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Re:Man dies of a heart attack after minors swatted him over ... by mattowen_uk on Wednesday July 21, 2021 @07:09AM (#27904724)
War with whom? IIRC Switzerland are traditionally neutral. Serious question.
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Re:Man dies of a heart attack after minors swatted him over ... by numpad0 on Wednesday July 21, 2021 @08:52AM (#27905575)
> … was especially furious when he saw that German equipment was used to shoot down German pilots. He said they would respond "in another manner".[17] On 20 June 1940 …

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switzerland_during_the_World_W...

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Re:Man dies of a heart attack after minors swatted him over ... by soco on Wednesday July 21, 2021 @07:17AM (#27904780)
It could be some neighboring state gets ideas... last time it happened was not even that far back.
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Re:Man dies of a heart attack after minors swatted him over ... by throwaway0a5e on Wednesday July 21, 2021 @08:01AM (#27905133)
It's a lot easier for the "other guys" to justify not occupying a country that's equipped to put up a good insurrection.
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Re:Man dies of a heart attack after minors swatted him over ... by lovemenot on Wednesday July 21, 2021 @09:15AM (#27905797)
Counterpoint: Afghanistan.

It's become a rite of passage for empires to try and fail there. Next up, China?

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Re:Man dies of a heart attack after minors swatted him over ... by dekhn on Wednesday July 21, 2021 @09:58AM (#27906346)
anybody who tries to invade. the swiss aren't neutral to invasions of the homeland.
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Re:Man dies of a heart attack after minors swatted him over ... by markyc on Wednesday July 21, 2021 @07:19AM (#27904794)
zee germans
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Re:Man dies of a heart attack after minors swatted him over ... by mattowen_uk on Wednesday July 21, 2021 @10:57AM (#27907170)
Downvotes? Really? I was asking seriously, I do not know the swiss culture and I wanted to know the answer. Silly me for wanting to learn something.
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