'Go back to Africa': reports of racism hit record high in Switzerland

The Local Switzerland ^ | April 9, 2018

[Oldeconomybuyer]

A bus driver refuses to take a group of young asylum seekers to their destination. When they ask him why, he tells them they can walk, and that they don’t have any rights in Switzerland. "Go back to Africa," he says next. This is just one of the incidents described into a new report on racism in Switzerland.

In another example, the manager of a public swimming pool turns off hot water at the facility so that “dark-skinned” people can’t shower. Internal guidelines at the baths “warn” that migrants only come to the pool to shower and cause problems.

Both of the above incidents come from the report which examines racists incidents reported to a network of 27 bureaus assisting victims of racism across Switzerland.

The report, published jointly by the Federal Commission against Racism (FCR) and Swiss human rights portal humanrights.ch shows the number of racist incidents reported last year in Switzerland was a record high 301. That’s compared to 199 a year earlier and well above the previous peak in the last ten years of 249.

Commenting on the high figure last year, report co-author David Mühlemann noted that most racist incidents never go reported.

He also said the 2017 rise could possibly be due to greater awareness among people affected by racism or better access to advice bureaus.

[dfwgator]

Noooo, not those tolerant Swiss?

[Spok]

But they brought their own sh!thole!

[PGR88]

So Africans have an automatic right to live in Switzerland?

[Da Coyote]

Some say racism.
Methinks it is because of the religion of sh*tholes.

[Telepathic Intruder]

"migrants only come to the pool to shower and cause problems."

True enough. They're probably even worse than the YMCA, now that Europe has gotten all diverse.

[bboop]

Dark skinned people will stand out; Swiss are not dark-skinned. Sounds like this article is starting to grind on the ‘far-right’ - like Orban et al. who are NOT happy with immigration. Can’t have that. Must all get along and so forth.

[Nothingburger]

Let’s get real — white and dark cannot live together. Even many well-intentioned conservatives get sucked in to this fallacy, not wishing to be labeled racist.

After a lifetime of observing how people actually behave, I now believe there is no stronger force on this planet than race hatred. And it’s not coming from over-civilized whites.

[proust]

When racism is worse than invasion and replacement.

[dfwgator]

Let’s get real — white and dark cannot live together.

Frank Sinatra: "You are black, and I am white
Life's an Eskimo Pie, let's.. take a bite!
That was groovy thinkin'
Lincoln, when you set them freeeeeee...

We all know
Cats are the same
Maine to Mexico.
Good. Bad.
Guys and chicks!"

Stevie Wonder: "I am dark, and you are light."


Frank Sinatra: "You are blind as a bat, and I have sight!
Side by side, you are my amigo,
Negro, let's not fiiiiiiiight!"


Stevie Wonder: "Ebony, ivory
Living in perfect harmony."
Frank Sinatra: "Salt and pepper,
Sammy and Dean
Stevie and me are peachy keen!"


Stevie Wonder: "You are white."

Frank Sinatra: "You are black - and who cares!"

Who cares, baby!

[NFHale]

Aww... ain’t that a shame? Somebody’s feelings got hurt...

A people who actually CARE about preserving their culture, heritage, traditions, and identity.

God bless the Swiss.

[Governor Dinwiddie]

Why should a homogeneous, stable, peaceful country with a rich cultural tradition like Switzerland be despoiled by heathen savages? Who thought that was a good idea?

[dfwgator]

I guess they don't like "Swiss Chocolate"....

[dfwgator]

They also took in a bunch of Muslim Albanians from Kosovo, they practically make up the entire Swiss soccer team.

[cdcdawg]

Diversity + Proximity = violence.

[Governor Dinwiddie]

"They also took in a bunch of Muslim Albanians from Kosovo"

Exactly. Heathen savages.
 

[buffyt]

Religion and customs .... Not skin color. It is not the skin. for sure, you are right...

[Leep]

The correct term is African-swiss.
Actually,I just made that up.

[NFHale]

:^)

Gotta love the Swiss... and their K31 Schmidt Rubin (must .... HAVE ... one...)

[hal ogen]

How can this be? I thought the euros were so “enlightened”? This is mystifying...and probably fake news.