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SuperJetShoes@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

I’m in my late fifties, and my best friend who regularly takes me hiking (he’s ex-Coldstream Guards) is a Brexiteer and I’m a Remainer.

We meet maybe once every couple of months, and it’s always the first thing he wants to talk about - he’s firmly in the “this is not the Brexit I voted for” camp.

I don’t want to bad mouth him because he’s my dearest of friends but give it a rest mate. I want talk about who’s playing at our local dive bar next week, I’m not bothered about Brexit any more.

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deadcatbounce@reddthat.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
He’s bound to read it here. What better place to write it.

I voted leave because the EU hasn’t passed an audit for about 25 - 30 years, fraud being regularly cited. Our local politicians of all persuasions are bent enough, why add more?

On a basic matter we were desperate to join the EU in the seventies because the UK was bankrupt. We ended up being the second highest contributor after Germany with loads of net takers and many applying to join.

Much cheaper, given the fraud, to just give money directly to the East European states (and of course Greece.).

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- SuperJetShoes@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  
  He’s bound to read it here. What better place to write it.
  
  My friend does not use platforms like this. I know him better than you do.
  
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