Ian McEwan

[minestrone]

Except Greece does have the sovereign ability to leave the EU, reintroduce the drachma and legislate away its debts. So not that like the Third Reich.

It's a bit like saying to a battered wife "you could have left anytime".

[northernladyuk]

It's a bit like saying to a battered wife "you could have left anytime".

No it isn't.

[vetran]

Except Greece does have the sovereign ability to leave the EU, reintroduce the drachma and legislate away its debts. So not that like the Third Reich.

yes but if it does 'intellectuals' will claim it has turned to Nazism?

[BrilloPad]

It's a bit like saying to a battered wife "you could have left anytime".

Some say women who stay get what they deserve. Mrs BP certainly does. I think that's a bit mean myself.

[northernladyuk]

yes but if it does 'intellectuals' will claim it has turned to Nazism?

No they won't.

[vetran]

No it isn't.

close, its like a vindictive ex who wants all the money, the kids & the house.

[vetran]

You're an ignorant sod, so you're probably not aware that Hitler's path to power included some referenda.
Demagogues manipulate the populist vote to win democratic elections - once they're in, the democratic structures are dismantled.

so basically you are saying all referendums are bad and we should ignore them and the laws created based on them in case we end up in a facist state?

[vetran]

Instead of just emitting further brainfarts, why don't you do some research on the plebiscites associated with the Third Reich, and from that demonstrate why the Brexit referendum was nothing like those of the Hitler era? It's not even that difficult to do, and you might even begin to shake off the label of "complete and utter imbecile" that's ascribed to you.

I'm pretty sure the Brexiters are not intent on ruling the whole of Europe unlike some.

[BlasterBates]

I'm pretty sure the Brexiters are not intent on ruling the whole of Europe unlike some.

Indeed not, they're going to take over the Commonwealth instead

Theresa May to use Commonwealth meeting months before Brexit to push closer trade ties | The Independent

[NotAllThere]

I'm pretty sure the Brexiters are not intent on ruling the whole of Europe unlike some.

Vetran - master of the non-sequitur.

Switzerland has been ruled by referenda for years. It's not quite a fascist state so far.