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Imagine how this will be treated in terms of democratic legitimacy if things go badly wrong, or even if Boris Johnson capitulates in the last minute. Can't think of a quicker way to trigger mass protest and generational rejection of Brexiter ideologies
Ramming through No Deal Brexit in a way that does not resolve the UK's relationship with its larger and more powerful neighbour when younger than 35 demographics are breaking overwhelmingly against Brexit destroys the long term prospect of any lasting break with the EU system
Sneaking No Deal Brexit past parliament is not a long term strategy. It is a desperate short term tactic resulting from the complete absence of any viable long term strategy
But it is no surprise that someone steeped in a particular ideological culture has come to mistakenly equate his party with the country as a whole.
For Boris Johnson the Conservative Party is the country
For Boris Johnson the Conservative Party is the country
Secessionist movements tends to succeed when they build on overwhelming support of most politically mobilised parts of a society across ideological lines and have prepared a population for sacrifice for a united long term goal.
They build on blood and iron, not unicorns and cake
They build on blood and iron, not unicorns and cake
