The No-Billag controversy is heating up even months before the decision is made. A sober analysis reveals enough aspects to take the initiators' extreme demands seriously.
Let's just look at the most important ones: The free mentality fueled by publishers has taken root in the minds of the younger generation in particular. For financial and partly ideological reasons, they are not prepared to pay for media content, because as internet natives they have never learned anything else. If they are forced to pay a asia rcs data compulsory fee, their resistance is particularly stubborn. And for 400 francs they are probably even prepared to post a voting envelope. This attitude is also fueled by the current right-wing populism with its general criticism of the state. Because this is further reinforced by the growing denigration of the media (lying media, fake news) through disinformation campaigns from Trump to Putin, these forces are receiving an incredible boost.
But that is by no means all. Since the publishers' revenues are falling massively, their fight against the SRG, which is financed by fees, is fiercer than ever. This development was fueled by an "unforced error" by the SRG management.