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Who would swap UK status for another EU country?

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    #31
    Originally posted by CretinWatcher View Post
    Unless you're afraid of force, nothing to stop you walking out of any club you enter or belong to at any time whatsoever.
    so you think its sensible in international relations to do things by force?

    AssCretin obviously the board's Vladimir Putin. Watch out MF he will be round to confiscate your sledges.
    Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.

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      #32
      Originally posted by AtW View Post
      So why exit now?
      Because we can
      Let us not forget EU open doors immigration benefits IT contractors more than anyone

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        #33
        Originally posted by NotAllThere View Post
        Weird. Why do you think that warnings that it's all going to go horribly wrong, and posts that purport to show it's happening already are "disagreeing with the concept of democracy"?

        With that kind of reasoning. You're really doing very little to disabuse Bremainers of the idea that Brexiters are rather stupid.
        I fully acknowledged previously that there would be some (or quite a lot of) short term pain associated with Leave.
        The UK will be made to do some time on the naughty step, partly as a result of the markets (that was always going to happen, they called it wrong, sod 'em), but mostly to deter any other nations from expressing similar frustrations at the ballot box.
        My point stands, The EU is undemocratic, unaccountable and mostly, if not entirely, useless. We can have a whole debate about which bits of the EU are more or less undemocratic and useless if you like, but I think we're most over all that now.
        Call "Brexiters" stupid if you like, that's your right, but you don't have the moral ground when it comes down to dishing out yellow cards to those who offer a different viewpoint. "For God's sake man, go"
        His heart is in the right place - shame we can't say the same about his brain...

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          #34
          Originally posted by vetran View Post
          so you think its sensible in international relations to do things by force?

          .
          Whoosh!

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            #35
            Originally posted by DodgyAgent View Post
            Which is hard to do when each country has equal influence no matter how many people it represents.
            Number of MEPs is based on population of member countries.

            Big countries got veto on many subjects.

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              #36
              Originally posted by NotAllThere View Post
              Dunno. I don't know any British Brit hating, Juncker loving federalists.
              Somebody's not been paying attention then...
              His heart is in the right place - shame we can't say the same about his brain...

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                #37
                Originally posted by Mordac View Post
                The EU is undemocratic
                When UKIP got 14% of the vote in the UK, they got 1 seat in parliament.
                Last time they got a similar proportion of the UK vote for the EU parliamentary elections, they got 5 seats in the EU parliament.

                And now, you're about to get some old woman running the country for 4 years, that nobody voted for.
                Moreover, the party in power has abandoned some key promises (like balancing the books) for the life of the parliament.
                And any bills passed will go to an unelected house for ratification.
                You're a mug who's been brainwashed by the upper classes who run this country that you live in democracy.
                Good luck with that.

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                  #38
                  Originally posted by AtW View Post
                  Number of MEPs is based on population of member countries.

                  Big countries got veto on many subjects.
                  I was talking about the commissioners The institutions of the European Union - History Learning Site
                  Let us not forget EU open doors immigration benefits IT contractors more than anyone

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                    #39
                    Originally posted by CretinWatcher View Post
                    When UKIP got 14% of the vote in the UK, they got 1 seat in parliament.
                    Last time they got a similar proportion of the UK vote for the EU parliamentary elections, they got 5 seats in the EU parliament.

                    And now, you're about to get some old woman running the country for 4 years, that nobody voted for.
                    Moreover, the party in power has abandoned some key promises (like balancing the books) for the life of the parliament.
                    And any bills passed will go to an unelected house for ratification.
                    You're a mug who's been brainwashed by the upper classes who run this country that you live in democracy.
                    Good luck with that.
                    Already Teresa May is getting the misogynist treatment
                    Let us not forget EU open doors immigration benefits IT contractors more than anyone

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                      #40
                      Originally posted by DodgyAgent View Post
                      Already Teresa May is getting the misogynist treatment
                      If you mean sexist, I would describe Corbyn as an old man and be pretty miffed if Labour were in a similar position and imposed him as PM. And the old lady you'll be getting is Leadsom. Don't you understand a coup when you see one?

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