Mark Anderson said (January 10, 2011):

But if you read the Swiss periodical Current Concerns, you'll get an intelligent overview of this unique nation--which I had the pleasure of visiting recently for an extended study.

America and Canada, and the captive peoples of the EU nations, would be well-served to obtain even a fraction of the control the Swiss people have over their government, We get things rammed routinely down our throats so often that we have lost our "gag" reflex. But the Swiss--yes, even those who don't act or dress to Wolfgang's liking--push back when they're pushed and at least have a system that enables them to pass new laws and repeal bad ones. And the whole body politic is trained and armed to defend their nation and their borders, not other nations and other borders. Hidden cannons are embedded in mountainsides.

In fact, a democracy such as the Swiss one beats a "republic", hands-down. Sorry, don't even attempt to state otherwise, because you'll lose the argument. The theory behind republics is, in the final analysis, deeply thawed. Representative government by itself is a laughable delusion. (one U.S. Congressman represents some 600,000 people; Senators, even more). U.S. voters have to be able to do more on a national level than just elect "representatives" (in rigged elections) and "leave them to it." The American people at-large need to have a direct and sizable share in decision-making but they have nothing of the sort. Americans have no real say-so. None. Zero. It is not a free nation.

If Wolfgang, so chagrined at the Swiss, is such a judge of things, has he been to the land of servile kooks, the USA? Here, we slap Chinese-made yellow ribbons on our autos to "support our troops" in their simultaneous killing of foreign peoples and their own (flawed) Constitution, since perpetual war creates a police state at home. There are NO BIGGER IDIOTS than the deluded "Buzz Light Years" who roam America's streets. True, they are not humorless like those dour Swiss; in fact, many Americans are brimming in their sarcastic humor combined with sheer and utter delusion, since their nation has not been free at least since the Fed formed in 1913. In fact, its episodes of freedom have been so short-lived that one really has to wonder if the US is just a jaded experiment that really never went anywhere.

Now, Switzerland has some distinction -- no wars, minimal debts, a democratic tradition that works, and still many hard-working people who just want to be left alone. I'll take it. Forgive them their sins. They are not sending drones with Hellfire missiles into villages. Get a grip, Wolfgang.

David said (January 9, 2011):

I have to take issue with Wolfgang Besserer stating that zero artists of note hail from Switzerland and this exception is H.R. Giger. Even so one has to add that Giger is, from all appearances, a Satanist!

I wrote a short piece discussing his negative and satanic influence on my own art and life:
http://csenergysystem.blogspot.com/2009/07/satanic-high-priest-hr-giger.html
Satanic energy can be highly attractive to those unaware of the demoniac realms and their influence on humanity.

MP said (January 8, 2011):

Thank YOU Henry and Wolfgang too. You have restored my faith that there is some sanity in an insane world. And salinity too.

I have long noted the negative image of the Swiss flag representing the positive image of the Templar's mark which the Pope wears on certain raiment and which the British ships flew on the claiming of America. We can learn a lot from vexillology and heraldry, not to mention Corporate logos.

Speaking of which: are you familiar with the term absconding? In Heraldry, which is the progenitor of Vexillology, the term absconding refers to the process of superimposing one image on top of another completing hiding the latter from view but not removing it. Note that the constellation portion of the U.S. Flag is actually a representation of the U.K. Flag, which contains representations of both the Templars and Hospitaliers flags, but is, as it were, hidden in plain sight. I kid you not. Just make the comparison. I will send you pics of the flags if it is more convenient. The Constellation also incorporates 30 rows of stars, counting all directions, and, rows/columns in groups of 3 in all directions. 33 is, of course, the highest Masonic rank which is itself broken down into multiple levels.

The bars of the U.S. Flag, 13 in number and red and white in color, convey the Templar and British colors and show their position as the army's of Rome and partners in triumvirate rule as well as the most powerful Masonic number. Even more powerful than 6 or 666.

We may note also that the Flag of D.C. is 3 bars of white, 3 mullets, or stars, and, incorporating the row of stars to form a bar, gives us 3 rows of red also. Again, the colors and numbers of the Masons/Templars are present conveying the image of authority as well as responsibility and submission to Rome in an oblique way. Of course I include Skull and Bones when I say Mason. And, of course, their is a division of both the labor and the spoils between the York and Scottish Rites, and the Hospitaliers, but, they all owe allegiance to Rome.

The book Simulacra, basis for the Matrix movie concept, went far in showing the power and pervasiveness of symbols and logos and their ability to influence and even program the conscious and subconscious minds. Actually, it is an inherent essence in power and control.

