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Old 05-03-2019, 12:08   #8145
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Re: Brexit
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Originally Posted by jfman View Post
You see it as simple because for you it’s a matter of ideology, not of reality. Which is fine, appropriately simplistic, but fine.

The fact you conclude with “we are going to leave, end of” shows that your blind belief in ideology has clouded your judgement. There’s a long way to go in the race to March 29th and you’ll almost certainly be disappointed.
I wouldn't bet money on that if I were you, although that date could potentially slip by a few weeks to permit implementation.

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Originally Posted by mrmistoffelees View Post
I don't disagree that the EU is not without it's significant faults, but, i also believe that to be the case in any government globally including our own.

In my opinion i believe that we should continue to try and change that from within. however hard and frustrating that may be. In a world whereby globalization rightly or wrongly becomes closer and closer every day to me distancing ourselves from other nations in any degree seems odd

As i said earlier negotiating from a perspective of 66 million as opposed to part of a bloc of 500 million places us at a significant risk of being used and abused.

If/when we do leave the EU I'd love nothing more than to see than you/Old Boy and other people who want to leave being right. that we will survive and prosper. Unfortunately I haven't seen one shred of evidence that supports this yet. I think we'll see those in society already suffering hit further again.
David Cameron tried that, and look where it got him. Had he won the crumbs he was seeking to achieve, the referendum would never have happened. The EU is totally inflexible, and in your heart, you know that.

Macron is only saying now that something has to change, but that's all thanks to Brexit.

I don't see Brexit as distancing ourselves from other nations. On the contrary, we want to forge new trade deals with the rest of the world, including with the EU.
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