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Ok, another wake up call thread for continuity Remain, specifically those who think a rapid reentry into the single market and customs union is a viability because Europe and the UK are so very warm together.
Let's talk about a hypothetical couple, Brian and Eve....
Let's talk about a hypothetical couple, Brian and Eve....
Brian begs Eve to give him a chance for ten years. Eve keeps saying "no, I know what you're like". But eventually she relents...
Brian has it good for years. Eve could be a bit uppity about rules and such, but Brian generally could wrangle out of a lot of Eve's curious ways...
Brian has it good for years. Eve could be a bit uppity about rules and such, but Brian generally could wrangle out of a lot of Eve's curious ways...
But eventually Brian gets fed up of Eve. Her rules and the fact that she allows all his friends into the house (all called Imogen, so Imogen).
Although she owns nearly all the house, all the goods, all the money, he very foolishly tells her he's going to walk unless she obeys...
Although she owns nearly all the house, all the goods, all the money, he very foolishly tells her he's going to walk unless she obeys...
Brian walks away.
But a part of him is grinning. He still thinks he's gonna have a thing with Eve, but he's also thinking about the girl with the tan who lives over the river...
...ohh yes. She's gonna give him everything he wants...
But a part of him is grinning. He still thinks he's gonna have a thing with Eve, but he's also thinking about the girl with the tan who lives over the river...
...ohh yes. She's gonna give him everything he wants...
...So Brian tries to leverage the advantages he thinks he has.
He tells Eve he's not going to keep any of the promises he made to her. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/sep/08/government-admits-new-brexit-bill-will-break-international-law
He tells Eve he's not going to keep any of the promises he made to her. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/sep/08/government-admits-new-brexit-bill-will-break-international-law
Brian even threatens to send thugs to Eve's place if she dares to say anything out of place. https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/news/trade-talks-enter-final-48-hours-as-uk-threatens-to-deploy-gun-boats-to-protect-fisheries-in-event-of-no-deal-39854896.html
This is on top of already threatening to withhold important stuff that Eve needs... https://www.thejournal.ie/brexit-threat-food-shortages-ireland-4381228-Dec2018/
And threatening to not pay his debts to Eve. https://www.euronews.com/2019/06/09/boris-johnson-threatens-to-withhold-eu-brexit-payment
Then Brian notices something, something terrifying...
The girl with the tan moved away and someone else moved in. Someone who is actually good mates with Eve....
The girl with the tan moved away and someone else moved in. Someone who is actually good mates with Eve....
But Brian is out at this point. Crashing on an couch in a bedsit and wondering what to do now.
Hmmm... he could go back to Eve, say he messed up, say how sorry he is, take some flowers....
....naah... he'll threaten to murder the children instead... https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/22/foreign-nhs-workers-risk-being-denied-covid-vaccine-england
Hmmm... he could go back to Eve, say he messed up, say how sorry he is, take some flowers....
....naah... he'll threaten to murder the children instead... https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/22/foreign-nhs-workers-risk-being-denied-covid-vaccine-england
As well as letting Eve know that he hasn't changed one tiny little bit and is still a monumentally abusive douchebag. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/21/uk-insists-it-will-not-grant-eu-ambassador-full-diplomatic-status
If Eve is in the mood to grant special privileges and provide someone help she can.
There is the Somali bloke down the road who's running short. There is the Malaysian family around the corner. Algerians or Tunisians. There are the Serbs or Albanians who've been asking for ages.
There is the Somali bloke down the road who's running short. There is the Malaysian family around the corner. Algerians or Tunisians. There are the Serbs or Albanians who've been asking for ages.
Brian had everything they want, everything they need, and threw it all away because he hated Eve and her friends.
And now, after all this, do you really think she's going to be in much of a mood to do anything for him?
And now, after all this, do you really think she's going to be in much of a mood to do anything for him?
Crawling back, on all fours, tears in the eyes, after a stint of real suffering, with complete and honest contrition, then Eve might remember the good things she saw in Brian.
Until then, I don't think she's gonna budge.
Until then, I don't think she's gonna budge.
