Wyrdness said:
UK didn't get soft the rest of the world caught up and became just as hard trust me NA would have destroyed us regardless because one it costs a lot of resources to maintain an empire and two no nation will ever have enough to maintain and keep hold of empires that's why so many countries rapidly obtained independence as it was costing far more to have and maintain the empire than to not have it, the UK would have collapsed trying to keep it running so the same outcome would have happened if the UK tried to be hard as you put it only the nation would be in a much weaker state today than it is. Collective strength isn't about doing less it's accepting that in the long run you have more relevance than trying to go it alone. Brexit had clear signs because for years parties like the BNP and UKIP have blamed the EU for the UK's problems when many of them were our own design and fault the Tories further added to this with the referendum as a gamble to beat Milliband while using the EU as a negative against Labour, our media for years have also been blaming the EU so the seeds were already sown it's no different to Trump getting elected as Hilary wasn't a popular choice either so the Democrats actually gave Trump the best chance he had by backing her. EU is not perfect but it's far from abusive. You don't solve a leaky facet by smashing the sink with a sledge hammer and having no idea on how to repair it, you need an actual plan. |
It costs a lot but that never stopped them before for the most part. They made it to the White House and then basically backed off because they felt they proved their point. Did they?What's the greater cost now? Taking the easy route back then so they have to cave due to weakness now, or fighting back then so their stronger now? Team America, world police? Collective strength in war maybe, but not in business and politics. That's where collectively you do less and make more.
"Abusive" was the analogy but isn't exactly the best word to describe the political issues at hand, but I think you get the point.
If an electrician tells you that you have a problem with your sink, you should get a second opinion from an actual plumber. If the plumber tells you it needs to be fixed, hiring anyone but a plumber isn't the greatest idea. Hiring a cheap plumber will likely get you a cheap temporary fix. Hiring Trump as your 'plumber' will fix those problems but create new one's.