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The influence of the EU on Britain.

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  • edited June 2018
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  • https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-44668572

    Gove rips up Teresa May's preferred customs union option.

    The thunderbird-faced, two Bob fanny
  • What if morons realised that when the UK was in the EU the UK governed itself?
    What if morons realised that the UK democratically participated in democratic decisions made by the EU as a whole?
    What if morons realised that the UK in leaving the EU, re-establishes permanent rule by the established ruling class and select media, something that being in the EU gave people hope they could escape from?
    What if morons accept they won, and it is their responsibility now to manage the situation, like solving the Irish Border problem, without looking for anybody to blame but themselves?
  • cabbles said:

    What if............?

    What if in 1939 a referendum were held as to whether we should surrender to Nazi Germany rather than fight to liberate Europe ?

    What if a British PM had said that in the Reich we would be 4300 shillings better off per head ?

    What if the PM had said that in exchange for surrendering the right to govern ourselves we could work anywhere in the Reich, perhaps making Panzers for deployment in the Eastern Front ? Or building the gas chambers and Camps for the Jews ?

    What if the PM had said that we could travel anywhere within the Reich - No passports, cheap holidays in occupied sunny south of France and Fascist Italy, rather than Blackpool or Bournemouth ?

    What if the PM had told us that Adolf Hitler would provide us with a nice cheap German car - the people's car - rather than having a British marque ? That instead of pie and mash for dinner we could have more exotic foreign food and all it would cost was our freedom ?

    What if he said that hundreds of years of self-government was worth trading in for the chance to abolish exchange rates and borders within the Reich, and that we could eventually all trade using the Reichsmark instead of the pound ?

    What if the PM said we would all be worse off for a generation if we did not join the Reich, as rationing would be introduced and last until 1954, and that we would have to borrow money under the Marshall Plan, a loan that would not be paid off until 2006 ?
    What would the people have said ? The generation of the early 20th century ? How would they have reacted ?

    This is why we voted for Brexit. Because No single generation has the right to give away the independence that their Great Grandfathers and Grandfathers and in some cases Fathers Son's Brothers, Sisters Cousins, Uncles and Aunties fought and died for.....

    Because this is about more than economics ....!

    The EU aren’t about to declare war on us. Everything about this post screams deluded ramblings imo
    Why does it?

    3 replies and not one argument against it. Just one mild obsenity.
    I'll just add fundamentally historically inaccurate to go with @cabbles' deluded ramblings.

    You do realise that, in 1939, Britain and her Empire were not seeking to liberate Europe (Poland, yes, and maybe Czechoslovakia), France was not occupied, and the UK was busy making eyes at Mussolini (in the hopes that fascist Italy would join the war on their side, only to be disappointed) - both 1940, oh, and there wasn't an Eastern front until 1941...

    Because, in making these (and the Marshall Plan, and knowledge of death camps for Jews, Gypsies, homosexuals, "deviants", political enemies and the disabled) key elements of a decision offered by the PM in 1939, you're not demonstrating a keen awareness of history. Of course you may just be a Neville Chamberlain super-fan, convinced that he was the genuine far sighted war leader that Britain should have had in its hour of need, cruelly traduced by that nasty Winston Churchill.
  • seth plum said:

    What if morons realised that when the UK was in the EU the UK governed itself?
    What if morons realised that the UK democratically participated in democratic decisions made by the EU as a whole?
    What if morons realised that the UK in leaving the EU, re-establishes permanent rule by the established ruling class and select media, something that being in the EU gave people hope they could escape from?
    What if morons accept they won, and it is their responsibility now to manage the situation, like solving the Irish Border problem, without looking for anybody to blame but themselves?

    Good to see you didn't waste your time at Diplomacy School.
  • seth plum said:

    What if morons realised that when the UK was in the EU the UK governed itself?
    What if morons realised that the UK democratically participated in democratic decisions made by the EU as a whole?
    What if morons realised that the UK in leaving the EU, re-establishes permanent rule by the established ruling class and select media, something that being in the EU gave people hope they could escape from?
    What if morons accept they won, and it is their responsibility now to manage the situation, like solving the Irish Border problem, without looking for anybody to blame but themselves?

    Good to see you didn't waste your time at Diplomacy School.
    It was known as the 'Brick Through the Window Academy'.
  • seth plum said:

    seth plum said:

    What if morons realised that when the UK was in the EU the UK governed itself?
    What if morons realised that the UK democratically participated in democratic decisions made by the EU as a whole?
    What if morons realised that the UK in leaving the EU, re-establishes permanent rule by the established ruling class and select media, something that being in the EU gave people hope they could escape from?
    What if morons accept they won, and it is their responsibility now to manage the situation, like solving the Irish Border problem, without looking for anybody to blame but themselves?

