Brexit Thread

[Lizardo]

I'm just pointing out that people on either side are wasting their time talking about Norway, whether it's, "We don't want to leave and end up like Norway" or, "We can leave and be just fine, Norway hasn't ever been in the EU" because Britain and Norway are completely different countries which may have similar political traditions but don't resemble each other economically in any way shape or form. As for Turkey, it's moving further and further from ever being in by virtue of Erdoğan turning it into an Islamist dictatorship.

Your a fool to not think Erdogan has leverage over EU he's got Merkel by the balls. Got that satirist in court. On a whim he could expel thousands of migrants into Europe. He's even refused to take in any migrants back if turks don't get visa free travel. It's a bad deal we give him 6 billion which used to be 3 billion by the way for every migrant we don't want he sends us another. Next year it will be 10 billion this man has got EU by the balls. I could go on but I think I might be talking to a brick wall so I'll stop but heres a poem

IT IS always a temptation to an armed and agile nation
To call upon a neighbour and to say: –
"We invaded you last night – we are quite prepared to fight,
Unless you pay us cash to go away."

And that is called asking for Dane-geld,
And the people who ask it explain
That you've only to pay 'em the Dane-geld
And then you'll get rid of the Dane!

It is always a temptation for a rich and lazy nation,
To puff and look important and to say: –
"Though we know we should defeat you,
we have not the time to meet you.
We will therefore pay you cash to go away."

And that is called paying the Dane-geld;
But we've proved it again and again,
That if once you have paid him the Dane-geld
You never get rid of the Dane.

It is wrong to put temptation in the path of any nation,
For fear they should succumb and go astray;
So when you are requested to pay up or be molested,
You will find it better policy to say: --

"We never pay any-one Dane-geld,
No matter how trifling the cost;
For the end of that game is oppression and shame,
And the nation that plays it is lost!"