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Rudi Hedman Flag Caterham 12 Jun 16 1.04pm Send a Private Message to Rudi Hedman Add Rudi Hedman as a friend

Originally posted by nickgusset

This will confuse some.

Thatcher's jumper has only flags of Western Europe. That has all changed now and the magnet is this land or Merkel's.

 

COYP
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Jimenez Flag SELHURSTPARKCHESTER,DA BRONX 12 Jun 16 1.15pm Send a Private Message to Jimenez Add Jimenez as a friend

Originally posted by nickgusset

Are you a teacher? Why do people insist on using Gusset instead of Nick?

The Robot Killroy Silk was a joke as someone mentioned people being robots. It was then that I remembered he was one of the original kippers. Christ on a bike some people need to get a sense of humour.

Why 'Christ' on a Bike? Why not 'Allah'?

 

Pro USA & Israel
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JohnyBoy Flag 12 Jun 16 2.15pm Send a Private Message to JohnyBoy Add JohnyBoy as a friend

Originally posted by legaleagle

We risk sleepwalking to disaster...

Brexit isn't a cure-all for all ailments:

Feel your life is missing something or not as good as it used to be? Oh,I know,must be because of those EU migrants...Tosh of the highest order.Bit like the ordinary Protestants and Catholics historically being conned into blaming each other in N Ireland for life's ills.

Or maybe its because if we Brexit we can spend £300m a year more on the NHS?.....Yeah,right,don't you just know Boris Johnson and Michael Gove are itching to spend loadsa money on public services..

Or maybe its because we miss having an Empire...Oh dear,the world moved on 50 years ago and we still haven't woken up to it...

The EU has many many faults but a looming spectre of possible Brexit really is like heading the wrong way down a one way street at 90mph...scary indeed...

Thought this article yesterday was a decent read.


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ps. Anyone else ashamed by the cnuts showing off their "patriotism" in Marseilles (shame on those with the Palace flag) and illustrating precisely why the EU was such a good thing in countering dodgy nationalistic tendencies in Europe..do you think our "ambassadors" in Marseilles are likely to be instinctive "remainers" or Brexiters?

Good post Legal and a very sobering article. I too would prefer a Trump presidency (given the lesser of two evils)....but it seems that all the warnings from nearly all of our major political parties, nearly all independent forecasters an economists and nearly all of the major unions and TUC are just being dismissed now as 'project fear' or from 'some TLA' who 'have been wrong before'.
...and so we lurch towards a truly dangerous tilt towards far right wing nationalism (in the name of nostalgea and British identity which will surely harm the economy (and with it all of our public services), our living standards, our workers rights and our security....i shake my head that this is even conceivable in what i regarded as a rational society.

 
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snytaxx Flag London 12 Jun 16 3.38pm Send a Private Message to snytaxx Add snytaxx as a friend

Originally posted by legaleagle

I pity you too...so young but so self all knowing...but perhaps knowing little from some points of view...I wasn't actually comparing EU migration to the Troubles...I was using the example of people being conned by being encouraged to blame their ills on the "other" of a different ethnicity...of which N Ireland's history 1910 (before it was established I know) -1969 was such a shining example...

Hopefully,at some point you might even be able to "debate this topic properly"

Wow, brilliant, i've never said nor implied that I 'know everything' but don't let that stop you from using it as a patronising mark against me.

Then you imply that Brexiteer fears of immigration come down to ethnic differences, and that we aren't clever enough to make up our minds on our own, we must listen to dear leaders Boris and Gove to 'con' us into our (racist) opinions.

Finally topped off with an example of how two groups of people who were ethnically the same but differed by religion had issues with one another dating back through centuries of complicated history involving a lot more than immigration yet apparently, is a 'shinning example' of this.


 
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nickgusset Flag Shizzlehurst 12 Jun 16 3.58pm

Originally posted by snytaxx

Wow, brilliant, i've never said nor implied that I 'know everything' but don't let that stop you from using it as a patronising mark against me.

Then you imply that Brexiteer fears of immigration come down to ethnic differences, and that we aren't clever enough to make up our minds on our own, we must listen to dear leaders Boris and Gove to 'con' us into our (racist) opinions.

Finally topped off with an example of how two groups of people who were ethnically the same but differed by religion had issues with one another dating back through centuries of complicated history involving a lot more than immigration yet apparently, is a 'shinning example' of this.