    Good to see you didn't waste your time at Diplomacy School.
    It was known as the 'Brick Through the Window Academy'.
    Send them a letter asking for your money back.
    Clearly the technique isn't working.
  • Clearly it is.
  • seth plum said:

    Clearly it is.

    What? In your second lesson they said 'Call anyone you disagree with a moron.
    We at Diplomacy School find its a great way to find common ground, help forge futures, change things for the better''?
    OK
  • cabbles said:

    What if............?

    What if in 1939 a referendum were held as to whether we should surrender to Nazi Germany rather than fight to liberate Europe ?

    What if a British PM had said that in the Reich we would be 4300 shillings better off per head ?

    What if the PM had said that in exchange for surrendering the right to govern ourselves we could work anywhere in the Reich, perhaps making Panzers for deployment in the Eastern Front ? Or building the gas chambers and Camps for the Jews ?

    What if the PM had said that we could travel anywhere within the Reich - No passports, cheap holidays in occupied sunny south of France and Fascist Italy, rather than Blackpool or Bournemouth ?

    What if the PM had told us that Adolf Hitler would provide us with a nice cheap German car - the people's car - rather than having a British marque ? That instead of pie and mash for dinner we could have more exotic foreign food and all it would cost was our freedom ?

    What if he said that hundreds of years of self-government was worth trading in for the chance to abolish exchange rates and borders within the Reich, and that we could eventually all trade using the Reichsmark instead of the pound ?

    What if the PM said we would all be worse off for a generation if we did not join the Reich, as rationing would be introduced and last until 1954, and that we would have to borrow money under the Marshall Plan, a loan that would not be paid off until 2006 ?
    What would the people have said ? The generation of the early 20th century ? How would they have reacted ?

    This is why we voted for Brexit. Because No single generation has the right to give away the independence that their Great Grandfathers and Grandfathers and in some cases Fathers Son's Brothers, Sisters Cousins, Uncles and Aunties fought and died for.....

    Because this is about more than economics ....!

    The EU aren’t about to declare war on us. Everything about this post screams deluded ramblings imo
    Why does it?

    3 replies and not one argument against it. Just one mild obsenity.
    It doesn’t make any sense. You might not think it by suggesting a hypothetical what if scenario, but to me it reads like leaving the EU is similar to not surrendering to the Nazis. That in itself is ludicrous and to me deluded

    The EU has many faults, but to draw comparisons with Nazi Germany, even though you don’t think you have, is mental
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  • seth plum said:

    Clearly it is.

    What? In your second lesson they said 'Call anyone you disagree with a moron.
    We at Diplomacy School find its a great way to find common ground, help forge futures, change things for the better''?
    OK
    Call those who don't bother to avail themselves of the facts, or take responsibility for their actions morons. Those I disagree with I disagree with.
    My Diplomacy Academy was very strong on the making distinctions unit, though admittedly I only passed that one with a low 'C'.
  • seth plum said:

    Clearly it is.

    What? In your second lesson they said 'Call anyone you disagree with a moron.
    We at Diplomacy School find its a great way to find common ground, help forge futures, change things for the better''?
    OK
    This stuff about common ground, forging things for the future, changing 'things' for the better.
    You go first.
  • seth plum said:

    seth plum said:

    Clearly it is.

    What? In your second lesson they said 'Call anyone you disagree with a moron.
    We at Diplomacy School find its a great way to find common ground, help forge futures, change things for the better''?
    OK
    This stuff about common ground, forging things for the future, changing 'things' for the better.
    You go first.
    Why?
    I voted remain and don't think calling people morons achieves anything or helps in any way.
    You do.
    So in my world, engaging you in any conversation on this is doomed from the start.
  • That's enough bollox for me.

    I shall revisit thread in September
  • That's enough bollox for me.

    I shall revisit thread in September

    Doubt May and her incompetent cronies will be anywhere nearer a coherent Brexit strategy.
  • cabbles said:

    What if............?

    What if in 1939 a referendum were held as to whether we should surrender to Nazi Germany rather than fight to liberate Europe ?

    What if a British PM had said that in the Reich we would be 4300 shillings better off per head ?

    What if the PM had said that in exchange for surrendering the right to govern ourselves we could work anywhere in the Reich, perhaps making Panzers for deployment in the Eastern Front ? Or building the gas chambers and Camps for the Jews ?

    What if the PM had said that we could travel anywhere within the Reich - No passports, cheap holidays in occupied sunny south of France and Fascist Italy, rather than Blackpool or Bournemouth ?

