Explanation: Switzerland was neutral during WW2. That, however, did not stop them from laundering (and then retaining) vast amounts of Nazi gold.
It is estimated that nearly 91 tonnes (100 short tons) of Nazi gold were laundered through Swiss banks, with only 3.6 tonnes (4 short tons) being returned at the end of the war.[25]
Switzerland was only a little bit neutral during WW2. It had its very own internment/torture camp, would gladly send back jewish refugees to the Nazis, and would gather all the money it could from just about anybody (that's the neutral part).
There was a certain % of mercury in swiss gold bars from that era.
That was because of the teeth fillings that got into the mix when melting down gold teeth...
Why was there mercury in dental fillings? ~1918 (fillings today only last about 20 years, so I’m assuming the old ones were similar) seems too late for that
Swiss neutrality has largely been a joke. You can't be neutral and present a neutral platform unless you can enforce that neutrality, which they can't. Instead they just look away and profit off of conflict like everyone else. They're neutral as in they're equally complicit.
Somehow, Switzerland has/had a weapons industry, except customer countries aren't allowed to use them apparently, so now customers are looking elsewhere.
Switzerland has made the decision not to pull the lever in the trolley problem and cordially invites both trolley and "tied up person" (can't say victim, that would be taking sides) to the table to talk about it.
E: Regrettably, talks have failed as "tied up person" unexpectedly failed to show up. Trolley feels provoked and will continue as planned.
I'm pretty sure the Iron Bank of Braavos is the stand in got Switzerland. Claiming neutrality while funding whatever side/sides of a conflict are most profitable.
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Explanation: Switzerland was neutral during WW2. That, however, did not stop them from laundering (and then retaining) vast amounts of Nazi gold.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazi_gold
Switzerland was only a little bit neutral during WW2. It had its very own internment/torture camp, would gladly send back jewish refugees to the Nazis, and would gather all the money it could from just about anybody (that's the neutral part).
There was a certain % of mercury in swiss gold bars from that era.
That was because of the teeth fillings that got into the mix when melting down gold teeth...
Why was there mercury in dental fillings? ~1918 (fillings today only last about 20 years, so I’m assuming the old ones were similar) seems too late for that
Amalgam is still being used today.
Whack. Even weirder, it seems to be safe
it's safe until it isn't safe, my mom got poisoned from hers and had quite a lot of issues due to it.
Swiss neutrality has largely been a joke. You can't be neutral and present a neutral platform unless you can enforce that neutrality, which they can't. Instead they just look away and profit off of conflict like everyone else. They're neutral as in they're equally complicit.
Somehow, Switzerland has/had a weapons industry, except customer countries aren't allowed to use them apparently, so now customers are looking elsewhere.
Switzerland has made the decision not to pull the lever in the trolley problem and cordially invites both trolley and "tied up person" (can't say victim, that would be taking sides) to the table to talk about it.
E: Regrettably, talks have failed as "tied up person" unexpectedly failed to show up. Trolley feels provoked and will continue as planned.
I'm pretty sure the Iron Bank of Braavos is the stand in got Switzerland. Claiming neutrality while funding whatever side/sides of a conflict are most profitable.