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From: admin@127.0.0.1

On Fri, 12 Dec 2025 20:27:51 +0100
Alexander Schreiber  wrote:

> The Natural Philosopher  wrote:
> > On 12/12/2025 08:57, Alexander Schreiber wrote:
> >> The Natural Philosopher  wrote:
> >>> On 10/12/2025 22:07, Alexander Schreiber wrote:
> >>>> Well, the alternative would be to declare one language as the officially
> >>>> binding one and if that is not your language, too bad. Not going to
> >>>> happen for obvious reasons, though.
> >>>
> >>> The alternative would be to not *impose* 'harmonised' legislation on 27
> >>> different countries with different cultures, economies, geographies and
> >>> climates.
> >>
> >> Funnily enough, despite all the grumbling, all EU members joined
> >> voluntarily.
> >
> > The UK did not join voluntarily. Our politicians did it on our behalf
> > after lying to us about it.
>
> Please watch the educational documentaries "Yes Minister" and "Yes,
> Prime Minister". They include the reasoning why it was critical for
> Britain to join the EU.
>
> > When we were actually given a choice, we left.
>
> That "choice" was served with an impressive helping of lies. And one does
> get the strong impression that it was meant merely as a tactical political
> game and never intended to be executed upon. Then it was. Oops.
>
> > Or tried to. Our
> > politicians are busy trying to reverse all that.
>
> Because even they can see the facts when those are punching them in
> the face, yes.
>
> >> The EU is build not by conquest, but by individual states
> >> applying to join the club. So if a state doesn't like that, they are,
> >> of course, also free to leave.
> >
> > Not any more.
>
> Still are. Except most are not as fond of shooting their foot as the
> UK was.
>
> >  > Which is what the UK did. It went amazingly
> >> well of them, with the world lining up at their door to sign amazing trade
> >> agreements with the UK, lots of money suddenly flowing into the NHS
> >> and in general the UK becoming an economic and political powerhouse
> >> again ...
> >
> > Yup. All of that.
>
> Of course. Next, India will come begging to be brought back under the
> firm hand of the East India Company.
>
> >> oh wait, that didn't happen, it all went to crap for them, oops.
> >
> > No, it didnt .
> >
> > Despite every effort by the EU and indeed the British political class,
> > to make sure it did.
>
> CEPR disagrees:
> https://cepr.org/voxeu/columns/brexits-slow-burn-hit-uk-economy
>


You are debating with a hardcore "philosopher", good luck with that.

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