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[skyhuck]

1 minute ago, Vespasian said:

I'm ruled by how many MP's who don't live or work where I live an work..  If I was goin to I'd be complaining that an MP from erm, Cornwall had somethin to do with my Tax's.. but I don't cause I understand I belong to a greater entity than myself..

Sounds like you would never be happy, so no loss there.

 

Many of us accept we need policies that take into account our fellow country men, surely we have more in common with them that those living 1000's of miles away.

[skyhuck]

1 minute ago, Vespasian said:

If they both wanted to break away from their host countries, yes theres a comparison is there not?..

No.

[Vespasian]

1 minute ago, skyhuck said:

Sounds like you would never be happy, so no loss there.

 

Many of us accept we need policies that take into account our fellow country men, surely we have more in common with them that those living 1000's of miles away.

I define the peoples of Europe as people I have something in common with, history culture and tradition..  I might include New Zealand Australia Canada and the US...   

 

I don't see myself as a little Islander like the Brexiteers seem to do... my horizons stretch way beyond our own shores...

[Vespasian]

4 minutes ago, skyhuck said:

No.

whats not to compare?

[skyhuck]

7 minutes ago, Vespasian said:

I define the peoples of Europe as people I have something in common with, history culture and tradition..  I might include New Zealand Australia Canada and the US...   

 

I don't see myself as a little Islander like the Brexiteers seem to do... my horizons stretch way beyond our own shores...

Being in the EU limits our trade with other nations, your simply a "little Europeaner" us brexiteers are internationalists 

[skyhuck]

11 minutes ago, Vespasian said:

whats not to compare?

When was London a separate country?

[Vespasian]

8 minutes ago, skyhuck said:

When was London a separate country?

When was Catalonia?..  anyway whats that to with it..   the principle is, if you think you'd be better off breaking away from a country you aught be able to do it... if it makes you richer that is.. or for the hell of it if you want.

[skyhuck]

2 minutes ago, Vespasian said:

When was Catalonia?.. 

Oh dear!!

 

Go do some history research 

[Vespasian]

3 minutes ago, skyhuck said:

Oh dear!!

 

Go do some history research 

Just done some, says it was a principality once over.. when is a principality a country?..

[skyhuck]

8 minutes ago, Vespasian said:

Just done some, says it was a principality once over.. when is a principality a country?..

Barcalona was a country.

 

Catalonia has its own language, I'm not sure cockney is quite the same.