Photo Illustration by The Daily Beast/Getty Images“I’ve asked an AI to generate a trailer for a HEIDI movie and now I can never sleep again,” filmmaker and comic Patrick Karpiczenko posted to Twitter on July 10. The trailer starts innocently enough, with a young blonde girl dancing through Alpine mountains as she does in the Swiss children's stories—even if her face looks like it’s melting. Cows and horses show up, and a man with a distinctly goat-like face nuzzles one of the horses just before
In our satirical video format, Patrick Karpiczenko apologises for Switzerland’s transgressions - this time the history of neutrality.
In our satirical video format, comedian Patrick Karpiczenko apologises for Switzerland’s transgressions - this time for its stance on neutrality and how it has enabled a cosy relationship with autocrats. What does neutrality even mean? Where does the world famous "chicken dance" come from? And why is Switzerland to blame? In our video we take a close look at the history of the famed Swiss neutrality and the diplomacy attached to it - and as always we have a reason to apologise! If you want to know more about Switzerland’s "good offices" and its history of neutrality, check out some of our sources: 💫 "Switzerland as a mediator – the successes and failures" 💫 Official information about Switzerland’s good offices 💫 "Iranian protests test Switzerland's special status with Iran" 💫 "