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 That is indeed correct however, we don’t go around the world waving our dicks at everyone. 
 Quite right! The days of Swiss mercs fighting all over Europe for the highest bidding “royal” gangs are fortunately in the past, as far as i know. 🙏🏻

However, isn’t there still the institutionalised slavery of “military conscription “?
Even the Americans put that behind them for now. 

Why don’t the enlightened Swiss?
Are the owners of Switzerland not wealthy enough to maintain a merc army nowadays?