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Soph0571

(9,685 posts)
Fri Feb 8, 2019, 05:16 AM Feb 2019

Britain is in an abusive relationship with the EU - and we're the abuser

Pro-Brexit politicians and commentators think it’s entirely reasonable to describe European leaders as Nazis, Soviets, or whatever other historically inept slur leaps to mind, and just expect them to take it. But the minute they answer back, even politely, they have somehow crossed the line into indecency, sir, and this shall not stand.

Somehow, Britain has ended up in an abusive relationship with the European Union – and Britain is the abusive partner.

There are 51 days to go until Brexit.


https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/staggers/2019/02/donald-tusk-affair-shows-britain-abusive-relationship-eu-and-we-re-abuser

YEP - but we have always had something of the bully about us!
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Britain is in an abusive relationship with the EU - and we're the abuser (Original Post) Soph0571 Feb 2019 OP
The trouble is.... T_i_B Feb 2019 #1
And the abuse may be coming in when new trading partners come in e.g. US SwissTony Feb 2019 #2
Japan getting in on the act? SwissTony Feb 2019 #3

T_i_B

(14,800 posts)
1. The trouble is....
Fri Feb 8, 2019, 07:53 AM
Feb 2019

Last edited Sat Feb 9, 2019, 05:32 AM - Edit history (1)

...the EU is much more powerful, and holds all the cards in the negotiations. It's 27 united countries against one country at war with itself.

What's worse is that nobody has the courage to tell the Brexshitters about this. The desire of politicians to feel the delusions of the Brexshitters is making the project to leave the EU fail catastrophically.

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