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Originally Posted by mrmistoffelees
Hi Mick, with respect , just because these issues aren’t happening to you doesn’t say they’re not happening at all.
This issue is going to get worse before it gets better.
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Again, respectfully, to counter that your words are purely to defend Brexit at any cost, therefore treating this as an algebraic equation once we remove each sides political stance were left with one persons considerable experience vs your….?
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Not at all.
You have offered, firstly, a straw man. I don’t defend Brexit at any cost. I simply point out that I don’t believe “at any cost” (I.e. the most extreme worst case) will arise, and that so far I’m correct.
Second, you have offered an appeal to authority. Relevant experience earns a hearing, it does not earn automatic, uncritical acceptance. As you have offered no rationale for accepting this person’s view other than their job title I can only conclude this is what you’re doing.
A critical appraisal of any opinion must include some attempt to understand the context in which they’re speaking and their motivations for doing so. Such as, in this case, the likelihood that they have permanently lost their means of undercutting British drivers wages by hiring east European ones.