Tying all of these symbolic 'threads' together presents the rope that is being used to hang the human race with a New World Order that has been in development for thousands of years. Only our conscious and super-conscious minds can resist it. Physically we are nothing.

Now, I hate to bore you but, what is even more significant than symbols? More to the point, what is the basis for symbols themselves?

A mark, or, the mark. Of a person, place, substance, you name it (pun intended). And, the mark, signature, etc., represents what is even more fundamental and important, the character or nature of that mark or name. Where am I going with this? Will you guess?

Spartacus said (January 8, 2011):

Fact about Switzerland's social scene that is hidden under the carpet - but duly pointed out in Besserer's article and that was -

1) "Switzerland has the highest percentage of the retarded/mentally "challenged" persons I have ever seen."

and 2) Currently Swiss parliament debates a proposition to legalize incest....

About twenty five years ago I talked to a Phd (Psychiatry and languages) who taught in Lausanne. He underlined the fact that incest was the accepted norm in the Alps and became ingrained in the Swiss culture but in the their usual Swiss demeanour, never talked about or discussed.

This went on for hundreds of years - ditto the comentary of passage #1 - "highest percentage of retarded".

Where I live in Cornwall, it is an accepted joke about the intellectual level of some inhabitants and how intermarriage between first cousins and outright incest prevailed from the 19th C till present. Statistically, there is a greater number of "mentally challenged" on account of this "mixing"and Switzerland, it seems, is finding it necessary to "legitimize" this abomination. Consider that heinous crime discovered in Austria some two years ago whereas the father copulated with his daughter and produced seven children

If you scratch the surface of that cold surface of the Swiss Alps, you will likely find the same Fritzls having produced hundred of faceless "swiss" who lost the ability to smile. Maybe half the country?? It would be a hell of an investigative piece to do!

Tony said (January 8, 2011):

The instant this guy called the Vatican "one of the greatest evils of this planet" I was done with him. No credibility whatsoever. Totally biased, protestant poisoned.

Bruno said (January 8, 2011):

This is a very interesting article especially since I grew up in south-western German maybe 60 miles north of the Swiss border and 15 miles east of the French border.

There is some great truth to this article. When I grew up this Swiss 'success' had always been attributed to one of their great saints, St. Nicolas of Flue or a more secular type, Wilhelm Tell, a freedom fighter of sorts. But the Swiss were still a strange people.

In more recent times, I learned that the "great" psychologist Karl Jung who was and maybe still is the rage of all the world even in 'modern' mystical theology, lived in the Swiss Alps and developed his psychological theories there by looking into these deep mountain lakes from whose depths arose the spirits who taught him this wonderfully amiable zoology of demonology. (I'm a bit sarcastic).

And the world loves it. Yeah I can easily understand why they have lots of psychiatrists and now want to legalize incest. Even back in the good old 1990's my collegues at work loved to go to Switzerland to 'monitor' contract studies going on there and watching the nude women bathers at the wonderful Swiss lakes.

There used to be rare documentaries on TV about why Switzerland became so powerful. When in 1301 AD (or thereabouts) the French King executed the Kinghts Templars (KT) some of them fled to Switzerland. Not that anybody knows for sure. But at that time it just so happened that there was war in the Swiss Alps and the locals, being merely shepherd and goat keepers, had no chance against the well trained mercenaries from the crusades looking for a place to put their Byzantine loot to good use (and everybody else's treasures they met on their way). This is when the money laundering system was invented, right there in the middle of Europe at the pivotal cross roads of north-south and east-west corridors.

Some of the KT's ran off to Scotland where the oldest Freemasons of the Scottish rites developed, blossomed and spread over the world just like the Swiss money capital.

There you have the secret of Swiss success: occult 'science' in the form of psychology, money empire based on the old KTs (who hate everybody, even themselves), and the 'brotherhood' of world domination.

Andy said (January 8, 2011):

Most of Besserer's text is complete BS. The different ethnic groups do mix. My own family intermarried many times. You do have to be Catholic to join the Swiss Guard. You cannot convert by merely checking off a box on your taxes.

Switzerland is the only true democratic Country in the World. [Recently] a minaret prohibition was forced by the people, and a law to throw out non swiss citizen criminals after serving a punishment in prison from Switzerland. With just 100'000 Subscriptions you can beat any new law and the people will make decision!

