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Brexiteers in meltdown after crowds wave EU flag at Last Night of the Proms
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I thought Brexit was beyond stupid, but is getting back into the EU really going to work out that well now? I’m sure Britain could get back in if it really wanted, but not with the favorable terms it had before. Which if that wasn’t good enough before, people are going to be even saltier about the concessions they’d have to make this time around. While this is funny, I’m not sure what the point is now.
Is it really such a big deal to expect nothing more than an equal footing?
It shouldn't be, but as soon as Britain went back in, the same people who hyped up Brexit will be going, "They got us over a barrel now, see, they even took our God-ordained currency away!" Granted, they'd complain about anything, but to the masses who weren't paying attention, it would appear as though they had a point. "We were in the EU before and we kept our same money, why do we have to change now?" Maybe I'm just cynical about the average person's intelligence, but I think going back in, even on equal footing with every other member state, it'll be seen as the EU "punishing" Britain, there will be resentment from the get-go.
You're not being cynical, if anything you're being too generous about the average intelligence of us brits.
The regions that received the most money European development fund still voted for Brexit despite having "Funded by the EU" plaques on everything and you're expecting them to comprehend geopolitics.
They haven't got the luxury of thinking about that when they're worrying about where their next meal is coming from.