I don't think the EU has achieved anything of real value for the people of Europe. — Chester
1) Freedom of movement involves the weakening of national borders (obviously), that is a direct "attack" on national independence so damn free movement. I don't mind a few checks next time I travel to Europe. — Chester
We lead Europe on human rights — Chester
The Paris agreement is a complete joke, none of its target will get reached...because China and India will carry on polluting. — Chester
We've had paid holidays in the UK for decades...nothing to do with EU membership. — Chester
Why should the working week be capped at 48 hours? That's only two days out of seven. — Chester
I'm quite convinced that the timing is not a coincidence. I wonder what populist right driven campaign was backed by those same populist right rags and donors at the time that would allow the UK to stop implementing the agreement.
Careful you'll be spitting teeth next. You've got what you want, politically, we're set to leave the EU without a trade deal, Corbyn is a laughing stock. What have you got to be angry about?. They might not express it like me , but trust me, they fucking hate these liberal, middle class ,know-nothings.
Interestingly in 2015 very few people in the UK were critical of the EU, had even thought of leaving, or thought it was a sensible thing to do. What changed during the following year? A populist campaign employing lies, political manipulation, xenophobia and fear of Turkey joining (our streets would be flooded with Turks). Pushed every day by the right wing rags and populists like Farage. And hey presto, all those people who weren't concerned about the EU, suddenly hated it and wanted to leave whatever the cost. — Punshhh
Pushed every day by the right wing rags and populists like Farage. And hey presto, all those people who weren't concerned about the EU, suddenly hated it and wanted to leave whatever the cost. — Punshhh
combination of a tribal fear of becoming a state in a united Europe and rightwing wealthy privelidged classes wanting to hold onto their wealth and move the country to the right, as opposed to the gradual move towards a more socially inclusive social democratic state which is the case in the larger EU countries. — Punshhh
Or did the populists sort of randomly win? — frank
It still feels to me like there's something about Brexit that I'm not getting. Is there an underlying truth? Something more deeply seated? Or did the populists sort of randomly win?
It's a new idea for me that exiting the EU may have taken the steam out of some toxic elements of UK politics. — frank
So Brexit reinforced racism? — frank
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