(02-01-2017, 12:08 AM)RandomGuy199 Wrote:

(01-30-2017, 09:56 PM)Seraph Wrote: Meanwhile, in the UK, we have Theresa May getting chummy with Trump and desperately mending bridges with Erdogan, because 'we need strong friends' for when we leave the EU.

1) We had strong friends within the EU, but that doesn't matter because the mis-informed populous voted out in a non-legally binding referendum and now May, who claimed to be a remainer, is charging forwards with no regard to what the will of the people might continue to be as the picture grows clearer because 'the people have spoken!'
2) No matter how bad things get, I don't want to live in a country that throws its values away at the first sign of trouble and snuggles up to these guys.
3) Ugh!

The entire Brexit fiasco should have been a warning sign on what to expect when you vote with your heart but not with your brain. We have a tiny bunch of racists, "hard" conservatives and ultra-nationalists blaming all their problems on the EU and migrants and pushing for a referendum to get out, managing to convince a misinformed and disgruntled populace by reminding them of the "old days" (back when the UK didn't have to answer to anyone because it physically controlled a third of the world and could impose its will by force). However, they had no idea what to do after winning (as they didn't expect to win on the first place), and now that they have alienated much of Europe they are desperately searching for friends. I am genuinely worried, as it seems that Scotland may eventually try to secede if things go south.

Indeed, not to mention the possibility of reigniting the troubles in Northern Ireland. The UK has been heading for disintegration since the Scottish Independence Referendum and Brexit is going to do all it can to speed things up. Nothing May has done so far seems to be helping.

(As an aside, I think it's great that we've finally managed to get a second female prime minister, but I'd really like it if the third time round we could get one whose politics I don't find completely repugnant.)