Originally Posted by
taxexile
its simple.
we will be free from the restrictive shackles that restrain us, shackles forged by the power of the german industrial lobbying machine.
you seem to think the eu is some kind of forward looking nirvana, an organism where every limb is equal, where the left hand helps the right hand where cross border competition has disappeared and every country works for the common good, whereas in fact its just the opposite. they are all squabbling for their share of the pie, they are all fighting to retain their identities just as brussels seeks to homogenise them. it will end in tears.
but the brits are island people, we are uppity and dont like to be told what to do. especially by europeans, lovely as they are. we can trade with them, eat their cheese, buy their cars, admire their sophisticated manners and clothes when compared to the boorishness exhibited by many brits, and they can come and pick our fruit and doctor our sick. if only the negotiators would exhibit some pragmaticism. but no, they are worried in case we offer some serious competition to them and draw business and investment away. they operate a closed shop. with rules and regulations that are expensive to implement and onerous in their strength. and dont talk about workers rights, we are perfectly capable of protecting workers from the extremes of capitalism, and we can do a better job of it than the euros. have a look at the slave trade that operates in spain to produce all the fruit and veg that we brits and other northern european states are happy to purchase for peanuts. i dont see brussels doing too much about it.
no, we dont need brussels, we dont need their stifling red tape and we dont need german hegemony.
mainlanders of europe have a different mindset, they have to be mindful of their neighbours, or at least try to be. when they dont they fight, thats why the history of europe has been one of constant friction, warfare and enmity. the eu may be a good thing for them.
we dont need it, and by an overwhelming majority we have voted against it, we are perfectly capable of arranging our own trading arrangements and tax policies, and now that we are rid of the threat of the kind of socialism that would have castrated the country, we have at least 5 years, and in all probability 10, to do things differently.
so s.a., do us all a favour here on teak door, show us northern monkeys some well earned respect now that we have been listened to, wind in your fucking neck for a while and lets see how the next few years pans out.