Thought Jack Nicholson was great in the Shinning.

I've noticed that a lot of the undecideds I've spoken to or read are the ones who have read most widely on both sides of the argument.
It's disgraceful that it's really difficult to sift what is bulls*** and what is fact during the whole referendum.
The radio 4 programme 'more or less' will attempt to get to the truth behind claims from both sides this week. [Link]

One hopes that it will provide a bit more clarity to help me make a sound judgement.

Also, I asked the other day whether brexiters had any concerns about leaving, conversely any remainers had any concerns about staying. No responses to that so far. This is a shame because anyone should realise that obviously there are pros and cons to both sides of the argument.

Edited by nickgusset (12 Jun 2016 3.59pm)

 
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Rubin Flag 12 Jun 16 4.01pm Send a Private Message to Rubin Add Rubin as a friend

Originally posted by snytaxx

Wow, brilliant, i've never said nor implied that I 'know everything' but don't let that stop you from using it as a patronising mark against me.

Then you imply that Brexiteer fears of immigration come down to ethnic differences, and that we aren't clever enough to make up our minds on our own, we must listen to dear leaders Boris and Gove to 'con' us into our (racist) opinions.

Finally topped off with an example of how two groups of people who were ethnically the same but differed by religion had issues with one another dating back through centuries of complicated history involving a lot more than immigration yet apparently, is a 'shinning example' of this.


We've reverted back to the original 'argument' used against those who question the EU/express concerns about immigration levels, in branding them right wing or racist.

This is the level they're now having to drop to as it becomes increasingly clear to free thinkers and those willing to have their minds changed that leave is the right thing to choose. All reasonable arguments are either meet with the above, or ignored all together if it's regarding something other than immigration.

Edited by Rubin (12 Jun 2016 4.15pm)

 
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Kermit8 Flag Hevon 12 Jun 16 4.28pm Send a Private Message to Kermit8 Add Kermit8 as a friend

I'm still waiting for Leave to tell us how we WILL be better off economically, and how the last 70 years of peace in Europe WILL be continued and strengthened and not undermined in the mid to long distant future upon a Brexit.

If they could convince on those two points it wouldn't be 50/50 but a landslide in their favour.

 

Big chest and massive boobs

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chris123 Flag hove actually 12 Jun 16 4.33pm Send a Private Message to chris123 Add chris123 as a friend

Originally posted by Kermit8

I'm still waiting for Leave to tell us how we WILL be better off economically, and how the last 70 years of peace in Europe WILL be continued and strengthened and not undermined in the mid to long distant future upon a Brexit.

If they could convince on those two points it wouldn't be 50/50 but a landslide in their favour.

We are massive net contributors to the EU coffers which is why most of the union don't want us to leave. And NATO is the rock bed of peace in Europe and that won't change whether we're in or out.

 
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corkery Flag Cork City 12 Jun 16 4.36pm Send a Private Message to corkery Add corkery as a friend

The EU is only around since the 90s, not 70 years. People want a common market and nothing else.

 

We'll never die
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Rubin Flag 12 Jun 16 4.46pm Send a Private Message to Rubin Add Rubin as a friend

Originally posted by Kermit8

I'm still waiting for Leave to tell us how we WILL be better off economically, and how the last 70 years of peace in Europe WILL be continued and strengthened and not undermined in the mid to long distant future upon a Brexit.

If they could convince on those two points it wouldn't be 50/50 but a landslide in their favour.

[Link]

Also see James Dyson's comments:

[Link]

There'll be plenty more out there.

 
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Y Ddraig Goch Flag In The Crowd 12 Jun 16 5.26pm Send a Private Message to Y Ddraig Goch Add Y Ddraig Goch as a friend

Originally posted by Rubin

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Also see James Dyson's comments:

[Link]

There'll be plenty more out there.


Dyson who shipped out manufacturing of his products to Malaysia in 2002 all in the name of £££££

 

the dignified don't even enter in the game

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Elpis Flag In a pub 12 Jun 16 5.28pm Send a Private Message to Elpis Add Elpis as a friend

Originally posted by corkery

The EU is only around since the 90s, not 70 years. People want a common market and nothing else.

Agreed , if the others want a united states of Europe (which many others don't) let them get on with it after we have left .

OUT OUT OUT

 
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