Message from @Joshu
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find me one who isn't and you'll find one who is a 'populist'
(or simply not involved)
Of coursw
The politically disengaged do exist
So yeah I agree
PureEvilPie is a globalist
However it's becoming more split
Less disengaged
He's also young and naive as shit and buys in to all the hype, spin, and personal attacks
Which is precisely why the progressives want to reduce the voting age to have kids vote
They know they're easily led, naive, and will buy into all this shit
Kids are more idealist it's true
As you get older you become more realist
You need a balance
A little bit of idealism let's you strive for better
Anyway, I have an alternative for the Irish border issue
But the realism keeps you grounded
Republic of Ireland should leave the EU customs union and join the UK one
Funny think
It's actually makes sense economically
Oh, I couldn't give a shit about Ireland, but it's just as reasonable as them expecting to steal Northern Ireland
It's politics again
It has no reality behind it
@Joshu If I may add, just throw your kids in Pakistan and they'd be realist soon enough. Or let em spend a day in an Iranian prison like those dumb Aussies
There are two ways to keep no border between NI and I
And one has been ruled out by the British public
Yes, and with good reason, Joshu
So
Boris's compromise was entirely reasonable given the circumstances
They have one option, leave the EU. Or they could refuse to apply border checks of course
UK had already said they'd refuse to apply border checks in the event of a no deal
Yup
EU's response was "REEEEEE!"
In that case the RI would be the ones in breach of the GFA
Because their objection to Boris's compromise is political, not practical
They don't want NI having an advantageous trading position, and they don't want NI themselves being able to decide whether to end the arrangement
These being both antithetical to EU principles of authoritarian centralised control
Did you see the recent tariff changes for after no deal?
88% of imports by value just got neutralised to 0%
Yes