The General Political Thread

[Edwin]

Because according to Toffee it's OK for the EU to ruin people financially, but not Brexit!

What a stupid comment. Without a deal with the EU the economy is going to take a massive hit and people are going to lose jobs. Can you honestly say with the way things are going at the minute jay we’re all going to be better off after Brexit? There’s no deal on the table with the EU and no major trading partners have signed new trade deals with us.

3 million jobs are directly linked to exports with the EU. They’re not all reliant on membership of course but the lives of a lot of people are going to be affected with more potential job losses. Even leaked government papers predict lower economic growth outside of the EEA.

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.uk.businessinsider.com/how-government-leaked-brexit-economics-paper-compares-to-other-forecasts-2018-1

It was an observation from your earlier posts in this thread, not my opinion lol. 

Thanks for your link to a forecast, they've certainly proven extremely reliable and insightful thus far.

[Toffee]

You knew what I meant considering the obvious fact that a better economy helps people in the country, a bad deal with the EU will mean more people suffer financially than if we remained.

The forecasts aren’t always right, obviously, since markets are volatile and predicting the future isn’t exactly a sure thing but if the government who are the very people negotiating on our behalf think that our chances aren’t great then it doesn’t make me feel very optimistic.

[McPero]

EU did destroy some jobs but not as much as Brexit will.

[Edwin]

I can't go anywhere on social media without seeing a video of the kids in cages at the southern border of the U.S.

TRUMP IS LITERALLY HITLER AND THESE CAMPS ARE LITERALLY JUST LIKE AUSCHWITZ, LIKE LOOK AT THIS AERIAL PHOTO TO PROVE MY POINT AND IGNORE THAT THESE KIDS HAVE FOOD, WATER, A/C AND SCHOOL.

I'm not sure what you were complaining about, I've seen only memes so far. Maybe it serves you right for not unfollowing 60% of your friends list

latest one I've seen, low res but still gold

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[William]

[McPero]

Still better turn of events than US occupation since 1945.

[Toffee]

Harley Davidson talking about moving investment out of the US

[StevenChilton]

That's one big step to solving the migrant crisis in the Med. Now lock up the NGO boat crews and seize their ships.
http://www.france24.com/en/20180625-nearly-1000-migrants-rescued-off-libya-coast-navy

If you stop trafficking them across and instead tow them back to North Africa then they'll stop coming. The policy worked well for Australia-dead kids don't wash up on Bondi Beach.
 

[Furrnox]

So Erdogan won...

[Edwin]

He probably has more support than Merkel

[McPero]

So Erdogan won...

A shocker.

[Kore]

Still better turn of events than US occupation since 1945.

Nice bait.

[McPero]

Still better turn of events than US occupation since 1945.

Nice bait.

What bait? I don't see any EU soldiers in Europe only US ones.

[William]

I'm always for militarism
https://edition.cnn.com/2018/06/28/europe/france-national-service-trnd/index.html

[StevenChilton]

I'm always for militarism
https://edition.cnn.com/2018/06/28/europe/france-national-service-trnd/index.html

Macron is bringing back national service? But I thought CNN, BBC et al said he was the anti-Trump liberal hero.