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  • WTFH
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    EU Copyright Directive - have we done this one yet?

    Originally posted by AtW View Post
    Which part of - “companies that trade with EU will have to obey EU laws” you don’t get?
    There’s always Bonne Maman

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  • NotAllThere
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    Originally posted by Whorty View Post
    Such an arrogant, xenophobic attitude. Thankfully you're a minority in the UK, although your ilk are a vocal minority. You are an embarrassment to the country.
    Also doesn't get irony very well.

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  • AtW
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    Originally posted by Mordac View Post
    The difference being we can elect some politicians with some balls (a distant concept right now, I'll admit) who can overturn these regs such that they no longer apply to UK companies. The EU can (and probably will) continue to regulate itself into the dust. They can't punish UK companies if the UK is no longer a member state. Why carry on paying for a mostly silent voice?
    Which part of - “companies that trade with EU will have to obey EU laws” you don’t get?

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  • Old Greg
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    Originally posted by original PM View Post
    C mon dude - the french have been known as cheese eating surrender monkeys for years.

    the Italians change sides

    yes these are silly little stereotypes - much like the British are 52% cretins.
    FTFY

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  • original PM
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    Originally posted by Whorty View Post
    Yes, I know your sort. You say vitriolic, xenophobic comments, and when you get called out you claim it was a joke. I've met the likes of you down the pub quite frequently. We all know someone like you. We all try to avoid you when we see you in the bar.
    C mon dude - the french have been known as cheese eating surrender monkeys for years.

    the Italians change sides

    yes these are silly little stereotypes - much like the British eat roast beef and drink tea.

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  • Whorty
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    Originally posted by original PM View Post
    Yes, I know your sort. You say vitriolic, xenophobic comments, and when you get called out you claim it was a joke. I've met the likes of you down the pub quite frequently. We all know someone like you. We all try to avoid you when we see you in the bar.

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  • original PM
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    Originally posted by Whorty View Post
    Such an arrogant, xenophobic attitude. Thankfully you're a minority in the UK, although your ilk are a vocal minority. You are an embarrassment to the country.

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  • Whorty
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    Originally posted by original PM View Post
    Indeed - I am pretty sure that an army composed of the French, Italian and those bit of Spain that do not despise the EU would be quite scary - I mean they would be so confused about which side they were on they would not know who to surrender to!
    Such an arrogant, xenophobic attitude. Thankfully you're a minority in the UK, although your ilk are a vocal minority. You are an embarrassment to the country.

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  • original PM
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    Originally posted by NotAllThere View Post
    And then invading the UK at the "invitation" of the British government, to "restore order". It's the EUSSR way.
    Indeed - I am pretty sure that an army composed of the French, Italian and those bit of Spain that do not despise the EU would be quite scary - I mean they would be so confused about which side they were on they would not know who to surrender to!

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  • NotAllThere
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    Originally posted by BlasterBates View Post
    Indeed donning EU uniforms and flying the blue starred flag.

    Look forward to that.

    And then invading the UK at the "invitation" of the British government, to "restore order". It's the EUSSR way.

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  • BlasterBates
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    Originally posted by original PM View Post
    Soon you will all be marching to a state approved recording of an oompah band.

    Enjoy.
    Indeed donning EU uniforms and flying the blue starred flag.

    Look forward to that.

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  • darmstadt
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    Originally posted by original PM View Post
    Soon we will be living the high life, back to Victorian values
    FTFY

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  • original PM
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    Originally posted by darmstadt View Post
    1. You're getting so wound up I would suggest going to Wetherspoons and have a quiet relaxing pint only they've put the prices up again
    2. Well you can blame the UK government for that, nothing to do with the EU. The UK government went to the EU with a plan, it was accepted by the EU and then revoked by the very people who wanted it
    3. The UK could have actually done a lot more to stop people whining and moaning but instead the politicians (and media) decided to whine and moan as well. Imagine if they had been strong and stable, the influence that Britain could have wielded may well have changed the way the EU operates, even to the UK's advantage, but no, continue to whine and moan...
    4. You still have a number of MEPs, probably from different parties, representing your area that you can lobby, I do it quite often and have seen them change their minds when you point out what the new laws would mean to the common and ordinary folk. Try it although I suspect you would rather just moan and whine rather than actually go out and do something to make a change
    Soon you will all be marching to a state approved recording of an oompah band.

    Enjoy.

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  • darmstadt
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    Originally posted by Mordac View Post
    1: You're so naive it's almost embarrassing.
    2: We haven't left, and it looks likely that the "dark forces" will prevent us from doing so.
    3: Been doing that for 25 years, and it almost got us somewhere close to doing something about it.
    4: When will you get it into your skull that no such "elected representative" concept exists. We vote for "a party" and depending on how many votes "that party" receives, they get to nominate "a person or some people" to be our representatives. You might call that "democracy", I call that "bollocks". They have no incentive to do anything that "we, the people" ask of them, because if they do, they'll find themselves struck off the party list next time around. The perks of being an MEP are far too valuable to risk becoming an ex-MEP.
    1. You're getting so wound up I would suggest going to Wetherspoons and have a quiet relaxing pint only they've put the prices up again
    2. Well you can blame the UK government for that, nothing to do with the EU. The UK government went to the EU with a plan, it was accepted by the EU and then revoked by the very people who wanted it
    3. The UK could have actually done a lot more to stop people whining and moaning but instead the politicians (and media) decided to whine and moan as well. Imagine if they had been strong and stable, the influence that Britain could have wielded may well have changed the way the EU operates, even to the UK's advantage, but no, continue to whine and moan...
    4. You still have a number of MEPs, probably from different parties, representing your area that you can lobby, I do it quite often and have seen them change their minds when you point out what the new laws would mean to the common and ordinary folk. Try it although I suspect you would rather just moan and whine rather than actually go out and do something to make a change

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  • Mordac
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    Originally posted by AtW View Post
    EU got very bad track record in making laws related to the Internet, basically I wish they just shut the fook up.

    Sadly having Brexit will only makes things worse - UK will have no voice at all.
    The difference being we can elect some politicians with some balls (a distant concept right now, I'll admit) who can overturn these regs such that they no longer apply to UK companies. The EU can (and probably will) continue to regulate itself into the dust. They can't punish UK companies if the UK is no longer a member state. Why carry on paying for a mostly silent voice?

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