Guy Explains Brexit In 12 Hilarious Tweets And It Will Crack You Up

No, but my sister lives in the UK and her boyfriend is British, so our family has to deal with uncertainty for their future under Brexit on a very personal level. I apologise about the tone of my comment, I'm sure it's probably even worse for you, since you didn't vote for it, but instead had this thrust upon you by others.

I like your analogy !!

We could make our own trade deals, meaning that we could buy stuff for lower prices without paying protectionist EU tariffs.

Every economist worth their salt can see the benefits of leaving. The EU is a communal thing which means when Greece or Italy screw up their own finances, you are partly on the hook. Imagine sharing your credit rating with your friends that are the worst with their money. It would suck. Yeah you can pool your money to buy in bulk and save, but their mismanagement would hurt you in the long run.

Blake: I'll admit that I know next to nothing about Brexit or the current trade deals, but from my simplistic POV it seems naive to assume that Britain alone could negotiate better trade deals than the combined EU+Britain could negotiate. How high are those tariffs?? (I *am* asking seriously.)

Exactly. The EU started as an excellent idea, until it grew under greed and need of power to become to sorry state it is now. There should never have been a EU government, that was purely created to give jobs to failed politicians. The EU should have remained what it was: an preferential deal within European countries who had already a similar economy. There are too many countries in it now with a weak economy, that are dragging down the original members (hence why the Euro was also a mistake). The EU is simply a communist idea/government now. The USSR worked so well under that regimen didn't it?!

It's funny how so many people condemning those who voted for Brexit don't realise or simply accept that Wil Vanderheijden's comment was a very primary reason why so many voted to leave the EU. Not the cringeworthy laughable excuses being pandered mostly by those who want to remain, labelling Brexiters as racist old fogeys who lust for the xenophobic 1940s when Britain was all white...!! A disproportionately large number of UK citizens get NO benefit from being in the EU. They've watched their ever rising taxes squandered by the EU, while the pavements of their own cities crumble - and councils are too broke to fix them. They've watched the elite enrich themselves with EU subsidies while rank and file UK citizens lose the little they have; jobs, quality of life, health care, social security et al. It's absolutely nothing to do with hating fellow European neighbours, but rather, a dictatorial organisational entity sucking the UK dry and giving way too little back.

NO to another vote. The EU doesn't want a deal because the fat a** politicians are too scared to lose their cushy jobs and privileges. How many riots are happening right now in Europe to show the overwhelming discontent? If all EU countries were offered the option to leave, people would take the option, but of course, they're never going to be offered, and the UK is being used as a scapegoat to show what happens if a country dares to rebel. I say NO DEAL. Hard Brexit. You don't want to play, then we're not playing either. The EU was such a fantastic idea before it was taken over by greedy hands and expanded beyond repair. It's now utter chaos, where all non elected/failed politicians (yep, that's where they all end up) take refuge and sleep.

We have already had a people's vote. The people voted to leave.

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Totally agree. David Cameron’s arrogance is the root cause of all this mess and what did he do? Deserted the sinking ship! If he was the people’s friend he made out to be, (remember ‘call me Dave’) he should have had the guts to stay and sort his mess out. It was a democratic vote and should be honoured. Where do we draw the line? Next General Election. Oh, we didn’t want that party to win. Let’s campaign for another election! We live in a democratic country!