Current Affairs EU In or Out

[Ruairi77]

erm.... well it's one narrative, I guess.

 

[Old Blue 2]

No, but you said we have more in common with the US than the EU re military stuff. At our hour of need, they didnt really do a great deal. Plenty of European countries did.

Its a pointless debate anyrate, a myriad of reasons behind who was flying for the RAF at the time would render a spat a waste of time. But the numbers did surprise me.

It was more a case of individual groups of fighters from those European countries fighting the Germans. For example, after the defeat of Poland, a lot of flyers escaped and fought in the French Air Force in May and June 1940, and then by whatever means, made it across to the UK. Ditto for the Czech flyers, and to a lesser extent the French and Belgians.

The US was covertly supplying the UK from the early days of the war, albeit there was a price to everything they supplied, it was not gratis.

 

[Armaghtoffee]

The Brexit loons basically voted to all turn into The Good Life.

They did just that and what gets me is Brexiteers on here stating that our opposition to this is ‘laughing at the English’.

Ironic that on a site that celebrates all things Everton and all the while we have to save up to go to England to support our team.

 

[Armaghtoffee]

erm.... well it's one narrative, I guess.

How is mainstream racism just casually accepted like that??

 

[roydo]

It was more a case of individual groups of fighters from those European countries fighting the Germans. For example, after the defeat of Poland, a lot of flyers escaped and fought in the French Air Force in May and June 1940, and then by whatever means, made it across to the UK. Ditto for the Czech flyers, and to a lesser extent the French and Belgians.

The US was covertly supplying the UK from the early days of the war, albeit there was a price to everything they supplied, it was not gratis.

Yeah, I know.

 

[Charlie Sweet]

We have more in common with the USA than the EU and as the five eyes proves we put more trust in our English speaking partners. When the chips are down who would support us either militarily or economically, USA, Germany or Spain....let me go further (Canada plus Australia and New Zealand) or ( Romania, Slovenia and Hungary) ?...

Rule Britannia eh Pete?!

Laughable thing is a huge majority of "dem immigrants" have the brains and drive to make something of themselves. It would be an interesting social experiment to map out prospects of Leave families and those that have moved here from other countries.

 

[Ruairi77]

How is mainstream racism just casually accepted like that??

Never mind the name calling, it's also BS. Varadkar, who at about 6'4" is pretty tall for a pipsqueak, is in Donegall at the Magill school (pete quoted earlier) not Dublin.

 

[roydo]

They did just that and what gets me is Brexiteers on here stating that our opposition to this is ‘laughing at the English’.

Ironic that on a site that celebrates all things Everton and all the while we have to save up to go to England to support our team.

As an English man, ish, it infuriates me. The brexiteers I encounter in real life are the most typecast "English Man" you can imagine. Ignorant, selfish, boorish, you pick the word.

The UK is terrific. And these idiots are putting it all at risk, for no apparent benefit other to reinforce their own prejudices.

 

[Carl O'Ancelotti]

erm.... well it's one narrative, I guess.

This is what Johnson's election has done: it has emboldened bigots like Tinyjohn to spout stuff like that. This isn't going to end well at all - 20 years of good Anglo-Irish relations down the swanny.

 

[roydo]

This is what Johnson's election has done: it has emboldened bigots like Tinyjohn to spout stuff like that. This isn't going to end well at all - 20 years of good Anglo-Irish relations down the swanny.

Lets hope the good guys prevail.

 

[dandydan]

You repugnant twit.

You saying someone was telling fibs?

 

[Ruairi77]

This is what Johnson's election has done: it has emboldened bigots like Tinyjohn to spout stuff like that. This isn't going to end well at all - 20 years of good Anglo-Irish relations down the swanny.

yea, it's the exact same here in the states. Economically we're doing ok so lots of people seem content to let Trumps behaviour slide but his behaviour has emboldened a whole world of racist bigots to speak their minds. It's eroding society before our eyes.
That's why having Johnson as PM is so dangerous, he's acting as a bull horn for scumbags

 

[Armaghtoffee]

Never mind the name calling, it's also BS. Varadkar, who at about 6'4" is pretty tall for a pipsqueak, is in Donegall at the Magill school (pete quoted earlier) not Dublin.

We all live in Dublin and are called Murphy.

To paraphrase Boris.

 

[Old Blue 2]

As an English man, ish, it infuriates me. The brexiteers I encounter in real life are the most typecast "English Man" you can imagine. Ignorant, selfish, boorish, you pick the word.

The UK is terrific. And these idiots are putting it all at risk, for no apparent benefit other to reinforce their own prejudices.

Come and meet me at the Kent Battle of Britain Museum in Hawkinge, Kent, on Saturday 10th August. Just ask for the Scouser, you'll find me.

 

[Ruairi77]

Lets hope the good guys prevail.

There in lies the problem.
I'm sure the likes of old blue and pete are good guys but having a referendum without a plan has put them in the position where they'll defend their stance till the end because it's what they believe in, completely ignoring the fact that there was no plan, completely ignoring the fact that trying to withdraw from such a complicated union without a plan is both foolish and dangerous.
There's lots of decent people that don't like the EU, I get that, unfortunately they've been weaponized by the far right who know that they won't back down.
The government know that, to distract from what they are doing, they need a common enemy, cue Leo Varadkar.