The new Swiss virtue: ignoring referendums. Trust lost – and now they want our identity. The e-ID – that small plastic card with a chip that supposedly makes everything easier, safer, and more convenient – is in reality a Trojan horse. In theory, an ID card, in practice, a gateway for abuse. Officially, the vote on September 28th is called a substantive question, but in reality, it's a simple vote of confidence: Can we still trust governments? A look at the recent past provides the answer – and it's ugly.
Democracy, but only for show
In 2004, voters wanted life imprisonment for "extremely dangerous" offenders. The majority voted yes. Implementation? A legal shrug. The judges continue to dutifully examine each individual case because the ECHR stands in the way. In other words: a referendum? Nicely intended, but irrelevant.
2010: Deportation Initiative. Yes again. Hope returns: Foreign criminals get out, no ifs, ands, or buts. Implementation? A "hardship clause." In plain English: The people wanted to slam a door shut, and politicians built a turnstile. The result: irrelevant.
2014: Mass Immigration Initiative. Yes again, narrowly. Demands: maximum numbers, quotas, renegotiations with the EU. Implementation? "Priority for nationals light." Mandatory job registration instead of quotas. In short: irrelevant.
Three examples, three times the will of the people has been thrown away like damp waste paper. And now we're supposed to believe that everything's different with the e-ID?
Voluntariness – the favorite lie of politicians
Jean-Claude Juncker summed it up in 2011: "When things get serious, you have to lie." And the federal government dutifully follows the script. They swear solemnly: No one will be forced to have an e-ID. Sounds good until you take a closer look: Private individuals are perfectly entitled to introduce coercion. Opening a bank account, taking out insurance, or going to the theater? Well, tough luck, nothing works without an e-ID. It's voluntary, like filing a tax return.
And while we're still being told, "Calm down, we mean well," 120 federal employees are already working on the "trust infrastructure." The cost so far: 180 million Swiss francs. Trust doesn't come for free, but rather from the state coffers—paid for by the same citizens who are subsequently lied to with advertising campaigns.
The new Swiss virtue: Preemptive obedience
Even before the vote has even taken place, Rolf Rauschenbach of the Federal Office of Justice proudly boasts that they have already held "several successful meetings" with the EU. Translation: The result is decided before the people cast their ballots in the ballot box. This is haste where the pace is usually snail-like – precisely where supposedly "the people decide." Either boundless arrogance or the silent admission that the referendum will be ignored anyway.
From Brussels to Beijing – with a stopover in Bern
It's no secret that the EU has long been tinkering with a social credit system modeled on the Chinese model. Every step labeled "security," "efficiency," or "digitalization" is merely another paving stone on the road to digital prison. Anyone who believes Switzerland can operate its e-ID independently probably also believes in neutrality in the war in Ukraine. As soon as Bern dutifully signs the colonial treaty, Brussels will determine how the e-ID is used—and who is allowed to use it.
Opponents of progress? Or realists?
Critics are often labeled as technophobes. But the opposite is true. Many of them are pioneers of digitalization. Tech geeks through and through. But even tech geeks have eyes in their heads. And when the government and its subsidized media have squandered every ounce of trust over decades, all that remains is skepticism. Ironically, we finance the PR machine designed to soften us up with our taxes.
Step by step into nothingness
One almost has to be grateful to Juncker for his honesty. Back in 1999, he explained the standard political strategy in Der Spiegel: "We decide something, then put it out there, and wait. If there's no outcry, we continue – step by step, until there's no turning back."
And that's exactly what's happening here. First comes the e-ID, harmlessly packaged like a Christmas present. Then come small additional functions, then the coercion, then the total linking with money, movements, health, opinions. Until there's no turning back.
Conclusion: Distrust is mandatory
The question isn't: "Do we need a digital identity?" The question is: "Do we trust a government that has been ignoring, lying to, and selling out the will of the people for decades?" The answer is simple. If you lie once, you won't believe them. If you lie three times, you shouldn't give them a digital shackle.
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