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  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 36,448Chief of Staff
    With all my heart I hope you are right.
  • danjaq_0ffdanjaq_0ff The SwampsPosts: 7,283MI6 Agent
    It will all soon be just a bad dream. Parliament won't
    Let us leave. ;) or .... 2nd referendum , either way......
    We ain't going anywhere baby !

    Yeah, Im with you there TP {[]
  • Ens007Ens007 EnglandPosts: 863MI6 Agent
    It will all soon be just a bad dream. Parliament won't
    Let us leave. ;) or .... 2nd referendum , either way......
    We ain't going anywhere baby !

    Alas I sadly think you are right TP. Clearly 17.4M votes in a referendum mean nothing to these self-serving clowns. Not entirely sure if I will ever bring myself to vote again, as it's meaningless.
  • HigginsHiggins GermanyPosts: 16,618MI6 Agent
    Excuse me for asking: What exactly was the vote of the 17,4 Million votes?
    President of the 'Misty Eyes Club'.

    Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 36,448Chief of Staff
    Misinformed?
  • HigginsHiggins GermanyPosts: 16,618MI6 Agent
    :)) :))
    President of the 'Misty Eyes Club'.

    Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    Well according to the remain side, like David Cameron, Nick Clegg
    etc. Voting to leave meant leaving EVERTHING ! " so be very sure
    How you vote " .
    So it was made very clear to us, we were told leaving could even
    Lead to WW3 ( that's an actual David Cameron statement ). Only
    After the vote and the undemocratic Remainers got involved did all
    These problems become so important. Up until then according to
    The remain side to vote leave meant voting to leave all aspects of the
    EU. All very simple. ;)
    Parliament never wanted to leave, ( hence why all the pantomime and
    Drama , leading to us eventually...... not leaving at all :)) )

    The only good thing for me is that I did predict this outcome ( even better than Uri ) I can laugh as in years to come , people complain about the EU and their rules, as the percentage of people voting drops lower and lower, with most likely the rise of right wing political parties.
    All made possible by the undemocratic Remainers . Who'll then start complaining about how could this have happened to our democracy, when they were the ones who killed it. :#
    "I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
  • Ens007Ens007 EnglandPosts: 863MI6 Agent
    I'm sure you've seen the question that we were asked to vote on - to remain in the EU or to leave the EU. I'm still unsure as to what is hard to understand tbh??!
  • HigginsHiggins GermanyPosts: 16,618MI6 Agent
    edited March 2019

    .....


    all this has been put down as scaremongering by everyone - including this forum - so I doubt that anyone really believed it.

    And the Remainers are undemocratic? Aren't you a bit over-dramatic, TP? :))
    President of the 'Misty Eyes Club'.

    Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
  • HigginsHiggins GermanyPosts: 16,618MI6 Agent
    edited March 2019
    Ens007 wrote:
    I'm sure you've seen the question that we were asked to vote on - to remain in the EU or to leave the EU. I'm still unsure as to what is hard to understand tbh??!

    Or, so you say the majority of votes was to leave the EU.

    But how?

    - Hard Brexit? ---> leaving the EU
    - Brexit with a deal that has to be negotiated ---> leaving the EU
    - leave and then associate with the EU like Norway/Switzerland? ---> leaving the EU
    - what happens with Ireland (a question that I've been asking 3 years ago already may I say)

    And that's exactly what the current dispute is all about.

    Aaaah, wish that life would be easier......
    President of the 'Misty Eyes Club'.

    Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
  • HigginsHiggins GermanyPosts: 16,618MI6 Agent
    Parliament never wanted to leave, ( hence why all the pantomime and
    Drama , leading to us eventually...... not leaving at all :)) )

    And who elected that parliament?
    We must be careful not getting un-democratic here, if you don't like something, TP :))
    President of the 'Misty Eyes Club'.

    Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    edited March 2019
    Parliament said it would enact the outcome of the referendum.
    So yes we voted for them. They have not done this but have
    Thwarted the will of the people. :D

    You're trying to change history again Higgy baby. :p


    Not a question of not liking anything, the politicians said they
    Would respect the vote ...... they lied :))
    Brexit was a dream that has passed, as trying to leave the EU is
    Like trying to leave the Maffia ( can't be done ) :)) Although it
    Is what it is, we're staying {[]
    It's not me saying it's undemocratic it 52% of the UK
    Population, ...... I know you love the EU , but you do
    Understand how voting works ? :)) ... who gets the
    Most votes wins. .... rather than the 48% who seem
    To have won.
    Once again our views on what a democracy is very
    Different, must be the EU in you and my British sense
    Of fair play. :))

    In the same way you accept Trump has been found totally innocent
    Of all charges, after a full investigation. {[] I'm sure you won't
    Complain about that ? :p
    "I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
  • HigginsHiggins GermanyPosts: 16,618MI6 Agent
    edited March 2019
    P
    In the same way you accept Trump has been found totally innocent
    Of all charges, after a full investigation. {[] I'm sure you won't
    Complain about that ? :p

    Well, I'd like to hear what the report says in full - even from the summary, he is not found fully innocent - though only in criminal terms.
    But if the Muller report finds Trump totally innocent, I am all ok with it. I have confidence in Muller and in the investigation, 100%!
    President of the 'Misty Eyes Club'.

    Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
  • HigginsHiggins GermanyPosts: 16,618MI6 Agent
    edited March 2019

    ....

    Well, the Brexiteers promised everything - no matter what just to get the votes.
    They gave the illusion, that there will be no damage, just paradise and the world waits to trade with you all.
    They also lied by saying that they will execute the hard Brexit.

    Where is Farage now?
    Where is Johnson now? He had several opportunities to oust May but he hasn't!
    Why? Because he knows, that he can't do better because leaving with no deal would lead to disaster and he does not want to be responsible for that!


    Turns out now, that most of the "scaremongering" was absolutely correct, and that's exactly the reason why they refuse to throw the country over the edge. Some stubborn ones - including yourself, will never accept it and I am totally fine with it.

    But your way of thinking and interpretation of the Brexit vote has no majority and you certainly have to accept that.

    Saying that I love the EU is not accurate and I've said this multiple times here.
    Comparing the EU with the Mafia is just silly.

    The EU brought us all peace for an unusual period of time, it brought us wealth (- the austerity bills were not done by the EU but from your governments since Thatcher). The financial crisis 2008 showed how dangerous the ever-increasing debts can be and EU tried to set some rules to fight that.

    So, I see the EU as a valuable thing - not perfect in any way - but it's difficult to keep 27/28 countries together and needs a lot of compromise sense.

    I will fight and speak for the EU until my last breath because the alternatives are horrible in a globalised world.

    Where are the trade deals that the UK have reached so far? Do you really think, that the UK will have leverage in negotiations with giants like the US, India, China who are all associated in some larger units.

    Saying that the 48% have won is just silly - just because you don't get the Hard Brexit that you and I want.
    Pretty sure, and I really hope it, the UK will leave the EU soon , pretty sure with a deal, so you can't say that the Remainers have won!
    President of the 'Misty Eyes Club'.

    Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
  • Napoleon PluralNapoleon Plural LondonPosts: 10,304MI6 Agent
    On a lighter note, the wicked EU have stopped speeding in cars, just in time for the next Bond film... :# :D
    "This is where we leave you Mr Bond."

    Roger Moore 1927-2017
  • Ens007Ens007 EnglandPosts: 863MI6 Agent
    On a lighter note, the wicked EU have stopped speeding in cars, just in time for the next Bond film... :# :D

    Heaven forbid any Bond fan contradicts Article 13 too ... trial by memes or gifs doesn't bear thinking about :))
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    Although a certain member of this forum told me the idea of
    Speed limiters being brought in by the EU was rubbish.. ....
    .... imagine my surprise listening to RTE radio 1 ( the Irish Republic's broadcasting station like the BBC here ) discussing ....... the introduction of Speed Limiters ! :))
    "I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
  • HigginsHiggins GermanyPosts: 16,618MI6 Agent
    edited March 2019
    Although a certain member of this forum told me the idea of
    Speed limiters being brought in by the EU was rubbish.. ....
    ....

    ...and again - this is not what I wrote.

    I was quoting the headline summary which was:

    "A stack of new safety legislation is due to be approved by the European Parliament later this year and Britain is expected to follow suit..
    So, it‘s not decided yet and it‘s unclear if UK will have to follow or if it‘s only expected."