Same with the Bankers from UBS and other Rogue Banks, if they don't do a proper job in future, money guaranties will be ceased by the decision of people. And it seems that this could occur in the near future as it is obvious that always the same peoples are behind the Scenes in this Banks. People are awakening here in Switzerland. If u beat them up u will have really serious problems.

The actual Government is under observation and if you are a swiss citizen and discuss with others you will face a great anger on these "Government Puppets" of the Federal Counsel and the Parliament. They wish to tear us in the European Union but 80% of the citizens don't want to join.

Paul said (January 8, 2011):

I too lived in Switzerland a few years back ... i stuck it out for about 6 months (near Zurich) and that was enough for me. I can agree with many points the author of the article makes. I didn't know about the restriction of flushing the toilet after 7, though using a lawnmower on a Sunday could end with a civilian riot squad at your door.

Yes the trains do run on time and their chocolate is pretty good but there is something disturbing about the blandness and homogeneous feel about the place. I found the lack of humor disturbing, and also the lack of color...lack of the joys of life . Oh my they do seem to fear people who are not swiss, though they let people in to the country to do the low paid jobs the swiss don't want to do themselves.

Apparently it has one of the highest standards of living in the world which is probably true, but that's not my kind of living.

I am encouraged by some of the youth i met while there. Switzerland over the next few years will change greatly I'm sure. The Internet as in many countries has/is eating away at the granite walls of isolation and insular collective identity.

One fact that really surprised me was that Switzerland in relation to the geographical size of the country has more freeway/motorway infrastructure than any other country in the world. Perhaps its excess is symptomatic of the pervading greyness that presently exists there.

Johnny said (January 8, 2011):

Hello Mr. Makow,, I am writing you from Switzerland and I have just finished your article ‘The Secret of Switzerland’s Success.’ I am an American and I’ve lived here close to Basel going on six years. I have , as you mentioned, read very few articles regarding much of anything about this country. Your article is 100% beyond a doubt the truth. When one has enough insight and peers beyond the pretty window dressing – that the Swiss are masters of – one does find an ugly if not down right hideous form of existence. After my first two months of exploration and observance – especially mannerisms, as I didn’t speak the language – I seemed to gain an awareness of evil. My wife, who is Swiss, said that I was paranoid. I have since expressed these thoughts to other auslanders who get the same feeling. I quote from an old song written by John Kay of the ‘Steppenwolf ’ band. From the song ‘The Pusher.’ ‘People walking around with tombstones in their eyes.’ There are no smiles and what ever laughter one hears in the peripheral seemed overbearing and forced. One evening , my wife and I were riding the tram out to visit a friend of hers and a drunken man sitting facing us commented on my smiling, ‘you are surely not from here because no one ever smiles here.’ His words were translated to me by my wife and I’m sure that in a sober frame of mind he wouldn’t have said two words to me.

Peoples dress reflects their state of mind and here in Switzerland the many dress as if their attending a funeral. ‘Robotic’ is one way to describe the mind set, ‘Zombie’ being as close to the truth.

B said (January 8, 2011):

This sounds to me as a one-sided report of a somewhat frustrated person.

It is maybe not so common, but of course intermarriage happens, my parents did and I speak French and German. If the different parts of Switzerland don't interact on a very high level, it is also due to our federal system, where
many aspects of public life are regulated right where the people live. And this country being in the centre of western Europe, the French-speaking are culturally more attracted to France, they just have to look over the western border.

Even if the Atlantic lays between France and Quebec, a similar effect will probably take place on a lower scale there.

Same for the Italian-speaking towards Italy in the south, while the German-speaking face Germany in the north and Austria in the east, but here we are more eager to keep boundaries because Germany and Germans sometimes appear to us as too dominant (is Mr Besserer German?). If we Swiss did really hate each other so much, we at least would have such conflicts like the Walloons and the Flames in Belgium.

Besides, regarding creativity and natural resources: We have one of the highest numbers of patents per capita worldwide. We are rather engineers then artists that's true. But even
then, German Wikipedia states ".... (Alberto) Giacometti belongs to the outstanding sculptors of the 20th century ...".

And if many of our artists go to Paris, why not? It's near and "Go where the action is!".

It is well known that in relation to the small size of our country we have a huge banking industry. And sometimes it seems that the London or New York bankers would prefer to get rid of this competitor. But on the other hand it is quite certain that the NWO-promoters have their influence.

It would have been interesting, if the author would have discussed the issue in a more
specific way instead of bashing all the way. Oh, and you HAVE to be Catholic to join the Vatican Swiss Guards, who certainly have a certain prestige, but to speak of them being "untouchable", come on ..