Friday, September 07, 2007

What has Switzerland done wrong?


It isn't very often that Switzerland makes the front pages of the papers but the Independent bucks the trend this morning

The paper asks the question

Switzerland: Europe's heart of darkness? claiming the the country is turning into a xenophobic heartland


At first sight, the poster looks like an innocent children's cartoon. Three white sheep stand beside a black sheep. The drawing makes it looks as though the animals are smiling. But then you notice that the three white beasts are standing on the Swiss flag. One of the white sheep is kicking the black one off the flag, with a crafty flick of its back legs.
The poster is, according to the United Nations, the sinister symbol of the rise of a new racism and xenophobia in the heart of one of the world's oldest independent democracies


Well it is nice to see that Mr Kelner is continuing his agenda for the newspaper

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