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We're at a stage where ignorance is celebrated. The EU has been attacked by the press so much people blame it for everything. This week a football pundit blame
by petepete 7y ago
We're at a stage where ignorance is celebrated. The EU has been attacked by the press so much people blame it for everything.
This week a football pundit blamed the EU for a recent handball rules change[0]. On live TV. What hope do we have?
Frankly, we are an embarrassment and don't deserve the EU.
[0] https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/ian-holloway-brexit-handball-eu-rule-qpr-blackpool-a9072536.html https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/...
- enriquto 7y agoNot that the situation in the continent is any better than what you describe, heh? Greetings from France.
- vixen99 7y agoMost would agree there are plenty of ignorant people on either side. Nothing new there. For those who appear to believe that Brexit is merely born of ignorance & populist nationalism, there is https://briefingsforbrexit.com/ https://briefingsforbrexit.com/ - contributed by pro-Brexit academics and writers who focus on argument rather than cheap rejoinders.
- justinclift 7y agoThe very first sentence there says "Much excitement from Remainers this week ...". That's not going to be a website promoting a data driven, fact based viewpoint.