Putting the anti-immigration stuff aside, the initiative actually touched on a point where, as an ecologist, I think should be discussed. Capitalism works on the basis of unlimited and unchecked growth. The population is in itself, both the workforce and the consumer, that needs to grow in order to satisfy the magical economic numbers. Once these numbers go down, the system starts to panic and financial crisis happen. Obviously, we live on a planet and country with limited resources and also very clear natural boundaries that are constantly put to the test or completely ignored by the economy and the system that exists worldwide. The major point I see that should be discussed is that a system based on limitless growth, including population, is not sustainable and never will be sustainable, just like a cancer cell that grows non stop will eventually consume it’s host. So, with this in mind: where do you think the limit in Switzerland is when it comes to growth? Is the end goal a complete annihilation of most green spaces, where the continuous influx of people will require more resources, more business and residential areas? Where is the limit or boundary where you would say “oh, maybe it’s not sustainable to keep expanding cities and towns and take away nature.” Not to mention that this system is the cause of climate change, which means it will implode sooner or later even if we decide to keep going with this mass consumption and mass production charade. My critique on this is that obviously this initiative would never work because it goes against the capitalist system and this capitalist system would completely implode when there’s a lack of population and business growth. Why doesn’t anyone talk about this? Why is everyone so focused on the anti immigration talk, but never stops to wonder “Damn, maybe a system based on unlimited growth is completely unsustainable”. submitted by /u/Raclettegring
Originally posted by u/Raclettegring on r/Switzerland