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Forum: Brexit Forum 23-11-2017, 07:32 AM
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As a foreigner, I wouldn't dare to comment on...

As a foreigner, I wouldn't dare to comment on that.... :-) More likely it's a feeling of being left in the lurch by "the powers that be", as I see it. I just read an article about that subject,...
Forum: Brexit Forum 22-11-2017, 08:59 PM
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Posted By Racker
ehrm... bruised ego??:shock: "Measuring other...

ehrm... bruised ego??:shock: "Measuring other people's cloth by your own yard"? :017:
Forum: Brexit Forum 14-11-2017, 12:43 PM
Replies: 114
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Posted By Racker
Thumbs up To paraphrase your parliament: "Hear, hear!" This...

To paraphrase your parliament: "Hear, hear!" This sums it up exactly.
Forum: Brexit Forum 14-11-2017, 11:23 AM
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Posted By Racker
If you'd have read my initial post, you'd know...

If you'd have read my initial post, you'd know that I merely pointed to an out-of-the-box solution, that wouldn't cost Britain a penny and would give the British countries a chance to make...
Forum: Brexit Forum 14-11-2017, 10:34 AM
Replies: 114
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Posted By Racker
That's what we call here: demonizing your...

That's what we call here: demonizing your opponent. Exactly what happened in the US of A during the latest elections. Now, if I were to argue in your fashion, I'd say something like "It's clear to me...
Forum: Brexit Forum 10-11-2017, 09:41 AM
Replies: 114
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Posted By Racker
I'm sorry to say, your perception of the modern...

I'm sorry to say, your perception of the modern world seems a little outdated to me. While Britain is and always physically will be an island, on a worldwide scale it is not. Economically there are...
Forum: Brexit Forum 10-11-2017, 08:57 AM
Replies: 114
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Posted By Racker
Uptill now,I was under the impression *you* were...

Uptill now,I was under the impression *you* were British.... This remark places you an ocean further on, in the land where the guy that demonizes his opponent by phrases like "Lock her up".. Crooked...
Forum: Brexit Forum 09-11-2017, 03:15 PM
Replies: 114
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Posted By Racker
Exactly! Besides: how far a past are we referring...

Exactly! Besides: how far a past are we referring to? Would that -in your case- be the times of "the Great Empire where the sun never set", or the past of a green and White- cliffed island, before...
Forum: Brexit Forum 09-11-2017, 11:07 AM
Replies: 114
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Posted By Racker
True as this is, I still think we should live in...

True as this is, I still think we should live in the here and now. As you may know, over the ages, the Dutch have had more clashes with the British than with the Germans. It wouldn't be very fruitful...
Forum: Brexit Forum 09-11-2017, 07:31 AM
Replies: 114
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Posted By Racker
Since you asked for it: :grouphug: :mrgreen:...

Since you asked for it: :grouphug: :mrgreen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfl6Lu3xQW0
Forum: Brexit Forum 07-11-2017, 09:58 PM
Replies: 114
Views: 7,713
Posted By Racker
I couldn't agree more! I'll take a dram of my...

I couldn't agree more! I'll take a dram of my favorite Brit on that; brought a nice bottle of 15y old laphroaig from Islay this summer... :023: Hoping to have been of service.. cheers!
Forum: Brexit Forum 07-11-2017, 07:46 PM
Replies: 114
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Posted By Racker
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Godwins...

http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/GodwinsLaw
Forum: Brexit Forum 07-11-2017, 05:49 PM
Replies: 114
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Posted By Racker
Maybe I'm naïve, but I was under the impression,...

Maybe I'm naïve, but I was under the impression, Scotland, England, Wales and N. Ireland *are* seperate countries. No splitting up neccessary. It'd all be just a paper divorce, the countries still...
Forum: Brexit Forum 07-11-2017, 02:00 PM
Replies: 114
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Posted By Racker
Remaniacs and Brexiteers... maybe, but still both...

Remaniacs and Brexiteers... maybe, but still both British. I'm just a neutral bystander, wondering why the inhabitants of that beautiful island across the North Sea are making things so difficult for...
Forum: Brexit Forum 06-11-2017, 09:49 PM
Replies: 114
Views: 7,713
Posted By Racker
Uhmrrr... decade or three ago....:-D...

Uhmrrr... decade or three ago....:-D why?:mrgreen:
Forum: Brexit Forum 06-11-2017, 09:25 PM
Replies: 114
Views: 7,713
Posted By Racker
Thanks! :-) Beg to differ... ...

Thanks! :-)

Beg to differ...

Firstly: "Democracy" does not equal "Majority decides; period" Not listning to the minority, especially if that minority is a vast one, would be -what I'd call-...
Forum: Brexit Forum 24-10-2017, 09:40 PM
Replies: 114
Views: 7,713
Posted By Racker
I wouldn't dare... ;-) That's what they...

I wouldn't dare... ;-)

That's what they call "politics". It's nothing more (or less) than the trading in "principles". Even if those principles are incomparable and quite unequal (at least to the...
Forum: Brexit Forum 24-10-2017, 06:51 AM
Replies: 114
Views: 7,713
Posted By Racker
Sorry for my omission, but that does not...

Sorry for my omission, but that does not essentially change my position: The results would be quite the opposite!! Instead of "devide and rule", the EU, would sadly have to look on, while they see...
Forum: Brexit Forum 24-10-2017, 06:37 AM
Replies: 114
Views: 7,713
Posted By Racker
Spot-on (as they say on your side of the salty...

Spot-on (as they say on your side of the salty waters). Just like OldGreyFox you get the idea... Keep it all in British hands and avoid the meddling of EU politicians... :mrgreen:
Forum: Brexit Forum 24-10-2017, 06:27 AM
Replies: 114
Views: 7,713
Posted By Racker
Thumbs up That's exactly my point! :idea:The British would...

That's exactly my point! :idea:The British would then have it in their own hands, how "tight" the bonds between the different British entities would be. No meddling of the EU with a then "internal...
Forum: Brexit Forum 24-10-2017, 06:19 AM
Replies: 114
Views: 7,713
Posted By Racker
LOL :-D Serously: Firstly you're making the...

LOL :-D

Serously: Firstly you're making the same mistake some of my countrymen do, saying "England" when they're talking about Britain as a whole... Holland is the western province of the...
Forum: Brexit Forum 23-10-2017, 09:11 PM
Replies: 114
Views: 7,713
Posted By Racker
Only the English were pro-Brexit in majority, if...

Only the English were pro-Brexit in majority, if my memory serves me well... Giving the English their desired independence would honor the outcome of that referendum. Essentially, that's what the...
Forum: Brexit Forum 23-10-2017, 06:41 PM
Replies: 114
Views: 7,713
Posted By Racker
You're making a mistake here: The fair Isle of...

You're making a mistake here: The fair Isle of Albion would host two entities/nations, countries if you like: the UK, consisting of Scotland, Wales and possibly Greater London. And "living" beside...
Forum: Brexit Forum 23-10-2017, 06:28 PM
Replies: 114
Views: 7,713
Posted By Racker
But would they?? ;-)

But would they?? ;-)
Forum: Brexit Forum 23-10-2017, 04:59 PM
Replies: 114
Views: 7,713
Posted By Racker
As I thought: this has stirred a lot of...

As I thought: this has stirred a lot of sentiments already... :-) But think of the advantages: Brits that will not have anything to do with the EU could simply apply for an English passport. Pay...
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