The 'no' campaign to the Gripen has transformed Switzerland without an army Group in group without money
COSTS OF THE CAMPAIGN WHICH LED TO THE VICTORY OF THE ' NO ' TO NEW FIGHTERS IN SWITZERLAND EMPTIED THE COFFERS OF THE GSOA, PACIFIST GROUP THAT ADVOCATED THE ABOLITION OF THE ARMED FORCES IN SWITZERLAND, LEAVING ORGANIZATION ON THE VERGE OF BANKRUPTCY
Irony of fate: after a strong and successful "no" campaign for the purchase of Gripen fighter jets for Switzerland, in which one of the motes was the idea of an empty safe, who emptied the coffers and is on the verge of bankruptcy is the pacifist group that most contributed to the campaign, the GSoA – group for a Switzerland without an army (read military), an acronym for the original in German "Gruppe für eine Schweiz ohne Armee".
The information was given by the Swiss newspaper Basler Zeitung earlier this month. The GSoA, whose revenue comes from donations, starred in the "no" campaign along with the left and the Greens, and played almost two-thirds of the 300,000 Swiss francs spent on same. The left and the Greens of Switzerland have several other political priorities ahead of us, not exactly related to the pacifist agenda GSoA, and claim that it could not contribute more than 1/3 of the cost.
Still, the GSoA thinks it was worth the risk of emptying its resources, since in the referendum of May this year (where the people decided against the system of funding the purchase of fighter planes, making the acquisition) the Group won an important victory after several defeats in popular referendums since it was created in 1982.
Despite having bragged of a "historic victory" in a cause where he played all the cards, now the Group finds himself grappling with bankruptcy imminent: after ruining their finances on behalf of the campaign, not the money will end up at the beginning of next year, if the GSoA can't enough donations to continue bankrolling their activities. Letters have been sent to members and supporters.
