Every year the Swiss anti immigration party UDC come out with an eye catching piece of advertising that is regarded by many as offensive. This year's effort sitting outside my office, and so far with no graffiti on it, shows two large crows pecking at the heart of Switzerland with a by line "Open the door to abuse? No!". This refers to the recent vote to open its borders to the EU Member States.
The crows apparently refer to Romanians and Bulgarians and preys on the usual fears about the loss of jobs/national/racial identity of the electorate.
Last year's poster from UDC showed three white sheep kicking a black sheep out of Switzerland with the words "To create security" - it was banned in Geneva open spaces because of its obvious racial provocation.
One question is how does the political class to the left of the extreme right react to this arguably rascist advertising. (Bird lovers were also angered, seriously) Outrage has not stemmed the growth of the UDC and even creates more interest in it. Perhaps satire is the way forward...
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