want refugees and migrants to come into their country? How would it benefit them?

> Who are you to say otherwise, should they pursue policies that go against their interests to satisfy foreigners?

One should be able to criticize policies that directly affect them, for example those on climate change, whose effects go well beyond a country's borders.

When they're responsible for not even 0.1% of global emissions you're best served targeting the countries who are the most responsible.

Which is why finger pointing works so well towards achieving... nothing, ever. Unless you're able to set an example, calling for others to act is pointless. So the countries most responsible can sit and do nothing now because they will claim "not even the Swiss want a clean planet"

> should they pursue policies that go against their interests to satisfy foreigners?

To some extent I think it’s absolutely fair to expect that, yes. Especially in the richer countries of the world.

This is not how politics works. Nations are definitionally a group of people with shared interests. No one else is going to vote in the interest of the Swiss, only they will for themselves. It is absurd to equate well run, successful, wealthy nations with an obligation to harm themselves by adopting bad policies that hurt their own people. Anyone advocating for that should be ignored.

Regardless of your opinion, I don't think it is in the best interests of this forum to voice your disagreement with the Swiss voters by using a word like myopic.

I wish I could say the same for my home country.

I'm guessing by your tone that the Swiss voted in their interests rather than the interests of international bankers on all those items?

International bankers?