http://politicsandpress.com/2007/trouble-in-paradises/ The interaction of the press and politics; public diplomacy, and daily absurdities. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:18:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.3 http://politicsandpress.com/2007/trouble-in-paradises/#comment-1575 Tue, 16 Oct 2007 06:34:58 +0000 http://politicsandpress.com/2007/trouble-in-paradises/#comment-1575 The Preacher hits the mark with his reference to Tom Lehrer, and mirrors the master when he suggests that Vatican city might be next. (Lehrer suggested that Alabama would be the Endstation, so to speak.) North America's global paper, the Globe and Mail, has a lengthy article in the weekend edition covering the situation in Switzerland with pretty much the same light as the Preacher The Preacher hits the mark with his reference to Tom Lehrer, and mirrors the master when he suggests that Vatican city might be next. (Lehrer suggested that Alabama would be the Endstation, so to speak.) North America’s global paper, the Globe and Mail, has a lengthy article in the weekend edition covering the situation in Switzerland with pretty much the same light as the Preacher

]]> http://politicsandpress.com/2007/trouble-in-paradises/#comment-1546 Tue, 09 Oct 2007 17:58:28 +0000 http://politicsandpress.com/2007/trouble-in-paradises/#comment-1546 The great 20th century satirist Tom Lehrer, once wrote a song entitled Who\'s Next. This song deals with which country will get a nuclear bomb next. One could paraphrase Lehrer\'s song and apply it to the situation in Switzerland. Which traditionally non-extremist country will be next to have issues with immigrants? Lichtenstein, Luxembourg or maybe even Vatican city? Switzerland, though famously neutral for hundreds of years, was no saint during WW2. Money,artifacts and works of art which were stolen by The Nazis were stored in Swiss banks and other buildings. Why is it that Switzerland is now showing signs of unrest? Could it be that these signs were always there, lurking beneath the surface? The Netherlands which is now one of the most liberal and tolerant countries in the world, during WW2 had its own Nazi party and had the highest numbers of volunteers for The Waffen SS. What does this tell us? It tells us that no Country is immune from the uglyness of racism . \"Who\'s Next\" indeed. The great 20th century satirist Tom Lehrer, once wrote a song entitled Who\’s Next. This song deals with which country will get a nuclear bomb next. One could paraphrase Lehrer\’s song and apply it to the situation in Switzerland. Which traditionally non-extremist country will be next to have issues with immigrants? Lichtenstein, Luxembourg or maybe even Vatican city? Switzerland, though famously neutral for hundreds of years, was no saint during WW2. Money,artifacts and works of art which were stolen by The Nazis were stored in Swiss banks and other buildings. Why is it that Switzerland is now showing signs of unrest? Could it be that these signs were always there, lurking beneath the surface? The Netherlands which is now one of the most liberal and tolerant countries in the world, during WW2 had its own Nazi party and had the highest numbers of volunteers for The Waffen SS. What does this tell us? It tells us that no Country is immune from the uglyness of racism . \”Who\’s Next\” indeed.

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