Brexshit

[Chris]

@neph93:

I must still be naive in my middle age, but I remain astounded at the level of horseshit that was used to sell “Leave”.

The depressing part isn't the truckloads of horseshit used to sell Brexit, it's how readily half the country lined up to buy it.

(And believe me, I'm aware of the irony of that statement coming from an American)

[Giles]

The gift that keeps on giving......

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-68726852

[A Former User]

Things keeps getting worser and worse..

[Tago Mago]

@Giles thank God Dave’s back as foreign minister to negotiate trade deals to mitigate the disaster that he caused…

[tody]

@Giles I think I have said this to you in Hamburg - Brexit is like watching a good friend committing suicide. In slow motion. Over and over again.

[Tago Mago]

At the time of the referendum my mother (who is English) had been living in Germany for 43 years. Brexit was the the final drop that made her get German citizenship, both out of frustration and concern that she would have to get a residence permit again like in the good old days

[Giles]

@tody said in Brexshit:

@Giles I think I have said this to you in Hamburg - Brexit is like watching a good friend committing suicide. In slow motion. Over and over again.

With a blunt knife

[Giles]

@Tago-Mago said in Brexshit:

@Giles thank God Dave’s back as foreign minister to negotiate trade deals to mitigate the disaster that he caused…

You could not make it up.....

[Tago Mago]

The perp always returns to the scene of the crime

[endo]

No problem, you got such great British wines, cheese and sausages, you don't need the bloody continent. Rule, Britannia!

[Blueband]

@endo I for one most definitely do.

[goosehd]

@Giles Have any of the celebratory fools who reveled in joy when Brexit passed, change their tune? I think you spoke of a few people who you knew that were pro Brexit and wonder if they have seen the error of their ways.

Also, has anything actually improved post referendum for the UK workers? Really looking for any UK person on this to respond to hear their thoughts and views (without getting into the political aspect).

[gazza61]

all I know is all the people who wanted this madness do not want to talk about it anymore.

[Tago Mago]

@endo the sausages have always been great. No need to involve an innocent sausage in this unsavoury discussion

[endo]

Sorry, you're right @Tago-Mago I've always loved the English sausages.

[mclaincausey]

@goosehd from what I know of those sorts (dumbasses), they aren’t capable or willing of introspection and admitting their wrongs, no matter how obvious they are. They’ll engage in some Olympic level mental gymnastics to maintain their false rectitude, and with their remarkable ability to hold mutually exclusive / contradictory ideas or positions contemporaneously, there’s nothing you can say to make them amend their incoherent position.

[Tobi]

@mclaincausey I agree, but would add that this is a general feature of the human psychology, and we are all doing it one way or another. Look at me: just reached the conclusion that I have 10 IH shirts too many, but immediately apply Olympics level mental gymnastics to justify just that one more CPO released next week to myself

[Sir_Cuffs-a-Lot]

@mclaincausey said in Brexshit:

contemporaneously

My goal is to use this word today. Thank you

[Sir_Cuffs-a-Lot]

Welcome to the forum - come for the denim, stay for an education

[Giles]

@goosehd said in Brexshit:

@Giles Have any of the celebratory fools who reveled in joy when Brexit passed, change their tune? I think you spoke of a few people who you knew that were pro Brexit and wonder if they have seen the error of their ways.

Also, has anything actually improved post referendum for the UK workers? Really looking for any UK person on this to respond to hear their thoughts and views (without getting into the political aspect).

I don't know of any pro-brexiteer who would in retrospect change their vote, but I am 100% sure that if the vote was to happen again today, there would be an overwhelming vote to stay.

I know of zero post Brexit benefits to anyone.