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> The problem comes from people who have no business in the vote, no knowledge of the issues, are not even aware of what biases are, and drink the propaganda ko

> The problem comes from people who have no business in the vote, no knowledge of the issues, are not even aware of what biases are, and drink the propaganda kool aid. Of course, that's always the other people... > Well first off London only strives because of international financial businesses London isn't the UK and "international" doesn't mean "about the EU-27". > Since the vote Brexit cost the UK much more than what they contribute to the EU Laughable nonsense. > they export/import ~50% of their good to/from Europe So does Iceland. Is it broke yet? > Time will tell, what I'm convinced of is that Brexit was sold on lies I rest my case about irrational voters... It's also quite pointless to turn every discussion into a superficial pro/con Brexit argument.

pjc50 8y ago
Iceland is in the EEA and Schengen. If Brexit was moving the UK to that status it would only be slightly bad - almost identical to the current situation, except with more free movement and no ability to vote on EU rules.
lm28469 8y ago
> Of course, that's always the other people... I never said that. It's all about intellectual honesty. I know that I'm not qualified for my opinion to matter on the topic (I'm just debunking low quality propaganda here) despite the fact that I did hours of research on it. We don't ask random people about their opinion on string theory, do we ? > Laughable nonsense. https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-britain-eu-economy/brexit-has-cost-britain-500-million-pounds-a-week-study-says-idUSKCN1MA0DU https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-britain-eu-economy/brexit... https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/sep/29/britain-bill-brexit-hits-500-million-pounds-a-week https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/sep/29/britain-bil... https://qz.com/1477680/brexit-is-a-bad-idea-whichever-way-you-look-at-it-economically-speaking/ https://qz.com/1477680/brexit-is-a-bad-idea-whichever-way-yo... https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-06-22/u-k-brexit-hit-already-exceeds-eu-budget-payments-study-shows https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-06-22/u-k-brexi... https://fullfact.org/europe/our-eu-membership-fee-55-million/ https://fullfact.org/europe/our-eu-membership-fee-55-million...
- lazyjones 8y ago
  Regarding your "googled sources" for the hilarious claim: GDP isn't wealth. Reduced GDP isn't "cost to Britain". If you "spent hours researching" the topic, you should at least try to question such claims instead of quoting shoddy journalism and publications by dubious lobbyist groups. That's what intellectual honesty is all about. PS. I remember these predictions - do you? https://www.bbc.com/news/business-37921036 https://www.bbc.com/news/business-37921036

pjc50 8y ago

Iceland is in the EEA and Schengen. If Brexit was moving the UK to that status it would only be slightly bad - almost identical to the current situation, except with more free movement and no ability to vote on EU rules.

lm28469 8y ago

> Of course, that's always the other people... I never said that. It's all about intellectual honesty. I know that I'm not qualified for my opinion to matter on the topic (I'm just debunking low quality propaganda here) despite the fact that I did hours of research on it. We don't ask random people about their opinion on string theory, do we ? > Laughable nonsense. https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-britain-eu-economy/brexit-has-cost-britain-500-million-pounds-a-week-study-says-idUSKCN1MA0DU https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-britain-eu-economy/brexit... https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/sep/29/britain-bill-brexit-hits-500-million-pounds-a-week https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/sep/29/britain-bil... https://qz.com/1477680/brexit-is-a-bad-idea-whichever-way-you-look-at-it-economically-speaking/ https://qz.com/1477680/brexit-is-a-bad-idea-whichever-way-yo... https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-06-22/u-k-brexit-hit-already-exceeds-eu-budget-payments-study-shows https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-06-22/u-k-brexi... https://fullfact.org/europe/our-eu-membership-fee-55-million/ https://fullfact.org/europe/our-eu-membership-fee-55-million...

lazyjones 8y ago
Regarding your "googled sources" for the hilarious claim: GDP isn't wealth. Reduced GDP isn't "cost to Britain". If you "spent hours researching" the topic, you should at least try to question such claims instead of quoting shoddy journalism and publications by dubious lobbyist groups. That's what intellectual honesty is all about. PS. I remember these predictions - do you? https://www.bbc.com/news/business-37921036 https://www.bbc.com/news/business-37921036