BREXIT - leave or remain?

[Triks]

It's how they talk in their circles I guess.

When Angela entered the stage on Friday, she seemed pretty loaded. When she, what she usually never does, mentioned the priority of German economic interests, I was quite surprisd. I like it when she plays nice but does arsehole.

Angela is cool - you guys are lucky to have her. Not on the same rank as Kohl and Adenauer but those guys were something else.

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Their universities have become a breeding ground for the far left though. Once enough of those brainwashed millenials go into politics they'll be there, with a vengeance.

You are afraid of a bunch of spoiled brats that have had their political cherries popped. I think you are paying them too much attention.

[Elegiac]

Their universities have become a breeding ground for the far left though. Once enough of those brainwashed millenials go into politics they'll be there, with a vengeance.

The collegiate 'far left' in the US is fairly tame by international standards. The worst you get is the American equivalent of Whitlamites.

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Also I love your signature. I hope to provide more in this thread for you.

You haven't drank enough koolaid to extend my sig, yet.

[Mayhem]

For us Bernie Sanders is far left. It's relative. I think in another country, Sanders would even close to being a Corbyn "let's nationalize industries" figure.

And he couldn't even win close to a majority of votes of the center-left party here.

The perks of living in a Center-Right country. At least one bullshit avenue isn't popular enough. It's just the crazy far right bullshit avenue that needs to be smacked down.

One guy can hardly be described as "the far left". Am i missing some major number of representatives swing to the left?

[haxartus]

Again, UK had to obey the EU laws but had voting power. Now, they still have to obey the EU laws if they don't want to go broke, but now they don't have any voting power whatsoever.
The current belief is that an EU deal will be reached that will give them all of the benefits of the EU market without any of the requirements. This is not going to happen. Nobody is going to let it happen. The deal will suck and it will be an example for any country wanting to leave the EU.

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The collegiate 'far left' in the US is fairly tame by international standards. The worst you get is the American equivalent of Whitlamites.

[Elegiac]

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What even are outliers.

[Mayhem]

Yet. Give it time, I'm sure.

The socialism boogeyman is so deeply ingrained in the US that the word has another meaning over there.

[Triks]

What even are outliers.

Nah those are just kids being kids. Their grandparents were hippies, their parents were punk rockers and now they are indie-music progressives. Most of them turn good as soon as they get a real job and find out that acting like a child means you are getting treated like a child.

[Kellhound]

The collegiate 'far left' in the US is fairly tame by international standards. The worst you get is the American equivalent of Whitlamites.

Depends on your Prof., my main Poli Sci Prof was Far Left by international standards.

[Triks]

The socialism boogeyman is so deeply ingrained in the US that the word has another meaning over there.

It's pretty funny, actually but the again "socialism" in of itself is a meaningless word.

[Mayhem]

For us Bernie Sanders is far left. It's relative. I think in another country, Sanders would even close to being a Corbyn "let's nationalize industries" figure.

And he couldn't even win close to a majority of votes of the center-left party here.

The perks of living in a Center-Right country. At least one bullshit avenue isn't popular enough. It's just the crazy far right bullshit avenue that needs to be smacked down.

The problem is, you don´t have a center-left that occassionally cares about the stuff that taxes should be used for, like bridges, roads, n stuff...

[Elegiac]

Depends on your Prof., my main Poli Sci Prof was Far Left by international standards.

I'm disinclined to believe you given the warped American perception of the political spectrum.

[Mayhem]

It's pretty funny, actually but the again "socialism" in of itself is a meaningless word.

Not in the US

[Elegiac]

The problem is, you don´t have a center-left that occassionally cares about the stuff that taxes should be used for, like bridges, roads, n stuff...

Alas for the New Deal coalition...

[Triks]

Not in the US

lol

They probably have the same reaction to it as we do with "communism". If you say "communism" to an Eastern European you will either get strangled or kissed on the cheeks.

[Kellhound]

I'm disinclined to believe you given the warped American perception of the political spectrum.

I was a political science major, I understand the international political spectrum quite well actually.

[Reeve]

One guy can hardly be described as "the far left". Am i missing some major number of representatives swing to the left?

Bernie Sanders has a huge following of Berniebros, so it's hardly "one guy."

[Kellhound]

It's pretty funny, actually but the again "socialism" in of itself is a meaningless word.

It isnt meaningless.

[Mayhem]

Their universities have become a breeding ground for the far left though. Once enough of those brainwashed millenials go into politics they'll be there, with a vengeance.

Ah let´s see, though since the US candidates seem to try and be as ridiculous as one can get, the far left probably get a chance at some point.