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Thanks EU! The EU is our only hope for sane antidote against a US/UK power monopoly.

by potlee 9y ago

Theodores 9y ago
There is no US/UK power monopoly. The rest of the world is resurgent and willing not to be brow-beaten into line. I find it hard to believe that the British government have allies. As for British people, sure, friends all over the world, but the British government? I am scratching my head. Apart from the U.S. maybe it is just the Falkland Islands and maybe Gibraltar that are genuine 'allies'. Even the relationship with the U.S. government is a bit strange - the 'special relationship' is something the likes of Tony Blair bark on about but the U.S. government don't use the term so readily, regardless of the intellect of the POTUS. The deal with the E.U. was never on equal terms, e.g. adoption of the Euro or free movement of people, the U.K. was just one of those relatives with special needs that the E.U. had to put up with. Even the Commonwealth is something you never really hear about these days. I doubt the average British citizen/subject can name five members of the Commonwealth correctly. Sure the leaders of Commonwealth countries might curtsy for the Queen but there is no guaranteed backing for what Britain does from any Commonwealth country. The NATO alliance is just a collection of vassal states corrupted and bullied by the U.S. into some 'alliance'. There is no bond between Turkey and the U.K., these 'allies' are just 'allies' because the U.S. wants to have its weapons in Turkey as well as in the U.K. Same applies for the other NATO countries, there is no special love for Blighty just because our soldiers dress up in silly uniforms and play wargames together. Essentially the US/UK governments have lost the respect of the rest of the world, even if there are loyal stooges in place, e.g. those in-bred oiks that claim to be royal family in Saudi Arabia. This lack of respect results in a lack of fear and growing of backbone, hence decisions such as this.
awkwarddaturtle 9y ago
Most of the EU abstained. It was non-european countries who mostly voted against the UK.

Thanks EU! The EU is our only hope for sane antidote against a US/UK power monopoly.

by potlee 9y ago

Thanks EU! The EU is our only hope for sane antidote against a US/UK power monopoly.

There is no US/UK power monopoly. The rest of the world is resurgent and willing not to be brow-beaten into line. I find it hard to believe that the British government have allies. As for British people, sure, friends all over the world, but the British government? I am scratching my head. Apart from the U.S. maybe it is just the Falkland Islands and maybe Gibraltar that are genuine 'allies'. Even the relationship with the U.S. government is a bit strange - the 'special relationship' is something the likes of Tony Blair bark on about but the U.S. government don't use the term so readily, regardless of the intellect of the POTUS. The deal with the E.U. was never on equal terms, e.g. adoption of the Euro or free movement of people, the U.K. was just one of those relatives with special needs that the E.U. had to put up with. Even the Commonwealth is something you never really hear about these days. I doubt the average British citizen/subject can name five members of the Commonwealth correctly. Sure the leaders of Commonwealth countries might curtsy for the Queen but there is no guaranteed backing for what Britain does from any Commonwealth country. The NATO alliance is just a collection of vassal states corrupted and bullied by the U.S. into some 'alliance'. There is no bond between Turkey and the U.K., these 'allies' are just 'allies' because the U.S. wants to have its weapons in Turkey as well as in the U.K. Same applies for the other NATO countries, there is no special love for Blighty just because our soldiers dress up in silly uniforms and play wargames together. Essentially the US/UK governments have lost the respect of the rest of the world, even if there are loyal stooges in place, e.g. those in-bred oiks that claim to be royal family in Saudi Arabia. This lack of respect results in a lack of fear and growing of backbone, hence decisions such as this.

awkwarddaturtle 9y ago

Most of the EU abstained. It was non-european countries who mostly voted against the UK.