You don't destroy Swiss neutrality with a vote. It is emptied from within.
In the space of a few weeks, under the guise of a “growing threat”, Martin Pfister - a complete stranger to the general public before his appointment - is in the process of making a historic shift: sliding the Swiss army into the orbit of the EU and NATO, without a popular debate, without a constitutional mandate, without strategic courage. What is at stake is not a technical reform. It is a regime change.
You can't destroy Swiss neutrality with a vote.
It is empty from the inside.
Under the guise of a «growing threat», Martin Pfister - a complete unknown to the general public before his appointment - is orchestrating an historic shift: bringing the Swiss army into the orbit of the EU and NATO, without a popular mandate, without democratic debate, without constitutional legitimacy. What is at stake here is not a technical reform. It is a security regime change.
An insignificant former State Councillor in Zug, Pfister has neither the strategic scope nor the historical stature that the position demands. He was located at the very moment when Euro-integrationist circles are seeking to weaken Swiss neutrality to make it more «compatible» with Brussels and NATO.
His speech is revealing:
«Switzerland is part of Europe», increased cooperation with the EU, interoperability with NATO, the Russian threat brandished like a totem.
This is a political betrayal of the spirit - and soon the letter - of the Constitution.
⮕ Art. 2 Cst. independence and neutrality.
⮕ Art. 173 and 185 National defence under Swiss sovereignty.
⮕ Federal oath Loyalty to the Constitution, not to the military blocs.
Even worse: Pfister is artificially organising the shortage of material and equipment in our army. Under-investment, postponements, reduced purchases, deliberately weakened capacities - then, in a second phase, the conclusion presented as “inevitable” : we can no longer defend ourselves alone, we need to cooperate.
This is a fait accompli strategy.
But Switzerland has already proved the exact opposite.
During the Cold War, no NATO, no EU, no alignment, our country has built a defence autonomous, credible and dissuasive. At that time, the Swiss army comprised 800,000 men - one of the most powerful forces in Europe, along with the United Kingdom. And no enemy has ever dared to test our resolve.
If the threat is really as serious as Pfister claims, then he should start by act seriously, instead of manoeuvring ideologically:
- Buy now 70 F-35, as recommended by Claude Nicollier - not a cut-price fleet.
- Wear the defence budget at 2 % of GDP (compared with ~0.7 % today).
- Reconstruct a credible militia army, à At least 400,000 men.
Switzerland's security cannot be delegated.
She built.
If you want peace, prepare for war.
Conclusion
Martin Pfister is not the man for the Swiss defence.
It is the a vehicle for dangerous ideological alignment, imposed without a popular mandate.
Neutrality is not a diplomatic option.
It is a constitutional pillar.
And a pillar that you stop defending always ends up collapsing.
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