Brexit Thread

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There are two wills in action here: brussels bureaucrats and european leaders.

Brussels wants Britain out quickly; damage us by forcing us to rush negotiations and get bad deals with the intent of making leaving seem as unpalatable as possible "pour encorager les autres" in an effort to avoid having to reform the European Union to preserve it.

The European leaders on the other hand are trying to preserve a highly valuable customer for European trade and are willing to let the negotiations take thier time and preserve good will with Britain, as far as they're concerned preserving the EU is secondary to thier national interests. The only exception to this is France's Hollande whose national interest is tied to the EU.