And They're OUT! The UK leaves the EU.

Blackleaf

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dumb as a bag of fabio's hair:

EU bans claim that water can prevent dehydration - Telegraph

the mindset of those moral and intellectually superior eurotards. I mean, who would want to walk away from their loving bosom?


The EU also tells us that Britain isn't a group of islands.

Apparently, British MEPs are receiving nasty written messages from other MEPs in the European Parliament, with some of them saying things like "You've got Brexit. Now f*cking go!"

And they are being greeted by chants such as "leave! leave! leave! leave!" in meetings.

Thank God we are getting out of this thing.
 
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dumb as a bag of fabio's hair:

EU bans claim that water can prevent dehydration - Telegraph

the mindset of those moral and intellectually superior eurotards. I mean, who would want to walk away from their loving bosom?

EU officials concluded that, following a three-year investigation, there was no evidence to prove the previously undisputed fact.

Producers of bottled water are now forbidden by law from making the claim and will face a two-year jail sentence if they defy the edict, which comes into force in the UK next month.



EU officials do not believe water can prevent dehydration but they believe in man made climate change.
 

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The EU, rather notoriously in Britain, once tried to ban bent bananas (they're supposed to be bent) and curved cucumbers.
 

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are the salty auntie remainers still straw-manning this historic piece of good news?

they must be really ticked-off eh.
 

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They tend to just roll to the next faux crisis to make people afraid.

BlackLeaf thumped all the libtards for real. That's pretty embarrassing for them.
 

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Rex Murphy: Those who voted to leave the EU weren’t stupid. They were just angry. And with cause



You have to consult the Lamentations of Jeremiah to find a grim parallel to the wailing and gnashing of Europhile teeth after the Brexit side won the recent referendum in the U.K. The Remain crowd have proved to be sore losers, with their flood of excoriation, mockery, denigration and raw anger directed at those who voted to leave the European Union.


Even days after the vote, the losers cannot contain their scorn for the result, nor repress their anger at the low-rent, anti-immigrant, xenophobic Little Englanders whose views prevailed. The Leave side won, evidently, because the slow-witted and retrogressive elements of the population out-campaigned and outsmarted their demonstratively superior antagonists.


Rationalizing a loss is, of course, not a new phenomenon. But building a rationalization on the idea that the crowd you lost to cannot, as the phrase has it, walk and chew gum at the same time, is a novel excursion. If you lost to a pack of fools and social Neanderthals, and if you lost with your side having all respectable opinion, the organs of academia, the press and business interests on your side, then it should prompt some serious and not-too-flattering introspection. In a nutshell, if the Leave side was so stupid and out of touch with everything in the modern age, how on earth did Remain, with all that intelligence and authority, lose the vote?


Not only are the losers displaying bad political manners, they are also blind to the real reasons why they lost. Do any of the Remain campaigners acknowledge the great file of complaints that has grown over the last decade about the EU’s style of governance, its increasing distance from any superintending authority other than its own, its absolute divorce from democratic responsibility and the furiously paternalistic and near-imperial manner in which it treats the representatives and citizens of its member states?


The European Parliament does house members from democratic states, but once those members make it to Brussels and Strasbourg, they have no constituents to answer to and give but haughty regard to the countries that sent them. The EU is a bureaucrats’ imperium, where unelected masters dispense rules and laws to the citizens of 28 previously sovereign states, with little respect to the traditions and cultures of those nations, and no accountability to any but their well-paid peers and paladins.


The EU itself was formed using the frog-in-boiling-water approach: a little encroachment at a time, so no one notices the kettle is getting hotter every year. First it was but a common market with a few states. It then began encroaching on every other aspect of European life — EU bureaucrats have a morbid appetite for petty and trivial intrusions into the personal and domestic arenas of almost every citizen under their dubious flag.


Who is the EU to regulate the kitchen kettle? Or the shape of bananas? Or whether olive oil must be capped when served in restaurants? Or how powerful vacuum cleaners need to be? Should a super-state dictate the heating capacity of your hairdryer? There was nothing too picayune, too morbidly particular that the diktat-wielding EU bureaucracy wouldn’t stick its overbearing nose into. And to hell with the dignity of those it presumed to hector.


That’s the trivial stuff that gets under people’s skin, but the EU has also assumed many of the responsibilities that were traditionally the proprietary domain of sovereign states. The European Court of Justice assumed authority over the courts of countries, like the U.K., that have a tradition of common law that dates back to the Magna Carta, and which have done more to spread the ideas of democracy and the rule of law than anything Brussels could dream of.


I could cite examples big and small. But my main point is that, contrary to the mewling complaints and arrogant dismissal of last week’s vote as a product of ignorance and folly combined, there were serious reasons behind the votes of many who opted to leave the EU. And much of the result flowed directly from the manners and practices of the bureaucrats in Brussels who over the years did more to advance the cause of those who voted Leave than the Leave campaign itself.
 

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They tend to just roll to the next faux crisis to make people afraid.

BlackLeaf thumped all the libtards for real. That's pretty embarrassing for them.

