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>I have always been all-in on "no brexit" for last three years. I've always been fascinated by the "drive it off of the cliffs" mentality, and I don't mean thi

>I have always been all-in on "no brexit" for last three years. I've always been fascinated by the "drive it off of the cliffs" mentality, and I don't mean this as an affront, in any form or fashion. For example, what is your opinion of the breakdown of the Good Friday agreement? Is there a genuine belief that the bombings wouldn't recur or is it more of an NIMBY, so not my concern? (Again, not an affront, I genuinely want to understand.) Or what's the opinion on Scotland having another referendum on independence, since they voted remain?

scottyw555 8y ago
I read the parent as saying he is against Brexit (all in on "no Brexit"), presumably for the reasons you articulate.
- renholder 8y ago
  All in on "no Brexit", to me, sounds like "going all in" on a round of poker - meaning you're very much for that.
  - twic 8y ago
    Yes. He is very much for "no Brexit", ie not doing Brexit. Not to be confused with "no-deal Brexit", which is doing Brexit without a deal.
  - empath75 8y ago
    Yes being very much for ‘no brexit’ means you’re against brexit.
  - simonw 8y ago
    Yes exactly. They want Brexit not to happen at all. Your reply seemed to be talking about "no deal Brexit" which is essentially the opposite scenario.
- ganeshkrishnan 8y ago
  Correct. More precisely I meant brexit not happening at all. That is article 50 will be rescinded and UK will return to status quo.
NeedMoreTea 8y ago
Politicians are covering eyes whilst saying "we can't see that happening". This generation of UK politicians are demonstrably proving themselves to be the worst in our history: Every vote, every debate they put party above national interest. Anyone old enough to remember the peace process that was the decade+ leading up to the GFA is probably concerned that things could all too easily kick off again. All it takes is one kid doing something stupid at the border...
- isostatic 8y ago
  > Every vote, every debate they put party above national interest. They saw how the Lib Dems were treated for putting country above party in 2010. Rather than a unifying coming together of viewpoints to reach a consensus, we've now got a massively polarized electorate.

scottyw555 8y ago

I read the parent as saying he is against Brexit (all in on "no Brexit"), presumably for the reasons you articulate.

renholder 8y ago
All in on "no Brexit", to me, sounds like "going all in" on a round of poker - meaning you're very much for that.
- twic 8y ago
  Yes. He is very much for "no Brexit", ie not doing Brexit. Not to be confused with "no-deal Brexit", which is doing Brexit without a deal.
- empath75 8y ago
  Yes being very much for ‘no brexit’ means you’re against brexit.
- simonw 8y ago
  Yes exactly. They want Brexit not to happen at all. Your reply seemed to be talking about "no deal Brexit" which is essentially the opposite scenario.
ganeshkrishnan 8y ago
Correct. More precisely I meant brexit not happening at all. That is article 50 will be rescinded and UK will return to status quo.

NeedMoreTea 8y ago

Politicians are covering eyes whilst saying "we can't see that happening". This generation of UK politicians are demonstrably proving themselves to be the worst in our history: Every vote, every debate they put party above national interest. Anyone old enough to remember the peace process that was the decade+ leading up to the GFA is probably concerned that things could all too easily kick off again. All it takes is one kid doing something stupid at the border...

isostatic 8y ago
> Every vote, every debate they put party above national interest. They saw how the Lib Dems were treated for putting country above party in 2010. Rather than a unifying coming together of viewpoints to reach a consensus, we've now got a massively polarized electorate.