Brexit

[EricHiggin]

Eagle367 said:

EricHiggin said:

It's either UK 'splits' and has no say in the EU, yet is still subject to the EU in certain ways for a period of time, or the UK makes a clean break period. If the EU were willing to make good deals with the UK, then they would just break off, but that's obviously not the case, so clearly the EU is trying to use leverage to keep the UK from leaving, which isn't a surprise.

Or it could be the EU teaching the UK a lesson. Something like the EU saying, "You say we're a monster, so we're gonna show you what a real monster is". If the EU gave a good deal to the UK, it would mean the EU took the UK seriously and that would just be inviting other people to leave the EU. You gave a good deal to the Brits, so now it's our turn 

Yes. The EU will make things hard on the UK on purpose, to make an example of them. Hopefully is causes the UK to fold and remain, or exit and fail. If the other nations get out of line, they will know what they potentially face this way, so they are likely to stay put. If the EU cared about the UK and it's people and democracy, it would fold and make it easy for them, but they aren't. Who's the good guy and who's the bad guy?