Haha! Okay, Eagle, that was actually funny.

Blackie didn't 'thump' anyone (nor has ever, IMO).
 

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My friend Rex missed one small detail. In any referendum, there are always two sides, and sometimes more. Calling a referendum is always the result of two, and sometimes more, wildly differing points of view. There will always be a winner and a loser. There will always be some bad feelings. Regardless of outcome, life goes on.

To borrow from Rex, there were also serious reasons for those who voted to remain as well. There were simply fewer of them, and the 'leave' crew carried the day. The remainers thought things through as well, and came to the conclusion that England should stay with th EU. But they lost.

Should there have been a refendum in the first place? I thought Britons, like the rest of the democratic world, elected politicians to make their decisions for them. Wiser heads, MPs tasked with carrying out the business of government. Business that the najority either cannot be bothered to do, or more likey, are incapable of doing themselves.

The burning question - one which will take several years to answer - should there have been a referendum in the first place?

Human nature being what it is, any future failures by opting out will be dumped squarely on the shoulders of politicians. They will be blamed. What about future prosperity? The politicians will take the credit for that.

But who really cares? England's days in the sun have faded. Like past empires, there is always a rise and fall. England has been falling for 50 years. The exit vote won't stop or even slow their decline.
 
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Haha! Okay, Eagle, that was actually funny.

Blackie didn't 'thump' anyone (nor has ever, IMO).

Ah yeah... this time he actually thumped you guys pretty hard. It is hard to believe and you must be in shock but he thumped you.

Yep, Princess thumps folk like Engerland thumped Iceland.

Yes... Blackie thumped the libtards just like Iceland thumped UK soccer.
 

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Ah yeah... this time he actually thumped you guys pretty hard. It is hard to believe and you must be in shock but he thumped you.



Yes... Blackie thumped the libtards just like Iceland thumped UK soccer.

I've told 'em all before. they ain't too smart tho'. no skillz.

'specially our wee beltway troll, master teabag. he tries and he tries. poor little bugger.

The attempts to troll and harangue Blackleaf are amusing.

Sure he can be a d i c k, a scoundrel, tad obnoxious and yes, even a cad. But people...you're out of your depth.

So many try and still all fail. Buddy won't even reply to the antagonizers with a foul word. No jabs about yer mum or your questionable sexual orientation, no size 7 fonts, no name-calling. Doesn't report posts. It's futile kids.

So many seasoned members yet self-control and ignoring fall by the wayside.

I banned him for a week and he took it like a man for the most part.

The guy is composed and I think that's a big reason people get all mad.

The Teflon Limey. :lol:

Ignore.

REICH FRIENDS (Una serie del Tercer Reich) - YouTube

funny watching another attempted general troll blackleaf thread fail to achieve.

dude is on an entirely other boss-level kids. over 12 years here and ain't nobody made him cry or run away.

not even you tryhards can shake that limey.

give it up. :lol:

#invulnerable
 

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My friend Rex missed one small detail. In any referendum, there are always two sides, and sometimes more. Calling a referendum is always the result of two, and sometimes more, wildly differing points of view. There will always be a winner and a loser. There will always be some bad feelings. Regardless of outcome, life goes on.

To borrow from Rex, there were also serious reasons for those who voted to remain as well. There were simply fewer of them, and the 'leave' crew carried the day. The remainers thought things through as well, and came to the conclusion that England should stay with th EU. But they lost.

Should there have been a refendum in the first place? I thought Britons, like the rest of the democratic world, elected politicians to make their decisions for them. Wiser heads, MPs tasked with carrying out the business of government. Business that the najority either cannot be bothered to do, or more likey, are incapable of doing themselves.

The burning question - one which will take several years to answer - should there have been a referendum in the first place?

Human nature being what it is, any future failures by opting out will be dumped squarely on the shoulders of politicians. They will be blamed. What about future prosperity? The politicians will take the credit for that.

But who really cares? England's days in the sun have faded. Like past empires, there is always a rise and fall. England has been falling for 50 years. The exit vote won't stop or even slow their decline.

There are some issues such as the one that will decide how Canadians will vote in future elections that must be decided by a referendum. The citizens of this country have the right to a say in the outcome. Our referendum, however, will not have any affect outside of Canada.
 

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There are some issues such as the one that will decide how Canadians will vote in future elections that must be decided by a referendum. The citizens of this country have the right to a say in the outcome. Our referendum, however, will not have any affect outside of Canada.


Never one to say never, I suppose there are situations where referenda are useful, but probably it's biggest use is to take the pressure off politicians who lack the guts to do the right thing for the electorate and express his/her reasons. God forbid they should be expected to make a decision. Our local provincial politician here like many of them doesn't even have the moxie to acknowledge input from the electorate, so you have absolutely no idea what he's thinking or what action he has in mind...................................Pathetic.
 

