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 Originally Posted by OngBonga
That assumes they walk into the EU the day after independence. If they leave the UK, they will face a period of economic difficulties. I assume you'll be quick to tell them they made a mistake?
I wouldn't pretend that everything is sunlit uplands and ignore any problems that might arise, if that's what you mean. But I don't live there so I'm less interested in how it affects them than in how Brexit affects me.
And let's say it takes them up to three years to rejoin the EU (which seems long, but w/e). That will be three years of economic hardship in return for a presumably much longer period of economic benefit. That's different from our case, where there is only hardship to be had. We are not going to get a better trading situation outside of the EU than we had in it, ever. That's not just me saying it, it's an economic fact.
Originally Posted by OngBonga
Tell me more about Uncle Tom.
I told you pretty much everything I know. It was an anti-slavery book written in 1830s that helped polarise American opinions about slavery. The main character was a slave who was very submissive to his masters. Later the name was used to insult black people who wouldn't stand up to whites.
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