Category Archives: Politics

2023 – a linear year

Posted on 1 January 2023 by dselz

Welcome to a new year! Welcome to a linear year. 2022 was truly extraordinary. Some attribute to it the character of a turning point in time. Like 9/11 (2001) or the fall of the Berlin Wall (1989), February 24th was … Continue reading →

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Opposition without a clue (about the future)

Posted on 5 December 2015 by dselz

The Swiss political system starts to resemble the US system: A right wing party as look-similar to the irresponsible Republicans. More in German.

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Can we please have a New Deal – and a new Helmut Kohl for the matter?

Posted on 12 July 2015 by dselz

Can we please have a New Deal – and a new Helmut Kohl for the matter? Apparently we arrived in a situation where two heads of government plus the president of the EU council apply ‘mental waterboarding’ to a fellow … Continue reading →

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The worst possible outcome in Greece

Posted on 4 July 2015 by dselz

In tomorrow’s referendum vote outcomes of 55% plus of either Yes or No are less bad than an outcome of 51% Yes, with a Tsipras government clinging on to power. A sure bet way to total economic disaster including a … Continue reading →

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Unintended consequence of a Grexit a Chentry

Posted on 28 June 2015 by dselz

There is a scenario whereby the Grexit is the first domino piece to fall that eventually leads to an CH (Switzerland) Entry into the EU because of the economic fall out of the Greek tragedy. Text in German only.

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How to solve the Euro-Crisis: Greece to join Switzerland – Gritzerland

Posted on 6 June 2012 by dselz

No this is no joke. The crisis is too serious by now. And as some discussion over the weekend showed and Greece exit of the Euro and the subsequent Spain run would ruin Switzerland, too. It’s like a big seesaw: … Continue reading →

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Europe’s Youth: No hang loose but lose lose

Posted on 29 January 2012 by dselz

On Friday I interviewed three great candidates for an opening as Marketing Intern* here at Memonic. Three very different career paths joined by a similar conjecture: All in their early thirties, from three different countries, finding that Europe has no … Continue reading →

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Once the corner stone of Switzerland the FDP today is detached

Posted on 22 January 2012 by dselz

Once the FDP – the (in a European sense) liberals – was the corner stone of Switzerland. Their forefathers founded Switzerland and ruled it for roughly 150 years. For the last twenty years they are in permanent (terminal?) decline. An obvious … Continue reading →

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A foaming Roger Köppel and North Korean Propaganda Methods

Posted on 10 January 2012 by dselz

Roger Köppel, editor, publisher & owner of the right wing publication Weltwoche pushed a smear campaign that lead to the resignation of Philipp Hildebrand, the president of the Swiss National Bank. The methods employed are smear tactics at its worst … Continue reading →

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Intolerable behavior of Blocher & his right wing trolls

Posted on 9 January 2012 by dselz

Today Hildebrand, president of the Swiss National Bank quit his job. After a relentless campaign against him by Mr Blocher from the right wing party SVP, he took his leave. In the process Switzerland lost her probably most prominent and … Continue reading →

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