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  • Brexit or Breakup?

    From project-syndicate.org

    Even after abandoning its empire, the United Kingdom hesitated for decades to join Europe. But it eventually did, and in the past half-century it became a proponent of European Union enlargement, and a champion of key EU policies such as the single market. But soon it will be one year since the UK decided, by a slim majority, to leave all of that behind. In the past 11 months, we have been told repeatedly that “Brexit means Brexit” – a phrase that leaves one none the wiser as to what Brexit actually means. But now that the UK has invoked Article 50 of the Treaty of Lisbon, the fog has started to lift. The UK ... (full story)

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Capish
May 16, 2017 1:10pm
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Tired with Brexit, and Trump. The Brits are all grown up and willing to go it alone, The US voted for him, I do not understand all the hysteria, If Foxnews said the world is flat, CNN would have the Breaking Opinion that Trump flattened it.
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peekay007
May 16, 2017 2:01pm
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I wanna BREXIT with my girlfriend this weekend.i hope she accepts my terms of Article 50
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Pleiadian
May 16, 2017 1:02pm
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Fear mongering!

Quote:
"If you think fearful you will act fearful and you will become fearful"

Myself

Quote:
"Your beliefs become your thoughts
Your thoughts become your words
Your words become your actions
Your actions become your habits
Your habits become your values
Your values become your destiny"

Mahatma Gandhi
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Pleiadian
May 16, 2017 1:23pm
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The United Kingdom did not hesitate for decades to join the Common Market. President DeGaulle kept saying NON. We should have listened to his rejection.
The Werner Report also warned about joining the European Economic Community ( EEC ) as did senior civil servants. Edward Heath tried to make it more palatable to the British and changed the name to the Common Market, and lied to the general public.
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shinny
May 16, 2017 1:21pm
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Quoting cliffedwards
Reality at last. Time for all to smell the coffee. A bleak outlook.
Cliff,

Project Syndicate is notorious for its bias for Establishment Elite policy.

Funded by Soros, Gates etc, with Gordon Brown as Senior Editor, its a mouthpiece for Blair and his ilk to pump out their biased views.

Pretty much all of the contributors are lifelong "Public Servants" - which is a clear sign of institutional bias, as you well know.

I wouldn't put much credence to their views in all honesty mate.

Cheers
Shaun
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nbfx
May 18, 2017 9:52am
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Quoting Devauxt
{quote} You would think that the EU has some authority over the UK. The UK told the EU where to shove their bullying ways and Theresa May knows it
And if she doesn't stand up to them and refuse to be pushed around they will try and take her for a ride. Good job we ain't got the other pushovers in power (and hope they don't get in) who would sell their own grannies for a moment in the spotlight.
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Pleiadian
May 16, 2017 1:41pm
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Quoting cliffedwards
{quote} "If you can keep our head when all about are loosing theirs.. " (Runyard Kipling) You obviously dont understand the situation.. (Me.) LoL
I am commenting on the article and expressing my views. You attack people as though the comments are directed at you.

Message to myself
"Avoid loud and aggressive persons; they are vexations of the spirit" Max Ehrmann
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cliffedwards
May 16, 2017 1:26pm
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Quoting shinny
{quote} Cliff, Project Syndicate is notorious for its bias for Establishment Elite policy. Funded by Soros, Gates etc, with Gordon Brown as Senior Editor, its a mouthpiece for Blair and his ilk to pump out their biased views. Pretty much all of the contributors are lifelong "Public Servants" - which is a clear sign of institutional bias, as you well know. I wouldn't put much credence to their views in all honesty mate. Cheers Shaun
yep you make fair point.
I still consider (may of course be wrong) the position is as described.. (though I like you you dont like the messenger) and as realistic.
Cheers mate..
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jen101
May 17, 2017 4:56am
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Quoting cliffedwards
{quote} "If you can keep our head when all about are loosing theirs.. " (Runyard Kipling) You obviously dont understand the situation.. (Me.) LoL
Never mind plagiarising, you can't even quote properly! It is "losing," not "loosing!" Dear me, even my 6 year old knows that.
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courtneywild
May 17, 2017 6:09am
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Quoting Pleiadian
Fear mongering! Quote: "If you think fearful you will act fearful and you will become fearful" Myself Quote: "Your beliefs become your thoughts Your thoughts become your words Your words become your actions Your actions become your habits Your habits become your values Your values become your destiny" Mahatma Gandhi
Exactly... and May thinks it's cool to play hardball.
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cliffedwards
May 16, 2017 2:02pm
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Quoting peekay007
I wanna BREXIT with my girlfriend this weekend.i hope she accepts my terms of Article 50
If shes got 26 sisters.. youre in deep do-da mate..LoL
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cliffedwards
May 16, 2017 1:21pm
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Quoting Pleiadian
Fear mongering! Quote: "If you think fearful you will act fearful and you will become fearful" Myself Quote: "Your beliefs become your thoughts Your thoughts become your words Your words become your actions Your actions become your habits Your habits become your values Your values become your destiny" Mahatma Gandhi
"If you can keep our head when all about are loosing theirs.. " (Runyard Kipling)
You obviously dont understand the situation.. (Me.)

LoL
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CoolJL
May 16, 2017 1:41pm
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Quoting Capish
Tired with Brexit, and Trump. The Brits are all grown up and willing to go it alone, The US voted for him, I do not understand all the hysteria, If Foxnews said the world is flat, CNN would have the Breaking Opinion that Trump flattened it.
Everyone is willing to get on with things, yet these media outlet won't let it go.
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cliffedwards
May 16, 2017 2:00pm
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Quoting Pleiadian
{quote} I am commenting on the article and expressing my views. You attack people as though the comments are directed at you. Message to myself "Avoid loud and aggressive persons; they are vexations of the spirit" Max Ehrmann
Sorry you take ideas contrary to your own as personal affronts.
Nothing in my post was an attack.
And in future when I have a contrary opinion.. I dont quote your posts
So you dont get upset.
We good?
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MartyGP
May 16, 2017 6:46pm
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What amuses me most is how much control the EU will still actually have over the UK once the dust starts to settle.

Makes me wonder why the UK even bothered with this in the first place. Although I can think of a few reasons - none of them very good.

And to think, this whole thing started because David Cameron wanted to be voted in again, and have another term as Prime Minister. Delightful!
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Devauxt
May 17, 2017 6:22am
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Quoting courtneywild
{quote} Exactly... and May thinks it's cool to play hardball.
You would think that the EU has some authority over the UK. The UK told the EU where to shove their bullying ways and Theresa May knows it
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Devauxt
May 18, 2017 10:16am
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Totally agree, She need a decisive win, but we won't know until after the election. Verfluckstadt can't wait to get his hands on another weak UK leader so that he can push his federalist agenda in the name of democray, it is down to us to stop him and the clown princess Corbyn, McDonnell and McKlusky
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cliffedwards
May 16, 2017 12:53pm — Edited
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Reality at last.
Time for all to smell the coffee.
We Brits were sold a croc of shit by a bunch of used car salesmen..
A bleak outlook.
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Devauxt
May 17, 2017 5:00am
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Quoting jen101
{quote} Never mind plagiarising, you can't even quote properly! It is "losing," not "loosing!" Dear me, even my 6 year old knows that.
ROFL
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Devauxt
May 17, 2017 6:17am
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Quoting courtneywild
{quote} Exactly... and May thinks it's cool to play hardball.
As opposed to standing there and letting the UK get run over by the EU bus?
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