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[โ€“] Libb@jlai.lu 2 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I wonder how the UK feel about Brexit now that we've all entered that you-can-all-go-funk-yourself age (soon to be called a post-NATO era, I suppose) the USA just inaugurated with their new orange king (Kong)?

It's a serious question. Like I also wonder how the EU would feel about welcoming back the UK?

As a EU citizen, even though they acted like huge dicks (to keep it polite) and knowing they often are an utter pain in the ass to work and to live with, I would support them coming back in the Union. But that's just me and, unlike that Trump guy and its cheese-headed buffoon, I don't think I should rule a country like if I owned it, let alone 27 countries. And then, more than a few countries in the EU may not be that excited at the idea of the UK coming back, with their constant demands... because they themselves have made it real easy to not be happy about them being back.

I suppose signing military deals (and hopefully closer collaboration, training and other stuff armies do) would be the obvious thing to do, right now.

PS: I also do wonder how the assholes that led them into this shitty situation are doing?

[โ€“] Pirata@lemm.ee 1 points 2 weeks ago

I would support them coming back in the Union

Same, as long as there are exactly zero exceptions for them this time. And they must adopt the Euro from day one.

[โ€“] frazorth@feddit.uk 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It's really sad to see the UK get grouped like this.

I was part of the 48.1% who voted remain. How does the UK feel about Brexit now? Myself, and everyone I know is unhappy that it happened.

But it was never really a vote of the people, massive media campaigns for decades have villified the EU, the faces of Leave/Remain were all toxic. We were told that it was just an advisory, so I'm not surprised if people used to to vote against the Conservative government recommendations.

Even now, with our last election we had the two main parties hold completely terrible positions. We are stuck, and have been for decades, with no escape. Even our party of workers is making life harder for everyone, so it feels impossible to fight it.

Current polling shows 55% want to be in the EU, with only 30% happy to be out of it.

https://www.statista.com/statistics/987347/brexit-opinion-poll/

But even with that, our Government doesn't represent us. Cozying up to Trump when there is massive hate towards them here rather than with our neighbours, fucking idiots. That's how you get far right parties.

[โ€“] Libb@jlai.lu 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Itโ€™s really sad to see the UK get grouped like this.

It's not sad, it's how a democracy is supposed to be working imho. A majority of the UK voted for the Brexit, which means that the UK as a whole voted for it and then acted accordingly. Sure, you were many to oppose it. Still the vote was made and no matter how stupid it was, that was the result for the entire country. A bit like many here in France were against re-electing Macron as our President (note that I don't say I was for nor against him being re-elected) but since he has been re-elected by a majority of the voters he his the President of the entire French Republic and of all of us, he is not the President of just the ones that voted for him ;)

I was part of the 48.1% who voted remain. How does the UK feel about Brexit now? Myself, and everyone I know is unhappy that it happened.

The morning I heard the results I had to check with friends over the channel if all our media had all been hacked by russian-hackers because I could not believe such a thing had indeed happened. That was so, well...

fucking idiots.

I could not have said it better ;)