    My main criticism was, that the Sun implied in their bigger headline that it was a decided thing while it is work in progress

    I know that you love to trivialize things, but you should quote me properly.

    So now to the topic of these speed limiters:
    There is an initiative to reduce fatalities in the EU and that limiter is one part of the plan. That must be decided by the national leaders and the European Parliament.

    I know, that you see these limiters just as another vehicle by the EU to bully people, but the goal is a good one.

    Having said all that, I am pretty sure that german and italian car manufacturers will heavily lobby to not let this happen, "Thank You" letters from you should then go to Volkswagen and Mercedes for fighting for your freedom :))
    President of the 'Misty Eyes Club'.

    Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
  • JoshuaJoshua Posts: 1,138MI6 Agent
    Firstly to my friend Higgins and everyone else, I have no feelings about Brexit either for or against. My only interest is that I come from a country where free voting is not allowed and I indeed have suffered and even been in prison because I stood for people to have a free vote. This is why I think that it is the most important part of this matter for people to respect how other people voted and not try to take away their decisions. As far as I am concerned the people gave their verdict and it is for nobody to take this away or try to demonise them for voting which ever way they chose to vote. Do that and you will soon end up making votes worthless or even putting people in prison like I was just for standing up for the right for peoples vote to be respected.

    This article might help to explain why some people have different views to others in the Subject of the EU in this debate. I do not believe this is an attack but just a perspective from a British reporter living in Germany.

    https://blogs.spectator.co.uk/2019/03/the-eu-is-a-religion-for-germans-no-wonder-brexit-is-going-so-badly/
  • JoshuaJoshua Posts: 1,138MI6 Agent
    I apologlise for my poor standard of written English, I hope you will be able to understand what I mean in that post.
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    News just in on BBC radio 4, the introduction of speed limiters
    Will be "Mandatory " in 2022 {[] great to see the vote on this
    Getting through, although I don"t remember it :p
    The EU reminds me of an old communist state everthing has to
    Be regulated, controlled, no individuality allowed. That's how we
    Lose our freedoms drop by drop. The EU state has to control
    Everthing. :)) Which is fine if you like that sort of thing.

    Very well written Joshua, democracy is very simple. Some
    Choose to make it complicated. :#
    "I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
  • HigginsHiggins GermanyPosts: 16,618MI6 Agent
    Maybe not only your reading comprehension suffers and also your hearing skills.
    Or BBC radio has gotten it wrong.

    The speed limiters are not decided yet.
    President of the 'Misty Eyes Club'.

    Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    edited March 2019
    I'm perfectly willing to accept that speed limiters will Never
    Be Introduced, :) ............ or will they ?

    As now BBC television is stating it's a fact for 2022. Although I'm
    Still going with your assertion, that it will not happen .
    Fake News !!!! :))
    "I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
  • HigginsHiggins GermanyPosts: 16,618MI6 Agent
    https://edition.cnn.com/2019/03/27/tech/europe-speed-limits-scli/index.html

    The EU rules must now be formally approved by member states and the European Parliament


    Under new safety rules agreed by the European Union, all new vehicles are required to have "intelligent speed assistance" systems as standard equipment.
    The EU rules don't mandate specific technology for the systems
    President of the 'Misty Eyes Club'.

    Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    It's only a matter of getting the rubber stamp from
    The Politburo ;)
    "I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
  • HigginsHiggins GermanyPosts: 16,618MI6 Agent
    So you admit that your claim that everything has been decided yet was wrong?
    And that you have quoted me wrongly ?

    Thank you!
    President of the 'Misty Eyes Club'.

    Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
  • HigginsHiggins GermanyPosts: 16,618MI6 Agent
    And glad to see you still standing on the sideline throwing eggs on everyone and still have not a single constructive approach to anything then sarcasm!

    What is your proposal to solve the Ireland issue btw?
    President of the 'Misty Eyes Club'.

    Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    Ireland to rejoin the UK {[]
    "I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
  • HigginsHiggins GermanyPosts: 16,618MI6 Agent
    I said constructive, TP
    President of the 'Misty Eyes Club'.

    Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    I can't help it if you don't like my Idea. :D
    Or
    Like Trump, build a wall. Only ours will have cash
    Machines in it.
    "I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
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