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> EDIT: I'm currently going through old youtube videos trying to find interesting "on the street" conversations and it's absolutely shocking how close the argum
by notahacker 4y ago
> EDIT: I'm currently going through old youtube videos trying to find interesting "on the street" conversations and it's absolutely shocking how close the argument for Independence and Brexit are. I am not sure it's consistent to be pro-brexit and anti-scotland independence.
Of course, the reverse also applies. It's odd to come to the conclusion "well I wanted to stay in the EU because I actually believed the experts about the value of trade more than I believed the politicians glibly dismissing all the complicated bits with the words "Project Fear", so now that Brexit happened and was a bit of a disaster I've decided that what we really need is to lose much deeper and more significant trade relationships and place our faith in politicians glibly dismissing all the complicated bits with the words 'Project Fear'".
- dijit 4y agoI agree with you actually, but the arguments for Brexit hit a lot harder when levied towards the UK government. It’s a matter of trust, the EU has a much more proportional representation in its election system and has done much for people who aren’t just the elite class, where the UK government has done almost everything in its power to impoverish the nation in the goal of enriching a few. This is the impression anyway. So I can at least see that as a difference.