Switzerland is reassuring itself with fine speeches about Swiss neutrality, prudence and wisdom. But while we talk, our money is working for the Empire. Behind the soothing rhetoric and calls to «remain calm», a brutal reality is emerging: sovereignty cannot be proclaimed, it must be held. And today, Switzerland has traded in its financial neutrality for hundreds of billions in dependence. As long as this subject remains taboo, talk of independence is less a matter of political lucidity than of collective self-delusion.
Switzerland defends itself not with grandstands, but with its balance sheet
The article in Pascal Décaillet has the merit of a fair tone and a salutary reminder: Switzerland has no vocation to enter the fray of empires. Neutrality, prudence, mistrust of the powerful: it's all true.
But this stance is becoming pure intellectual masturbation as long as it avoids the central question: financial sovereignty.
Because today, Switzerland is financially tied. And no amount of lyrical rhetoric about neutrality will stand up to this reality.
The unvarnished truth: Switzerland finances the Empire it claims to fear
The Swiss National Bank holds approximately CHF 360 billion in US securities, mainly US Treasury bonds.
⮕ This represents almost 40 % of its foreign exchange reserves.
⮕ That makes Switzerland one of Washington's passive creditors.
In plain English:
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Switzerland finances US deficits,
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indirectly supports the US military budget,
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and is exposed to colossal monetary and political risk.
No credible neutrality is compatible with such a level of dependence.
As the writer Ferdinand Lips :
«He who holds the debt of an empire becomes its silent vassal.»
A National Bank that has become a state within a state
The problem is not just asset allocation.
The problem is the total absence of democratic control.
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The SNB's balance sheet exceeds 800 billion francs (more than 110 % of Swiss GDP).
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No parliamentary authority has any real control over its strategic choices.
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The decisions that have the greatest impact on the Confederation are taken by outside the scope of popular sovereignty.
This is a major democratic anomaly.
⮕ The SNB must be placed under effective parliamentary control, with :
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obligation of strategic transparency,
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regular audits,
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clear mandate from preserving monetary sovereignty, It's not about dollar-centric followership.
Swiss gold: life insurance confiscated from the people
Switzerland officially holds 1,040 tonnes of gold.
But :
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a significant proportion is still stored abroad,
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no full independent audit has been presented to the people,
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gold policy is treated as a secondary issue.
This is a strategic mistake.
Ferdinand Lips was a tireless reminder:
«Gold is not an investment. It's insurance. And insurance doesn't lend itself to the enemy.»
⮕ Switzerland must:
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Repatriate all of its gold reserves on Swiss soil
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Physical audit these reserves
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Making gold sacred as a non-negotiable pillar of monetary independence
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Massively reduce exposure to the dollar in favour of real assets
Real neutrality or armchair neutrality?
Talk of sovereignty, caution and mistrust of empires without affecting the financial structure, It's just a bit of armchair commentary.
Neutrality cannot be proclaimed. It is built in accounting terms.
As long as Switzerland :
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recycles its surpluses into US debt,
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delegates its monetary policy to uncontrolled technocrats,
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treats gold as a relic of the past,
it is nor sovereign, nor truly neutral.
Conclusion - To be more Swiss than ever, really
Being Swiss today means more than just loving our landscapes and institutions.
It is regain control of what determines everything else currency, gold and central banking.
«All fiat currencies end up at zero. Gold remains.» - Ferdinand Lips
If Switzerland wants to remain an island of stability in a world of blocs and empires, it must stop funding the Empire and regain control of its balance sheet.
Otherwise, neutrality will be no more than a slogan.
And independence, a memory.
🇨🇭 Without funding, there can be no resistance. Support Swiss Sovereignty now: https://souverainete-suisse.ch/faire-un-don/
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