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> The vibe I get is "The system works, so why not let the government handle and control everything.". It works probably better than in many other places, but w
by pmontra 3y ago
> The vibe I get is "The system works, so why not let the government handle and control everything.".
It works probably better than in many other places, but which European country is that?
- carlosjobim 3y agoNetherlands, Sweden, Finland, Denmark are the countries with the most faithful government worshippers. It's simply a religion in those countries at this point. You'd expect Switzerland to be on that list, but in my experience the Swiss are nothing like that.
- mdhen 3y agoSo a who's who of the top ten democracy index countries. Not really surprising considering that.
- pmontra 3y agoI don't want to seem dismissive but the Netherlands + Sweden + Finland + Denmark <= 40 M people, so less than 10% of the EU and they do change governments leaning alternatively to the right or to the left like any other country. Seen from outside, Switzerland has a lot of checks on government with referenda for everything, important or trivial matters.