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Originally Posted by Pierre-Marc
Thanks, I'll try to find this book.
Nowadays, all major political parties except the SVP are trying to diminish the power that the cantons have. The cultural and political differences between the cantons are of course an obstacle to their globalization.
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Yes, that spirit is strong in this age - centralizing and dictating. It can only be resisted by those who jealously cling to their own power, their own rights, their own prerogatives. For example, in the US, states can interpose themselves, or nullify anything the feds do that they consider unconstitutional. In theory, anyway, they can do this. In practice, they almost never do, although occasionally they threaten. Why? Because they don't have the balls. Because the media will come down on them relentlessly. Ultimately, someone has to assert power against the central state or it will never stay in its bounds. Decades of public schooling and media brainwashing make it difficult to produce this kind of man.