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A Britain that increasingly looks like a managed democracy. Paid for a US billionaire. Using mili (Original Post) Sculpin Beauregard May 2017 OP
So we MIGHT be able to nail Trump for his Russian ties and oust him outright Mr. Ected May 2017 #1
There better be!! As a Canadian, I am outraged for all of us! Sculpin Beauregard May 2017 #2
No because Labour is about to get DESTROYED sharedvalues May 2017 #5
The natural outcome Kilgore May 2017 #3
Yes! Don't forget Murdoch's role- with papers, Sky sharedvalues May 2017 #4
The british government thinks, Brexit will restore the British Empire. DetlefK May 2017 #6
This is about the US election as much as it is Brexit and other elections! Sculpin Beauregard May 2017 #7

Mr. Ected

(9,670 posts)
1. So we MIGHT be able to nail Trump for his Russian ties and oust him outright
Sun May 7, 2017, 09:36 AM
May 2017

But is there a path for Great Britain to undo Brexit?

Sculpin Beauregard

(1,046 posts)
2. There better be!! As a Canadian, I am outraged for all of us!
Sun May 7, 2017, 09:38 AM
May 2017

And a Canadian company is in this mess too! I will be making some phone calls. I want some answers.

Also, FUCK FACEBOOK.

sharedvalues

(6,916 posts)
5. No because Labour is about to get DESTROYED
Sun May 7, 2017, 10:28 AM
May 2017

Tories called a new election

Jeremy Corbyn is a total disaster and is going to lead Labour to a total destruction in this election.

UK at a dangerous time.

I'd speculate about Corbyn being manipulated by Russia but I've seen nothing that looks legit to say that.

Kilgore

(1,733 posts)
3. The natural outcome
Sun May 7, 2017, 10:19 AM
May 2017

Of people placing their entire lives on facebook and similar sites. Also the natural outcome of owning a smartphone which is leaving a digital trail of your every action and location. And if thats not enough, how about your google search history, browzing history, and online purchase history.

We willingly leave this digital footprint as we go through our day craving the convienence of a connected lifestyle. The article should come as no surprise to anyone. Ever google a product or service and then notice ads and offers show up in your browzer or email? Thats your digital footprint in action.

We either understand the risks of this new reality or decide to wind our lives back to the unconnected 1980's

Excuse me as I return to my butterchurn and listen to a cassette tape.

DetlefK

(16,423 posts)
6. The british government thinks, Brexit will restore the British Empire.
Sun May 7, 2017, 11:00 AM
May 2017

Britain has a seat at the UN Security Council!
Britain has nuclear weapons!
Britain will be an independent country again once it leaves the EU!
Free from the restraints of the EU, Britain will be a major geopolitical power!

That's the delusion they are operating under.

The british government suffers from the same delusion as Russia: They haven't realized that the world has changed.
* Russia demands the same deference as if it still had the geopolitical importance of the Soviet Union. And if you don't cater to their self-deception, you are waging a secret war against Russia.
* Britain thinks it can undo all the economic treaties with the EU and walk away richer. It thinks it can leave a geopolitical alliance and walk away stronger. Britain will demand the same deference that it was used to. And then it will all be shocked when it won't get that preferential treatment.

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