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> in that hell hole of a country Look, I'm very much saddened by Brexit and by the sale of ARM but that is just pure histrionics. Even a cursory glance at the

by Lio 10y ago

> in that hell hole of a country Look, I'm very much saddened by Brexit and by the sale of ARM but that is just pure histrionics. Even a cursory glance at the UK's export figures reveals that there is still an awful lot of science and technology research and development still going on here. There's still an aweful lot of electronics design and manufacturing going on too, you just have to look for it. You want to know what living in a hell hole is like, try asking people who've had to put they're families and all their possessions in a leaky dingy to get away from actual danger.

mSparks 10y ago
No doubt. But all by a tiny group of people that do not actually employ anyone in any significant numbers. Even ARM - one of the biggest tech companies in the UK only employs about 4000 people. And yes. Hell hole. Not a complete cess pit. But by European standards (and particularly Swiss standards which is now my comparator) outside of London there is no hope, no jobs and a very depressed population that are all living day to day on credit barely able to make rent let alone feed themselves. By and large those families whove been forced to put and all their possessions in a leaky dingy to get away from the French and UK sponsored terrorists trying to overthrow Assad are all used to a much higher standard of living than the average Brit. Out of the frying pan into the fire.
- Chlorus 10y ago
  > By and large those families whove been forced to put and all their possessions in a leaky dingy to get away from the French and UK sponsored terrorists trying to overthrow Assad are all used to a much higher standard of living than the average Brit. Out of the frying pan into the fire. Citation needed. For pretty much all of that .
  - mSparks 10y ago
    Because using google is much too complicated? random sample: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/dec/07/france-funding-syrian-rebels https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/dec/07/france-funding... http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/news/arming-syrian-rebels/ http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/news/arming-syrian-rebels/ http://www.boredpanda.com/before-after-war-photos-aleppo-syria/ http://www.boredpanda.com/before-after-war-photos-aleppo-syr...

by Lio 10y ago

mSparks 10y ago

No doubt. But all by a tiny group of people that do not actually employ anyone in any significant numbers. Even ARM - one of the biggest tech companies in the UK only employs about 4000 people. And yes. Hell hole. Not a complete cess pit. But by European standards (and particularly Swiss standards which is now my comparator) outside of London there is no hope, no jobs and a very depressed population that are all living day to day on credit barely able to make rent let alone feed themselves. By and large those families whove been forced to put and all their possessions in a leaky dingy to get away from the French and UK sponsored terrorists trying to overthrow Assad are all used to a much higher standard of living than the average Brit. Out of the frying pan into the fire.

Chlorus 10y ago
> By and large those families whove been forced to put and all their possessions in a leaky dingy to get away from the French and UK sponsored terrorists trying to overthrow Assad are all used to a much higher standard of living than the average Brit. Out of the frying pan into the fire. Citation needed. For pretty much all of that .
- mSparks 10y ago
  Because using google is much too complicated? random sample: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/dec/07/france-funding-syrian-rebels https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/dec/07/france-funding... http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/news/arming-syrian-rebels/ http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/news/arming-syrian-rebels/ http://www.boredpanda.com/before-after-war-photos-aleppo-syria/ http://www.boredpanda.com/before-after-war-photos-aleppo-syr...