France vs UK
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France vs UK
I’m stealing this post that an ex put as her FB status, because it does show the UK vs France nicely and made me laugh:
Paris, France 11/12/2018 - Students are protesting against an increase in student fees for non-EU students and blocking access to university buildings (again), after thousands took to the streets on the weekend to show their discontent with new taxes.
London, UK 11/12/2018 - People are still drinking tea amidst a government that is steering its nation into the abyss.
Vive la révolution vs. keep calm and carry on. #culturaldifferences #thisisEurope
Paris, France 11/12/2018 - Students are protesting against an increase in student fees for non-EU students and blocking access to university buildings (again), after thousands took to the streets on the weekend to show their discontent with new taxes.
London, UK 11/12/2018 - People are still drinking tea amidst a government that is steering its nation into the abyss.
Vive la révolution vs. keep calm and carry on. #culturaldifferences #thisisEurope
I wish the French were a little less hot blooded and the Brits had bigger balls to protest against the mess they're in. Couldn't be worse if their politicians had done it on purpose.
The Brits have learnt that rioting and protesting doesn’t work. Poll Tax protests, Coal mining protests, Greenham common lesbos etc etc.
The only people who “protest” are wealthy trust fund vegan snowflakes and who cares about them?
The only people who “protest” are wealthy trust fund vegan snowflakes and who cares about them?
pew, pew, pew, pew!
We are the most civilised nation on earth; we make our decisions by way of the parliamentary system that the rest of the world has attempted to copy. Not by getting our nickers in a twist and throwing hissy-fits on the streets of our capital. It may seem like a bit of mess to outsiders looking in, but it's all quite normal and understandable to us.
TheGrimReaper wrote: ↑Mon Sep 02, 2019 1:45 pmSlavedog, you do not belong on this forum as you talk too much sense.
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Slavedog, one thing I don't understand about Brexit is this hardcore view that "they people have spoken! Make Brexit happen now!"slavedog wrote:We are the most civilised nation on earth; we make our decisions by way of the parliamentary system that the rest of the world has attempted to copy. Not by getting our nickers in a twist and throwing hissy-fits on the streets of our capital. It may seem like a bit of mess to outsiders looking in, but it's all quite normal and understandable to us.
That vote was 2.5 years ago, and at the time it only passed with a 51.9% majority.
Why not have another vote? Wouldn't it be fair to the populace to have a second vote on a final plan? Not only do opinions change over that amount of time, but I would think that the civilised path forward would be to let the people vote on the actual deal, not just a theoretical concept several years ago.
^ Why not make it the best of three?
That's the way referendums work: a simple majority.
That's the way referendums work: a simple majority.
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Do you stalk yer ex's, Magoo? Or did you just happen to come by it. How does yer present girl feel aboot that? Just askin for psychological and new technology media purposes.Miguelito wrote:I’m stealing this post that an ex put as her FB status, because it does show the UK vs France nicely and made me laugh:
Paris, France 11/12/2018 - Students are protesting against an increase in student fees for non-EU students and blocking access to university buildings (again), after thousands took to the streets on the weekend to show their discontent with new taxes.
London, UK 11/12/2018 - People are still drinking tea amidst a government that is steering its nation into the abyss.
Vive la révolution vs. keep calm and carry on. #culturaldifferences #thisisEurope
On the subject of France vs. UK .... well, UK is about to go face first in to a serious recession, and France is about to implode with their demands on a government that won't retaliate. What did you expect out of a person running the country that married his teacher? You've heard of mama's boys. Well, he's a teacher's boy. Viva la France!
I love bitches n gonna fuck Texas and the USA+ right up their god damn ass! Hallelujah!
