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Originally Posted by Chris
No, I’m not. I’m just slightly saddened to see so many intelligent, reasonable people deceiving themselves at the slightest sign of anything they think might, somehow, just maybe, stop or delay or undermine Brexit in some way.
I’ve kept out of the debate for the most part because so much of it just revolves around the latest piece of pointless intrigue. I’m not planning on getting drawn into it now either. I just think it would do you no harm to accept reality. I know you’ve erected a shell around yourself so that the phrase “we’re leaving, deal with it” just sounds aggressive and combative, but there’s actually no reason why it necessarily has to be so. It also happens to be the truth. We are leaving, and you are going to have to deal with it at some point. That doesn’t mean you have to like it, but it does mean you are going to have to find some way to make peace with it, or else you’re just going to end up permanently bitter. Which would be a sad state of affairs indeed.
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I do strongly urge you to read my post again. My first sentence is about Brexit negotiations continuing. Hardly the words of someone who is in denial! For those of us like me who are in the business world, accepting and planning for Brexit is a given.
Quite how "I know you’ve erected a shell around yourself.." is bizarre when we've not met and had minimal interaction on this forum. Maybe you're confusing me with someone else?
Deal with it is just an aggressive instruction. I accept that it may not be to you.
One point of my post is what do you do if something has been fixed. If it's a football match, do you replay it? If it's the Olympics, you strip the winners of the medals?
I'm saddened that what I thought was a thoughtful, discussive post from me has been so severely misinterpreted. But I'm pleased to have the opportunity to set the record straight.
But it would also be great to hear if you are concerned that the Arron Banks criminal enquiry will discredit the Brexit vote.
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Originally Posted by Sephiroth
What are you on about "aggressive tone"? When people say stupid things they can be called out. Clutching at straws is exactly right.
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Chris has kindly reworded his post, so my remarks refer to the post quoted and not the one you have read.