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So Brexit supporters are copying French fuel protesters even though we have a different fuel duty regime that isn't set by Europe, and they want to leave Europe (and by extension, France) anyway?

That makes perfect sense.




For a real head twister: the various 'exit' and 'anti-eu' groups have tried to unite EU wide... That one still has me wondering if they realize what they are doing.


This isn’t an “anarchists unite” situation though.

That people in a group would unite to leave that group once they feel it has been corrupted or no longer serves their interest isn’t hard to predict or understand.

Many of them may be in favor of a common currency and free trade, while disliking the swift ramp up of military spending, austerity policies, etc. enough to leave and build something else.

I mean, it’s likely you were just making a joke, but... There are currently protests heating up to riot point across Europe over these issues, and I’m not laughing.


The EU doesn't and shouldn't have a monopoly on cross-Europe cooperation, so, I don't think your attempt to see irony there works.


So they've formed a.... union?


If you squint a bit they formed a European Union ;)


It makes perfect sense when you realise that the UK protests are, like the rest of Brexit, pure astroturf.




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