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Never one to say never, I suppose there are situations where referenda are useful, but probably it's biggest use is to take the pressure off politicians who lack the guts to do the right thing for the electorate and express his/her reasons. God forbid they should be expected to make a decision. Our local provincial politician here like many of them doesn't even have the moxie to acknowledge input from the electorate, so you have absolutely no idea what he's thinking or what action he has in mind...................................Pathetic.

I think it is the other way around, JLM. Politicians would be only too happy to make all the decisions for us if we let them. Justin has not been shy about which method he prefers when it comes to voting which is one reason why a referendum on the matter is necessary.
 

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I think it is the other way around, JLM. Politicians would be only too happy to make all the decisions for us if we let them. Justin has not been shy about which method he prefers when it comes to voting which is one reason why a referendum on the matter is necessary.


I'm not sure how valid this is, but I did hear a month or so back on what seemed like good authority that Justin can't make decisions on voting procedure and had no business making any promises about the matter. Apparently it's up to a committee outside of the political spectrum was the way I interpreted it.
 

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Maybe it was the counselling industry that was behind Brexit:

I guess this means that many of those who are now in agony at the outcome of the referendum will be seeking care, thereby increasing the incomes of all the therapists who will now have more business.

Welcome to real life, kiddies.






Generation Snowflake is not exclusive to America -- it's very much a problem in other parts of the world too. Take the Brits, for example:

ever since their countrymen voted to divorce the European Union, some U.K. college students have been whining of depression.

According to Breitbart London, Britain's best and brightest have been frequenting social media sites and chat rooms to lament their ailments, even going as far to say they can no longer perform well in school.

“Can I class Brexit as a traumatic event when I fail my exams next week? Because honestly, I’m so distracted now because of it?" posted one scholar on a Student Room thread under the title: "Does anyone else feel genuinely depressed about Brexit."

"Took about an hour for my hands to stop shaking, and for my knees to return to some semblance of working order after I saw the result this morning. How I managed to get through a regular day at work afterwards, I don’t even know," said user AngryJellyfish.

"It’s absolutely horrible, it doesn’t even feel real. I feel unwelcome in my own country," said another user.

Another one lamented the lost multiculturalism:
I’ve felt so down all day because of this, and just have this constant sick feeling in my stomach. I feel like I’m grieving for our growing economy. I’m grieving for our loss of cultural enrichment. If we weren’t a part of the EU I’d never have met people from the likes France, Norway, Germany, who have so much to offer to our country. We have so much to gain from these cultures
Others were more hostile:
I’m seriously ****ed off at this because we’re stuck with it. We’re past the point of no return, and we can never go back to what we’re about to lose… **** you, British public.
Many of Britain's younger generation have been flipping the middle finger to their older, wiser counterparts for voting "Leave." Only 36 percent of able-voting 18-25 year olds actually showed up to vote in the first place.

College Students 'Depressed' Over Brexit | Truth Revolt
 

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Haha! Okay, Eagle, that was actually funny.

Blackie didn't 'thump' anyone (nor has ever, IMO).

I helped to thump the liberals and the luvvies and the Guardianistas and most of the entire Global Establishment - which had been ganging up on the British people telling them to vote Remain, or else - by voting Leave nine days ago.
 

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for the crybabies and cucks keeping up their shtick...


Stop talking Britain down! As markets rebound, Remain campaigners won't stop their 'relentlessly negative' moaning


  • Business leaders, politicians and academics continue to criticise Brexit
  • Accused of risking damaging UK economic prospects with the negativity
  • FTSE 100 has hit 10-month high, but the UK continues to feel the fall out
  • Budget airline easyJet sparked outrage over plans to move HQ from UK


As markets rebound, Remain campaigners won't stop their moaning | Daily Mail Online
 

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for the crybabies and cucks keeping up their shtick...


Stop talking Britain down! As markets rebound, Remain campaigners won't stop their 'relentlessly negative' moaning


  • Business leaders, politicians and academics continue to criticise Brexit
  • Accused of risking damaging UK economic prospects with the negativity
  • FTSE 100 has hit 10-month high, but the UK continues to feel the fall out
  • Budget airline easyJet sparked outrage over plans to move HQ from UK


As markets rebound, Remain campaigners won't stop their moaning | Daily Mail Online


It was their talking Britain down during the referendum campaign which likely persuades many people to vote Leave.

Leave campaigner Andrea Leadsom was brilliant during the two televised debates she appeared in during the campaign.

I want her to become the new Prime Minister and her chances are being boosted:

Dark horse Andrea Leadsom is surging past Michael Gove in the battle to take on Theresa May as 30 Johnson MPs line up to back her



Andrea Leadsom leapfrogged Michael Gove (together in bottom image) in the race to No 10 after Iain Duncan Smith said he would back her. His endorsement is likely to sway up to 30 MPs who had backed Boris. She is the second favourite in the race behind Home Secretary Theresa May and well ahead of Michael Gove who stunned the political world in the way he betrayed Boris Johnson just hours after saying he would run his leadership campaign. Fans of the former Mayor of London hope by propelling Mrs Leadsom into the final two, they will scupper the leadership ambitions of his former friend Michael Gove.