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by venomsnake 3651 days ago
As if the pound needed more beating today. Oh well he was not at the level of Disraeli, Churchill or Thatcher. He made that mess and didn't even had the balls to pull the trigger of brexit himself.

All hail Boris Johnson. Crazy hairdos on top of influential Anglo Saxon countries is bull market it seems.

We will live in interesting times.
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jacquesm 3651 days ago
> Crazy hairdos on top of influential Anglo Saxon countries is bull market it seems.

Let's hope NL will manage to avoid that.

In a way the 'brexit' may be the strongest shot in the arm for the rest of European unity if the consequences are quick and harsh enough. That would be a real pity for the people in the UK, but it may still have some positive effect.

And there is always a way back.

For now, this is a pretty black day in history.

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venomsnake 3651 days ago
I am optimistic ... The EU has leverage. And the revanche towards UK may unite the continent.

Also the Anglo-Saxon worldview ... and their laizes faire approach is incompatible with the continental worldview. I honestly believe that UK impeded European unity with their "special" status inside.

If the EU plays its cards correctly we may remove the U from UK, take in the parts, and then include England and Whales ... on our terms. Realpolitik is fun thing to play.

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jacquesm 3651 days ago
> Realpolitik is fun thing to play.

I don't agree with that. You're assuming we know the outcome and with shifts like these the real results won't be in for generations to come.

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johnsea 3650 days ago
> I am optimistic ... The EU has leverage. And the revanche towards UK may unite the continent.

Many don't like the 'heavy hands' of Russia, Turkey, China and then here we have a disappointing, difficult voting result and we (you) talk about revanche?

The correct answer should imho be that EU introspects about what needs to be changed that such an important country as the UK would happily vote to participate.

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cr1895 3651 days ago
>Let's hope NL will manage to avoid that.

Recent polls suggest that the NL will not leave. I certainly hope not, and as a foreigner living, working, and paying taxes in the NL I'm really upset that I'd not be able to vote if such a referendum would come to pass.

http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2016/06/after-the-brit...

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