Should political parties not be allowed to post whatever they want to? I don't like the SVP but this poster is much less offensive (to me) than several others...
I think that complaining to try to censor legitimate and legal political debate is a dangerous precedent
Maybe thats just me though
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The first example expresses exactly my feelings towards the campaign posters. This is ridiculous - an absolute overt insult. Horrible, just horrible. Glad to see there is a reaction to this and people do not fall into the "nobody takes SVP campaigns serious anyway" category.
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Thin line again (like the religion in schools topic): they have the right to post whatever they want. But it's certainly discriminatory and borders on xenophobia, especially knowing where it's coming from, and the constant campaigns they have run in the last few years.
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As I see it, SBB needs money from advertisers to keep costs down for consumers. I don't have to like the ads.
No, you don't have to like them. But if you have respect for your customers, ALL your customers, you select carefully your advertisers which will respect your philosophy and customers.
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No, you don't have to like them. But if you have respect for your customers, ALL your customers, you select carefully your advertisers which will respect your philosophy and customers.
You are having a laugh aren't you??
So what about posters for BELL products? Might that not offend Muslims and Jews? What about alcohol? What about tobacco? What about cars?? Surely the latter goes against the SBB philosophy!!!
A multitude of products/adverts will offend somebody of the other - in fact a whole load to it deliberately. The SVP has an aggressive campaign - and pays a lot of money to have their adverts stategically placed for the biggest impact.
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...deep south down in Watchland (La Chaux-de-Fonds aren't we proud of you):
I know a number of folks who cross the border everyday from the French side to work in La Chaux de Fonds and Le Locle, many would like to live in those towns but can't get the permit. Most of the watch companies there and in the Vallee de Joux are staffed by a majority of French (and to a lesser degree a few other nationalities), and all that money paid in salary goes over the border each month. Wouldn't it make sense to keep it here? At the price of some permits? I don't get it.
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So what about posters for BELL products? Might that not offend Muslims and Jews? What about alcohol? What about tobacco? What about cars?? Surely the latter goes against the SBB philosophy!!!
A multitude of products/adverts will offend somebody of the other - in fact a whole load to it deliberately. The SVP has an aggressive campaign - and pays a lot of money to have their adverts stategically placed for the biggest impact.
Can we agree that advertising pork sausages or beer in an area where Muslims happen to be as well is less offensive than the SVP campaign? One says "buy me", the other one "we don't want you living here" to a fairly large part of society...
I used to find those posters fairly offending and frankly speaking very bad advertisement for Switzerland - Millions of tourists have seen them and any Swiss politician makes an idiot out of himself when he talks about tolerance and openess to an international audience now. Most European countries have some radicals putting up similar posters, but here it is the largest party... I personally think that it does backfire but unfortunately only in a hidden way.
I don't think that protesting about them to the SBB is the right way. Telling the SVP "I am actually conservative and agree to many of your values, for example that Switzerland should not join the EU. But I won't vote for you as I find your campaigns and speeches to stupid and populistic. If you'd only be a little more reasonable..." might be a better approach.
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