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It definitely would have been interesting to see what a properly planned and executed Brexit would have looked like. But the referendum to leave was essentiall
by mvid 7y ago
It definitely would have been interesting to see what a properly planned and executed Brexit would have looked like.
But the referendum to leave was essentially pitched as “we will maintain all of the benefits, have more money, and get rid of those immigrants”. It probably would not have gotten nearly as much support if it were pitched honestly as “we will lose 10% of our economy, lose free movement to our nearest neighbors, and will lose tremendous leverage in international negotiations”
- mistermann 7y agoI agree, but if you observe the nature of conversation on the matter, even intelligent people seem to hold the belief that it is literally not possible (without destroying themselves) for countries to exist independently and trade/cooperate with each other, even though that is essentially the very model we've operated on for essentially all of modern history. There is way too much delusional thinking going on.