Brexit is a machine to generate perpetual grievance. It's doing its job perfectly

[kpete]

from: The Guardian
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It is frustrating for remainers who still crave a moment of vindication, when the fraud is proved beyond doubt and the tide of opinion turns. But for that to happen, Brexit would have to be measured in terms of trade and diplomacy. Those aren’t the leavers’ metrics. They long ago swapped economic argument for culture war bluster.

For the true believers, a good Brexit is one that keeps the grievance alive; that makes foreigners the scapegoat for bad government; that continues to indulge the twin national myths of victimhood and heroic defiance. Measured for that purpose, Johnson’s pointless Brexit is perfect.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/feb/23/brexit-machine-perpetual-grievance-britain-brussels

Kinda resonates, dontcha think?

[Solly Mack]

1. K&R

[Irish_Dem]

2. Same dynamic here in the US.

Putin's fingerprints on this?

[sarcasmo]

4. Yep, Calexit pushed by the Russians like Brexit.

[Irish_Dem]

5. Putin is at war with the US and no one seems to care.

[Turin_C3PO]

7. I don't agree that no one cares.

We have an administration that knows the score in regards to Putin.

[Irish_Dem]

8. Good. It is about time to deal with Putin.

Putin is an evil genius who has brought America to its knees.

[sboatcar]

3. Yep

they'd rather spend decades suffering economically than diversify.

[Irish_Dem]

6. Same here, people would rather die than give up their racism.

[Midnight Writer]

9. The value of the Pound dropped 20% immediately after the Brexit vote.

In other words, people voted to immediately cut their net worth by 20%.

They voted to immediately cut their pay by 20%.

They voted to reduce the value of their savings and pensions by 20%.

And that 20% loss is not being restored.

Brexit is a disinformation campaign, like an experiment to see how far you can push people into screwing themselves.