Dear World, A reflection on the British Spirit

[PurpleGorilla]

Many will vote to stay because we are British.
Because we fought wars to prevent right wing extremists saying what race or religion should be allowed.
Because we joined a community that was to prevent was in Europe from happening again
Because we are known for our generous spirit in helping others in their time of need.
Because we are British.


...and because we tolerate extremists who set up threads multiple times a day saying that we must isolate ourselves.

We joined the EEC, not the EU.

NATO keeps the peace.

Why will our good charity stop outside the EU?

[PurpleGorilla]

Ich auch.

What a pile of poo I could not vote. Yet somehow I'm allowed to vote in the UK referendum. That's got to violate my human rights, right?

Write to you local MP about it...

[WTFH]

We joined the EEC, not the EU.

NATO keeps the peace.

Why will our good charity stop outside the EU?

And yet you remain very silent on the first line of my reply. Says a lot.


You're right, though, about the people saying "No you can't do that, No you are not good enough, No you will fail." These people who set up multiple threads every day with claims that we are failing, that we are not good enough and that we cannot stay part of the European Union.


What is NATO, but an army where most of the member states are in the EU? Yet we are told by Brexiters that "no, we can't" remain or we will be signing up to an army where the member states are in the EU.

[Forgotmylogin]

What is NATO, but an army where most of the member states are in the EU? Yet we are told by Brexiters that "no, we can't" remain or we will be signing up to an army where the member states are in the EU.

So you don't understand what NATO is, or what the proposal for EU Army is?

NATO is not an army. It is a collection of nations who have their own national armed forces, and who agree to co-operate (not obligatory) and to joint defence (obligatory).

That is substantially different to member countries providing manpower to a single organisation.

[stek]

This British Spirit that raped and pillaged a third of the World, made itself rich on the exploitation of foreign lands and peoples, fell into demise, lost it all, gave away all it's IP to USA after WW2, cow-towed to said USA, joined in with USA in war-mongering to sell weapons to both sides and actively destabilise countries to further that aim and then how we all laugh at all the funny brown people drowning in sinking boats try to scrape in tiny sliver of our bought and paid for pie. **** 'em, they deserve it, collateral damage.

The EU is not perfect, but at least it does something to preserve human rights, sometimes misguided, but at least it's an attempt to help anyone to a better life, a better existence by protecting what we are; human living beings. Economically and socially.

Look at what Westminster is giving us; scraping every last penny out of the disadvantaged, sending our Soldiers to fight pointless wars to face weapons this country and it's allies have sold to the other side, forcing severely disabled to work, extracting every last piece of dignity from ordinary working people.

[PurpleGorilla]

And yet you remain very silent on the first line of my reply. Says a lot.


You're right, though, about the people saying "No you can't do that, No you are not good enough, No you will fail." These people who set up multiple threads every day with claims that we are failing, that we are not good enough and that we cannot stay part of the European Union.


What is NATO, but an army where most of the member states are in the EU? Yet we are told by Brexiters that "no, we can't" remain or we will be signing up to an army where the member states are in the EU.

I don't buy the argument that the EU prevents Fascism and European wars. I don't see another European war either. But it's not the UK's job to keep keeping the peace either, too much blood has already been spilt.

Take a look at Austria, Greece. Fascism on the rise in EU countries; because of EU policies! This will get worse.

The EU is a plutocracy. The sooner you realise this, and the danger that extends from this the better.

The biggest player in NATO is not in Europe. And it's more than an army. It is a complete defence capability.

[VectraMan]

We joined the EEC, not the EU.

We joined the EEC, then when it turned into the EU, we joined that too.

[Bee]

There is a thread in the tapestry of the British Spirit, that does not respond well to being told 'no'.

'No you can't do that, No you are not good enough, No you will fail.'

Well, dear world, the British do not react to well to this.

We are Great Britain. If you tell us 'no no no' that fires within us the spirt to say 'yes'.

Don't tell us we can't do it. Because we can, and will; even if we fail we will dust ourselves off, and fight on.

All these jolly foreigners saying No to BREXIT. How dare you. How dare you say we will fail and we can't go it alone.

Many will vote leave, because of you. Because we are British.

Oh, crap.

[PurpleGorilla]

We joined the EEC, then when it turned into the EU, we joined that too.

We don't vote on that though.

[Unwitting Catalyst]

So you don't understand what NATO is, or what the proposal for EU Army is?

NATO is not an army. It is the USA and a collection of nations who have their own token national armed forces, and who agree to send token ships/squadrons/special forces units in support of the US

FTFY