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Blue_true

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9. I am totally in the USA.

Reply to smirkymonkey (Reply #6)

Wed Sep 4, 2019, 07:44 PM

Sep 2019

But from past reading, a lot of the impetus for Brexit was due to resentment toward trained eastern European people that came to the U.K. to fill EU related jobs. There was also an underlying hatred of immigrants in general. Hatred is a powerful salve, I see people that look to be destitute proudly sporting Trump stickers, eventhough, other than wanting their votes, he would not take the time to piss on them. Nationalism always has racism as a big component of it, if not all of it.

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I can give you some info on this.... OnDoutside Sep 2019 #1

Wow. None of that sounds good for the U.K. nt Blue_true Sep 2019 #4

I'm trying to look at this dispassionately, if the UK went out without a deal, I believe it will be OnDoutside Sep 2019 #11

I work with UK law firms. They aren't happy. LisaM Sep 2019 #2

Do you anticipate having to deal with IP issues associated with Brexit? Blue_true Sep 2019 #5

Well, I'm just in trademarks. LisaM Sep 2019 #8

I've noticed a beer I drink occasionally has quietly relocated to an EU country. Hugin Sep 2019 #3

That is strange. I would guess that the brewery would downsize in the U.K. but remain, Blue_true Sep 2019 #7

You could be correct. Hugin Sep 2019 #10

Why can't people see that this is going to be economically disastrous for the UK? smirkymonkey Sep 2019 #6

I am totally in the USA. Blue_true Sep 2019 #9

Because if you've been fed a diet of lies and horseshit by the RW media for all/most of your life, OnDoutside Sep 2019 #12