    What if the PM had told us that Adolf Hitler would provide us with a nice cheap German car - the people's car - rather than having a British marque ? That instead of pie and mash for dinner we could have more exotic foreign food and all it would cost was our freedom ?

    What if he said that hundreds of years of self-government was worth trading in for the chance to abolish exchange rates and borders within the Reich, and that we could eventually all trade using the Reichsmark instead of the pound ?

    What if the PM said we would all be worse off for a generation if we did not join the Reich, as rationing would be introduced and last until 1954, and that we would have to borrow money under the Marshall Plan, a loan that would not be paid off until 2006 ?
    What would the people have said ? The generation of the early 20th century ? How would they have reacted ?

    This is why we voted for Brexit. Because No single generation has the right to give away the independence that their Great Grandfathers and Grandfathers and in some cases Fathers Son's Brothers, Sisters Cousins, Uncles and Aunties fought and died for.....

    Because this is about more than economics ....!

    The EU aren’t about to declare war on us. Everything about this post screams deluded ramblings imo
    Why does it?

    3 replies and not one argument against it. Just one mild obsenity.
    I'll just add fundamentally historically inaccurate to go with @cabbles' deluded ramblings.

    You do realise that, in 1939, Britain and her Empire were not seeking to liberate Europe (Poland, yes, and maybe Czechoslovakia), France was not occupied, and the UK was busy making eyes at Mussolini (in the hopes that fascist Italy would join the war on their side, only to be disappointed) - both 1940, oh, and there wasn't an Eastern front until 1941...

    Because, in making these (and the Marshall Plan, and knowledge of death camps for Jews, Gypsies, homosexuals, "deviants", political enemies and the disabled) key elements of a decision offered by the PM in 1939, you're not demonstrating a keen awareness of history. Of course you may just be a Neville Chamberlain super-fan, convinced that he was the genuine far sighted war leader that Britain should have had in its hour of need, cruelly traduced by that nasty Winston Churchill.
    That's better.
    Although this dues devalue the sacrificed made by our previous generation

    You have shown that it is possible to argue without being rude. Thank you.
  • That's enough bollox for me.

    I shall revisit thread in September

    Doubt May and her incompetent cronies will be anywhere nearer a coherent Brexit strategy.
    You May well be correct.
    May and her remaining mate's have absolutely no idea.
  • seth plum said:

    seth plum said:

    Clearly it is.

    What? In your second lesson they said 'Call anyone you disagree with a moron.
    We at Diplomacy School find its a great way to find common ground, help forge futures, change things for the better''?
    OK
    This stuff about common ground, forging things for the future, changing 'things' for the better.
    You go first.
    Why?
    I voted remain and don't think calling people morons achieves anything or helps in any way.
    You do.
    So in my world, engaging you in any conversation on this is doomed from the start.
    Fine. I don't think equating the EU to the Third Reich achieves anything or helps in any way.
    Your response to that kind of thing is your response. Mine is mine.
    I won't lecture you about it.
  • See you in September
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  • That's enough bollox for me.

    I shall revisit thread in September

    That's enough bollox for me.

    I shall revisit thread in September

    Doubt May and her incompetent cronies will be anywhere nearer a coherent Brexit strategy.
    You May well be correct.
    May and her remaining mate's have absolutely no idea.
    That was quick :wink:
  • Bloody EU. What have they ever done for us?

    https://bbc.co.uk/news/business-44659499

    Have mentioned this piece of law before as it's a perfect example of UK consumers benefiting from EU agreed laws that we wouldn't be able to achieve domestically. This sort of thing is really what the EU is all about. Others will see it as unnecessary "red tape" and a burden on business of course...
  • McBobbin said:

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-44668572

    Gove rips up Teresa May's preferred customs union option.

    The thunderbird-faced, two Bob fanny

    This would be one of the two options that the government has been wasting our time on that the EU has already said is very unlikely to fly of course. Tbf I expect Barnier et al will also end up tearing it to pieces too.
  • It appears John Bolton has been meeting with Moggy's misfits this week without May's knowledge or anyone from the government or civil service present. Trump rumoured to be doing the same when we have the pleasure of his company next week.

    But it's the Remainers who are undermining May and our negotiations of course...
  • edited July 2018

    It appears John Bolton has been meeting with Moggy's misfits this week without May's knowledge or anyone from the government or civil service present. Trump rumoured to be doing the same when we have the pleasure of his company next week.

    But it's the Remainers who are undermining May and our negotiations of course...

    It’s really quite shocking.

    May is too weak to be able to do anything.

  • Southbank said:
    Pretty pathetic.

    Any comment on the European Research* Group meeting with a representative of the USA behind Mays back? I wonder what he's promised them for pushing for the hardest of Brexits?

    *not sure how much reearching they ever do either.
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