Brexit party on 31 January in London is going ahead. And it will be shit.

[keybored]

This event was quite a success, thousands turned out and celebrated a democratic British victory.

Bye.

 

[Raheem]

Well it was being exceptionalised in the post I responded to with a comment about it being exceptionalised.

No it wasn't. Something was posted about someone's kid being called a Nazi for being overheard speaking German. It might be fair comment that it's an anecdote and doesn't amount to much on its own. But there's also ample evidence that EU nationals in the UK really have experienced an increase in xenophobia since Brexit became a thing.

So, this woman is apparently deciding to go back to Germany, for the obvious reason that that's somewhere her daughter won't get picked on for being German. A sad state of affairs.

But nowhere at all is there any implication that Germany is some sort of xenophobia-free idyll, nor any invitation to compare the social liberalism of Germany to that of the UK. It's a straw-man that you've imagined into being all on your own.

 

[editor]

This event was quite a success, thousands turned out and celebrated a democratic British victory.

Merely hundreds actually. And it was piss poor unless you're the kind of troll that wets his pants at the sound of Farage babbling on.

 

[philosophical]

This event was quite a success, thousands turned out and celebrated a democratic British victory.

...that excluded Northern Ireland.

 

[ska invita]

Yeah we had that debate. My point was about this, dunno what you call it, meme of people fleeing UK for liberal europe. When racism & chauvinism on the rise and far right growing everywhere, arguably stronger with greater support in germany, france, italy, spain, netherlands, greece...

Actually now I think of it Portugal seems to have greener grass

 

[two sheds]

Actually now I think of it Portugal seems to have greener grass

And decriminalized too

 

[The39thStep]

Actually now I think of it Portugal seems to have greener grass

One right wing populist MP which is one more than the UK but no far right flash mobs. Racism is an issue in some areas with Africans/Brazilians but theres also a soft paternal nationalism/patriotism that also ameliates that if people speak Portuguese . Also thank heavens no Islamacist terror attacks although there were some Portuguese Islamacists involved with a cell in London that were active abroad. Sizeable left from CP to Left Block to very mixed and not without corruption Socialist Party. If there was a referendum they'd vote Remain (mainly because so many Portuguese work abroad and because of some funding ) but there would also be a Left leave and left remain and reform campaign.

 

[The39thStep]

 

[ska invita]

must have meant fisheries shirly

 

[gosub]

Most fish have probably forgotten what their stance on Brexit actually was

 

[ska invita]

Most fish have probably forgotten what their stance on Brexit actually was

its a horrible speciest lie that fish have short memories told by fish murderers and fish trappers alike who place animals inclined to swim thousands of miles in small bowls and excuse it with the notion that they have 1 second memory spans. Destroy the fish tanks!!

 

[Raheem]

Destroy the fish tanks!!

I think we should hear from the fish first.

 

[Marty1]

Merely hundreds actually.

Based off photos from the event it looks like thousands attended.

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