After the Milei chainsaw, the Swiss pruning shears

Published on December 17, 2024 at 06:52. / Modified on December 17, 2024 at 06:53.

3 mins. reading

You know the fable: “If you suddenly plunge a frog into hot water, it jumps out; whereas, if we immerse it in cold water and very gradually bring the water to a boil, the frog becomes numb or gets used to the temperature and ends up scalded.”

Watching Reto Brennwald’s new documentary, The secret of Switzerland’s successthis feeling comes to your mind. The film focuses on the elements that explain the success of Switzerland, which regularly finds itself in the top places in international rankings. However, by scratching a little, Reto Brennwald realizes that if on the surface everything still seems to be going better than elsewhere, the underlying trend is serious. His interlocutors describe their grotesque adventures with the bureaucracy, which now affects all sectors of activity and which is often finicky if not relevant.

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