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When the UK was in the EU, I was protected from some of the worst excesses of the UK government. The UK didn't leave the EU to make those protections stronger..

When the UK was in the EU, I was protected from some of the worst excesses of the UK government. The UK didn't leave the EU to make those protections stronger...

afavour 3y ago
No, no, no, you’ve got it all wrong. You were subject to the tyranny of bureaucrats.
- gpderetta 3y ago
  What have the R̶o̶m̶a̶n̶s̶ EU ever done for us?
  - moffkalast 3y ago
    The single market? What? The single market. Oh. Yeah, yeah. They did give us that. Uh, that's true. Yeah. And the peace funds. Oh, yeah, the peace funds, Reg. Remember what Northern Ireland used to be like? Yeah. All right. I'll grant you the single market and the peace funds are two things that the EU have done. And the Erasmus programme. Well, yeah. Obviously the Erasmus programme. I mean, that goes without saying, doesn't it? But apart from the peace funds, the single market, and the Erasmus programme-- Food standards. GDPR. Huh? Heh? Huh... Climate policies. Ohh... Yeah, yeah. All right. Fair enough. And the chorizo. Oh, yes. Yeah... Yeah. Yeah, that's something we'd really miss, Reg, if we left the EU. Huh. Cross-border healthcare. And it's easier to travel to Spain now, Reg. Yeah, they certainly know how to keep order. Let's face it. They're the only ones who could in a place like this. All right, but apart from the single market, GDPR, climate policies, chorizo, order, food standards, Erasmus programme, a cross-border healthcare system, and peace funds, what has the EU ever done for us? Prevented wars? Oh shut up!
    - pier25 3y ago
      Brillant!
    - nindalf 3y ago
      For those not in the know, this is from the movie Life of Brian (1979) which takes place in Roman Judea. A potential rebel tries to rile up his comrades with the rhetorical question “what have the Romans ever done for us?!” Apparently, quite a lot. https://youtu.be/Qc7HmhrgTuQ https://youtu.be/Qc7HmhrgTuQ
      - dijit 3y ago
        Parody here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptfmAY6M6aA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptfmAY6M6aA
    - Am4TIfIsER0ppos 3y ago
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When the UK was in the EU, I was protected from some of the worst excesses of the UK government. The UK didn't leave the EU to make those protections stronger...

afavour 3y ago

No, no, no, you’ve got it all wrong. You were subject to the tyranny of bureaucrats.

gpderetta 3y ago
What have the R̶o̶m̶a̶n̶s̶ EU ever done for us?
- moffkalast 3y ago
  The single market? What? The single market. Oh. Yeah, yeah. They did give us that. Uh, that's true. Yeah. And the peace funds. Oh, yeah, the peace funds, Reg. Remember what Northern Ireland used to be like? Yeah. All right. I'll grant you the single market and the peace funds are two things that the EU have done. And the Erasmus programme. Well, yeah. Obviously the Erasmus programme. I mean, that goes without saying, doesn't it? But apart from the peace funds, the single market, and the Erasmus programme-- Food standards. GDPR. Huh? Heh? Huh... Climate policies. Ohh... Yeah, yeah. All right. Fair enough. And the chorizo. Oh, yes. Yeah... Yeah. Yeah, that's something we'd really miss, Reg, if we left the EU. Huh. Cross-border healthcare. And it's easier to travel to Spain now, Reg. Yeah, they certainly know how to keep order. Let's face it. They're the only ones who could in a place like this. All right, but apart from the single market, GDPR, climate policies, chorizo, order, food standards, Erasmus programme, a cross-border healthcare system, and peace funds, what has the EU ever done for us? Prevented wars? Oh shut up!
  - pier25 3y ago
    Brillant!
  - nindalf 3y ago
    For those not in the know, this is from the movie Life of Brian (1979) which takes place in Roman Judea. A potential rebel tries to rile up his comrades with the rhetorical question “what have the Romans ever done for us?!” Apparently, quite a lot. https://youtu.be/Qc7HmhrgTuQ https://youtu.be/Qc7HmhrgTuQ
    - dijit 3y ago
      Parody here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptfmAY6M6aA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptfmAY6M6aA
  - Am4TIfIsER0ppos 3y ago
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