• ZILtoid1991
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    709 months ago

    They wanted a Brexit that would still offer them the benefits of being in the EU, without any of the responsibilities of it

    • IndiBrony
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      419 months ago

      Which is pretty much what we had anyway. Oh, but if course I dOn’T wAnT bRuSsElS tElLiNg Me HoW tO LiVe!

    • Echo Dot
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      9 months ago

      We already basically had that. There was essentially no onerous responsibilities on individuals to be in the EU. Sure we had to give the EU money, but we also got money and I’m pretty sure that it was coming in more than it was going out.

      On an individual citizens level, essentially there was no downside and huge amount of upside.

      Have you tried going to France lately, it’s a nightmare, it used to be that you would just drive up to the little passport kiosk and some French guy would barely glance at you and wave you through. You could have been a terrorist or smuggling drugs, he didn’t care.

      • @[email protected]
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        49 months ago

        I have a Swiss friend who just is waved through in airports. And the Swiss have never even been part of the EU to begin with!