argietoffee
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I am European, my good Man. and Irish. and Argentine. and an anglophile of the highest order.
and I really hate nationalism.
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I am European, my good Man. and Irish. and Argentine. and an anglophile of the highest order.
and I really hate nationalism.
bizzaro
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I think you'll find that the European Union was founded as an association of member states.
Nationalism is not necessarily a bad thing. As long its not taken to excess.
However, I think that political shortsightedness within Europe along with the events of 2008/2009 has led to today.
Jean Claude Juncker - is certainly a major reason for what has happened. No doubt in my mind.
Favourite quote: 'Nationalism is an infantile disease. It is the measles of mankind.'
~ Albert Einstein
Via call of duty
When would you consider nationalism to be a good thing? Not having a go. Just out of interest. For me it contributes to creating a tribal culture of in groups and out groups and is an archaic concept.
bizzaro
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When people talk about 'social cohesion'.
Where do you think that comes from?
Your view is the same as Juncker's.
However, not everyone agrees with him - which has resulted in what has happened.
Why should the UK be dictated to by the ex PM of a country of less than half a million people?
I'm saying Juncker messed it up big time. He was too focused on his own agenda.
Load of crap. It's a dream world to think the UK could suddenly not need imported goods.
The US is MUCH larger and diverse than the UK.
Alex123
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Nobody is claiming that the UK does not need to import any goods.
A weaker pound makes foreign goods more expensive here, hence leading British consumers to purchase fewer imports and encouraging them to instead turn to buying more domestically-produced goods, hence increasing domestic aggregate demand, and thus lowering unemployment, etc.
This is why Martin Wolf wrote that the fall in sterling "might cushion the effect [of Brexit] on output, at least in the medium term."
A fall in the value of a currency is not always and automatically a bad thing.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/business...eak-in-attempt-to-calm-markets-following-bre/
IF ONLY WE WERE TOLD BEFORE THE REFERENDUM THAT OUR ECONOMY WOULD TANK IF WE WERE TO LEAVE.
IF ONLY THERE WERE EDUCATED PEOPLE OF WHICH HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN THE WORLD OF ECONOMICS AND FINANCE IN A PROFESSIONAL CAPACITY THAT COULD OF INFORMED US OF THESE THINGS HAPPENING.
IF ONLY WE WERE TOLD BEFORE THE REFERENDUM THAT OUR ECONOMY WOULD TANK IF WE WERE TO LEAVE.
IF ONLY THERE WERE EDUCATED PEOPLE OF WHICH HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN THE WORLD OF ECONOMICS AND FINANCE IN A PROFESSIONAL CAPACITY THAT COULD OF INFORMED US OF THESE THINGS HAPPENING.
Librarian
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I get the premise, but while it may create jobs as purchasing domestically increases (likely more expensive due higher wages), jobs would be lost all over the show in places that require imported goods.
Alex123
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More high-wage jobs are a good thing.
Also, the increase in domestic demand would create more jobs than would be lost, especially when aggregate demand is low - as is the case now.
Anyway, I'm off to bed comrade.
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FYI @everyone
Liverpool Socialist Party meeting on the EU referendum in the Casa at 19:30 tomorrow night. http://www.socialistparty.org.uk/ke...alist-party-after-the-eu-referendum-what-next
Not at the cost of increasing the cost of goods.
Samantha Bee just ripped the hell outta Brexit...hoping to be able to post it tomorrow.
She really is the new Jon Stewart over here.
She really is the new Jon Stewart over here.
Elong
The fire rises
Most are too patriotic/fascist to see the wood for the trees.
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