This year, "Schweizerzeit" - a magazine for independence, federalism and freedom - celebrated its 45th anniversary.
Former National Councillor Dr. Ulrich Schlüer, who was publisher and editor-in-chief of
"Schweizerzeit" for 45 years, also joined in the celebrations.
Kla.TV congratulates "Schweizerzeit" and its founder Dr. Ulrich Schlüer on this extraordinary anniversary and
wishes his successor Anian Liebrand every success in continuing this important publication for Switzerland!
- After all, the "Schweizerzeit" and its founders played a key role in the fact that
Switzerland is still not a member of the EU.
To ensure that this remains the case, we hope that "Schweizerzeit" enjoys a steadily growing readership.
Listen now to excerpts from Dr. Ulrich Schlüer's review and outlook, published in the anniversary
edition and also on the "Schweizerzeit" website:
The very first "Schweizerzeit" was published 45 years ago, on March 1, 1979.
At that time, Switzerland had its multitude of several hundred independent, national and regional newspapers
and celebrated this as its "ban forest of democracy".
Since then, this forest of banishment has been mercilessly cut down - until all that remains of the
former diversity of opinion is today's dull media stew.
While several hundred papers have disappeared since 1979, "Schweizerzeit" has survived, although
initially - when it literally had to start from scratch - it was on a very weak footing.
A voice that stood and stands unbendingly for the independence of Switzerland and for the personal freedom of each individual
will find enough friends - as we were convinced then as we are now - to ensure that its existence is and remains secure.
We are sincerely grateful to the entire readership of "Schweizerzeit" for this.
There were two decisive events that gave the young "Schweizerzeit" a decisive boost at the time:
Firstly, their resistance to the "Zurich riots" in the 1980s, whose masterminds sought to unhinge the
legal order that guaranteed security and prosperity.
They failed - also thanks to the efforts of "Schweizerzeit".
At the beginning of the 1990s, the task was to build up and help organize resistance against the first attempt by the
political class to subject Switzerland to the centralist bureaucracy of the European Community (EC, now the EU)
- A battle that has taken all our strength and has not yet come to a definitive end:
As miserable as the highly indebted, increasingly totalitarian EU is today, it still seems to be a place of longing for at least
that part of the local classe politique that would rather be fed from state coffers than feel able to
achieve independent success through its own efforts.
As much as we are grateful to our readers for their loyalty over the past 45 years, "Swiss Time" is
now in a position where changes need to be made.
Today's edition of "Schweizerzeit" is the last one I will be responsible for as its editor-in-chief.
A thoroughly prepared replacement is imminent.
From the next issue, Anian Liebrand - long known to our readers - will be responsible as editor-in-chief.
I myself will remain on the editorial board.
I will stay in touch with "Schweizerzeit" readers with the "Akzent" column.
There will be no shortage of challenges and tasks for "Schweizerzeit" under its new management.
I look forward to working with the new publishing house management to finally prevent Switzerland's
subjugation to the power-obsessed EU bureaucracy.
And it is important to preserve Switzerland's neutrality.
To this end, the criminally neglected Swiss Armed Forces must be put back in a position to
truly guarantee the security of our homeland.
And finally, effective measures against uncontrolled mass immigration, long since proposed by the
"Schweizerzeit", must be taken before it destroys our country.
To this end, the left-wing green-liberal laissez-faire must be vigorously curbed.
We feel committed to this commitment - also under the new management of "Schweizerzeit" and always with our readership
behind us, to whom I would like to express my heartfelt thanks!
Ulrich Schlüer