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Previously on "Watching a Country Make a Fool of Itself"
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Irish prime minister SNEERS mockingly at UK
IRISH Prime Minister Leo Varadkar has sparked fury after he fired an undiplomatic dig at Britain by claiming it may need a financial bailout after Brexit.
No fear a Brexiteer, foaming at the mouth, tweeted back:
a Twitter user who sent him a foul-mouthed message, citing loans the UK had given to Ireland during the financial crisis.
The social media user, who has 28 followers, posted: “What the f*** can you, a country who borrowed millions off the UK, just to survive, offer anybody, you are having a laugh, another bad Irish joke.”
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Originally posted by BR14 View Post'Lady' byatt contains the clue
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Originally posted by Paddy View PostLady Byatt then said: "You know, we British don't need a constitution. We are the oldest democracy in the world."
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"Essentially, she was saying," he writes, "you are barbarians, you have only recently put down your cudgels. You need the leash."
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Originally posted by original PM View PostWe have had democracy since before Germany existed so.....
Was having voting rights for only a select group of rich men who owned property until early 1900s a democracy?
Is having a house of unelected lords and clergy a democracy?
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Well considering modern Germany only came into being in the 1800 and they have started 2 world wars since then maybe just ******* maybe she has a point?
"Lady Byatt then said: "You know, we British don't need a constitution. We are the oldest democracy in the world." She paused briefly before continuing: "For young countries like you Germans, constitutions could very well be useful." It would be almost impossible, writes Matussek, to overstate the haughtiness and contemptuousness that dripped from her voice. "Essentially, she was saying," he writes, "you are barbarians, you have only recently put down your cudgels. You need the leash."
We have had democracy since before Germany existed so.....
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Watching a Country Make a Fool of Itself
Watching a Country Make a Fool of Itself
Almost everyone who has a say in Brexit belongs to the British establishment, meaning they went to an outrageously expensive private school and completed their studies at Cambridge or Oxford. In this regard, too, we have been enlightened. What in the name of God do they learn there?
No country in the world has cultivated arrogance the way Britain has. But the sad truth is: The former global power can't even find its way to the door without tripping over its feet.
Lady Byatt then said: "You know, we British don't need a constitution. We are the oldest democracy in the world." She paused briefly before continuing: "For young countries like you Germans, constitutions could very well be useful." It would be almost impossible, writes Matussek, to overstate the haughtiness and contemptuousness that dripped from her voice. "Essentially, she was saying," he writes, "you are barbarians, you have only recently put down your cudgels. You need the leash."
The United Kingdom is currently demonstrating how a country can make a fool of itself before the eyes of the entire world. What was once the most powerful empire on earth is now a country that can't even find its way to the door without tripping over its own feet.
It has now been 28 months since the British voted to pull out of the European Union. Unfortunately, they haven't taken a single step further since then.Tags: None
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