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Great for the Kiwis. I wish them well. But regrettably, I lack the patience to read past an intro sort of equating the ramifications of Brexit with those of Is
by interfixus 10y ago
Great for the Kiwis. I wish them well.
But regrettably, I lack the patience to read past an intro sort of equating the ramifications of Brexit with those of Islamic State.
Could journalism please step outside for a minute and perform a reality check?
- zimablue 10y agoBrexit is arguably much more destructive to Britain than Isis to the US. In the absence of major casualties economic impact is relevant. It wiped 10% of the pound's value out and there will be more impact before we're done. The day Isis knocks 10% off the dollar...
- mywittyname 10y agoNot even arguably. Hell, Brexit is more destructive to Americans than ISIS is.
- bovermyer 10y agoTake care to not blame all of journalism for one author's missteps.
- barrkel 10y agoBrexit is worse for Britain than IS. IS's ability to project power adds up to a week or two's car accidents. It's insignificant.
- pjc50 10y agoRamifications are still unclear, but if we end up in the situation where the Home Office decides that 3m Europeans here on Free Movement don't get to stay there will be a huge mess, potentially with blood on the streets. Not to mention that last week senior Conservatives were talking up war with Spain over Gibraltar. Is this meaningless jingo garbage for the press or a likely outcome? Who knows?
- interfixus 10y agoSounds to me like you're saying the UK could end up being held hostage against its scheduled, voluntary, legal exit from a cooperation it joined in 1973 with full assurances that it would always have the option of leaving.
- pjc50 10y ago"hostage" is a ridiculous way of putting it. Both the things I mentioned are purely self-inflicted: the UK government doesn't have to contemplate deporting EU nationals, and does not have to mouth off over Gibraltar. Leaving the EU means leaving the benefits of the EU, and Brexiters have generally refused to acknowledge what those benefits were while simultanously complaining when they might be withdrawn.
- interfixus 10y agoI'm sure som brexiters have. Those I know, and pro exit folks in various other EU countries, my humble self not excluded, are very well aware of potential costs and downsides. We are not idiots and escatologists, however much remainers may wish to paint us that way.