Brexit

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JRPGfan said:

fatslob-:O said:

Macron being obstinate: CHECK!

Further filibustering of the recent Cooper-Letwin bill: In progress ... 

Negotiations breaking down between government and opposition: In progress ... 

No new introduction of a private members bill to interfere: CHECK!

Only less than a week to go towards ultimate freedom ...

Ultimate freedom:

USA forceing the UK to accept their Genemodifed foods, chlorinated chicken, Growth hormone & heavily medicated meats, in a trade deal.
As well as being forced to buy certain medicine's from the US, if it wants a trade deal with the US.

Thats just the USA, China/india will likely bully you guys too.

Also a hard boarder at Nothern Ireland... which might restart the troubles.
Plus the chance of loseing Northern Ireland (they might re-unite with ireland), and Scoutland might seek independence as well.

In less than 3% of the votes in the EU, did the UK oppose them.
Which means 97% of the time, the UK voted alongsides the EU members majority.

These 3% of "freedoms" you give up (most of which are just decent things that protect the rights of the people) and now regain, will come at a huge cost.

Your economy is gonna take a huge hit for it.
Worth it?

*Edit:

I think brexit is like the UK shooting itself in the foot.
However at this point, I think its for the best as well.

The UK never really believed in the EU project, and was mainly in it for self benefits (economically), and always looked down on the EU members, from their "high horses".
UK has a "victim superiorty" complex, and has spent the last 20years blameing the EU for everything under the sky that went wrong in the UK.
It was a easy scape goat for politicans.... because of this people in the UK have a twisted view on the EU.

UK is no longer the "empire on which the sun never sets", and I think reality is gonna smack them in the face soon.

Anyways best of luck UK.

Just to put some proofs for those in denial:

1. About the US-UK trade agreement: Here's the text of the proposed US-UK trade agreement (.pdf file)

It basically says that the UK has to open the floodgates to american products (especially agrarian ones) and fully comply to their rules, but the most sneaky one is this part here:

"Include strong provisions on transparency and public consultation that require the UK to publish drafts of regulations, allow stakeholders in other countries to provide comments on those drafts, and require authorities to address significant issues raised by stakeholders and explain how the final measure achieves the stated objectives".

Yeah, that basically would allow foreign companies, especially american ones, to veto laws they don't like. Remember how the Brexit was supposed to take back control? Yeah, going very well, I see. This is relinquishing all control, not taking it back. Also, at no point in the whole document is something that the US would do for the UK, it's all the UK who has to comply to american companies wishes.

About trade deals in general: The UK has gotten a grand total of 9 trade agreements so far, mostly with minor nations. That's much less than the 40 the were saying to get by Brexit day.

While we're at it: Here's about why clorinated chicken are bad. It's less that the practice itself is unhealthy, but because the sanitary standards are so much lower in the US and thus many rely so heavily on it, practically to keep them edible. To make sure it works, some go over the allowed concentration of chlorine, which makes the creation of carcinogenes like trihalomethanes possible. As a byproduct, it also makes the chicken look fresh much longer, even when it's actually already starting to rot. In general, the washing with chlorine supports negligent practices and thus undermining the already low sanitary standards. Just look at this undercover video in the barns of the second-largest poultry supplier in the US: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNAo2cvvefQ

Or this here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sf06a3MvwvE

Bon appétit!