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Someone asked me for advice on Brexit arguments in my DMs, so I just bashed it out in one big message.
Enjoy...
Arguments to stay in the EU are always at a disadvantage if Brexit is undefined, as it was in 2016. That's why you can't let the debate descend into general pro and anti-EU issues.
They hate the deal.✅
No Deal isn't what ALL Brexit voters intended✅
Case closed.
In other words, what @mrjamesob said...
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Femi
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If you think Boris Johnson is too ridiculous to become UK Prime Minister.... WAKE UP!!
Clearly you haven't been paying attention!!
Remember this guy! Who everyone thought could never win..
Boris Johnson is British Trump
No filter on his mouth✅
Lies when needed✅
Hair like rotting candyfloss✅
Says just enough racist stuff to appeal to racists without getting thrown out of his party✅
And yes (if anyone's wondering) this was the video that inspired me to make a Brexit version for @OFOCBrexit.
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Femi
@Femi_Sorry
Respect for devolution is why No Deal should not be on the ballot paper.
Scotland doesn't want it.
Northern Ireland doesn't want it. (GFA effectively forbids it without consent)
Polls say Wales doesn't want it.
So it only happens if England outvotes them all.
Here's one walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-new…
Here's another theguardian.com/politics/2018/…
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Femi
@Femi_Sorry
If you think the UK is divided now, just think about what happens if the deal is voted through by people who have no intention of sticking to it (e.g. Backstop):
A) People will see we've got another 5+yrs of trade talks, with the same arguments played out
B) Leave voters will blame Remain voters for ruining Brexit. Remain voters will blame Leave voters for ruining the country.
C) A significant part of our Parliament will be trying to break the international laws created by the Brexit Treaty in order to undermine the international obligations of the Good Friday Agreement.
Illegally undermining the international community in a way that threatens peace?
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