In that case we should have another vote in 2.5 years to see what happens.Miguelito wrote:Slavedog, one thing I don't understand about Brexit is this hardcore view that "they people have spoken! Make Brexit happen now!"slavedog wrote:We are the most civilised nation on earth; we make our decisions by way of the parliamentary system that the rest of the world has attempted to copy. Not by getting our nickers in a twist and throwing hissy-fits on the streets of our capital. It may seem like a bit of mess to outsiders looking in, but it's all quite normal and understandable to us.
That vote was 2.5 years ago, and at the time it only passed with a 51.9% majority.
Why not have another vote? Wouldn't it be fair to the populace to have a second vote on a final plan? Not only do opinions change over that amount of time, but I would think that the civilised path forward would be to let the people vote on the actual deal, not just a theoretical concept several years ago.
It’s a huge step for the UK. Probably no other country has been through this much uncertainty before, apart from USA maybe, and the media love it.
Let’s say the vote was remain with the same %. Do you think it’d be fair to have another vote just in case people might have changed their mind?
A second vote makes a mockery of democracy. You go down that path and we’ll end up like those bloody French.
pew, pew, pew, pew!
And if we are going to have a bit of a Euro-rant, frankly the Union has far bigger problems in the tube than Brexit.
German and French exposure to Italian sovereign debt is scarily huge and could shake both of them in the possible event of default. Everyone else is exposed to German sovereign debt.
In my view, the project is doomed anyway and getting out early gives one a head start. Can't deny that our leaders are making a total hash of it though.
German and French exposure to Italian sovereign debt is scarily huge and could shake both of them in the possible event of default. Everyone else is exposed to German sovereign debt.
In my view, the project is doomed anyway and getting out early gives one a head start. Can't deny that our leaders are making a total hash of it though.
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No offence, but at this moment, that would be bad thing?YaTingPom wrote:A second vote makes a mockery of democracy. You go down that path and we’ll end up like those bloody French.
ירי ילדים והפצצת אזרחים דורש אומץ, כמו גם הטרדה מינית של עובדי ההוראה.
Over one and a quarter million more voted to leave than remain. That's not on a knife edge in our little country.Miguelito wrote:
Slavedog, one thing I don't understand about Brexit is this hardcore view that "they people have spoken! Make Brexit happen now!"
That vote was 2.5 years ago, and at the time it only passed with a 51.9% majority.
Why not have another vote? Wouldn't it be fair to the populace to have a second vote on a final plan? Not only do opinions change over that amount of time, but I would think that the civilised path forward would be to let the people vote on the actual deal, not just a theoretical concept several years ago.
The reason we are in a bit of a pickle at this moment, is that the government did not get busy with delivering the result of the referendum 2 years ago. The vote was to remain or leave, there was no third option for a half baked one-foot-in-one-foot-out deal.
People have a right to change their opinion, but that doesn't mean that they have a right to vote again. In life, we must live with our choices. That said, I don't know of anyone who would vote differently. Both sides are very much dug in. Contrary to people changing their minds, the longer it draws out, the more entrenched people become. There'd be a few change, of course, but it would be in both directions and in small numbers, not enough to change the result. Brits are quite stubborn.
The EU has been exposed as an organisation that, it increasingly seems, one cannot leave when one feels like it. This doesn't go down at all well with people. And if it means a change to the way the border works in Ireland, and if necessary some revision to the Good Friday Agreement, so be it.
TheGrimReaper wrote: ↑Mon Sep 02, 2019 1:45 pmSlavedog, you do not belong on this forum as you talk too much sense.
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Large parts of the EU is under increasing pressure from globalization, especially due to the increased productivity of Asian nations. Both France and the UK together with Spain and Italy, is suffering from widening trade deficits, which could lead to heightened risk of inflation. The economists know this, and how important it is to keep the currency stabile against the dollar and yuan. That is why the brexit will probably be diminished by the higher ups to a few symbolic gestures, to keep the older generations at bay. I personally find the French rioters annoying, typically overfed and spoiled millennials, out of touch with the reality of the situation, such as lack of mid level education, especially engineers, who get a free pass from French immigration atm.
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