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[Steven Seagull]

That may not be a bad thing if anger is directed at no.10

However, if so many people are now regretting their leave vote as claimed in this thread, there should be street parties up and down the country. With no old folk invited right?

I agree Stan. They aren’t regretting it at all. All the polls remain largely consistent. The bbc might put a few gammon faces on the tv in an attempt to show all leave voters are racist but it won’t wash.

Also when the youth grow up they’ll start to ask questions about what kind of democracy the EU actually offers them. I personally am still waiting for my ballot paper over Lisbon.

 

[JPRouve]

I agree Stan. They aren’t regretting it at all. All the polls remain largely consistent. The bbc might put a few gammon faces on the tv in an attempt to show all leave voters are racist but it won’t wash.

Also when the youth grow up they’ll start to ask questions about what kind of democracy the EU actually offers them. I personally am still waiting for my ballot paper over Lisbon.

You might want to ask your MPs why they didn't offer you that option then. I kind of understand the appeal for direct democracy but at this moment, I don't think that there is a single country that uses it, you are in a representative democracy and when it comes to foreign policy, 99% of the decisions are taken by your government and your parliament, on your behalf. Since it's the reason why you elected them.

 

[FlawlessThaw]

Also when the youth grow up they’ll start to ask questions about what kind of democracy the EU actually offers them. I personally am still waiting for my ballot paper over Lisbon.

That’s like saying “I’m waiting for my ballot papers for the Iraq War” or “I’m waiting for my ballot papers for the austerity measures used by the Tories.”

Our form of democracy doesn’t work that way.

 

[Oscie]

I agree Stan. They aren’t regretting it at all. All the polls remain largely consistent. The bbc might put a few gammon faces on the tv in an attempt to show all leave voters are racist but it won’t wash.

Also when the youth grow up they’ll start to ask questions about what kind of democracy the EU actually offers them. I personally am still waiting for my ballot paper over Lisbon.

When the youth grow up will they also not having a fecking clue what a parliamentary democracy is?

 

[Steven Seagull]

That’s like saying “I’m waiting for my ballot papers for the Iraq War” or “I’m waiting for my ballot papers for the austerity measures used by the Tories.”

Our form of democracy doesn’t work that way.

It’s absolutely nothing like the Iraq war. What an absurd comment

 

[Steven Seagull]

When the youth grow up will they also not having a fecking clue what a parliamentary democracy is?

The youth won’t have a clue what anything is and haven’t had a clue for 30 years. The evidence is in parliament

 

[RedSky]

Alternatively @Steven Seagull perhaps the younger generations are simply better educated and more tolerant to other cultures than your generation?

 

[FlawlessThaw]

It’s absolutely nothing like the Iraq war. What an absurd comment

Ok enlighten me, how is it not?

 

[Steven Seagull]

Alternatively @Steven Seagull perhaps the younger generations are simply better educated and more tolerant to other cultures than your generation?

Based on what? The exams being easier?

 

[Silva]

citation needed

 

[Raoul]

 

[Sweet Square]

He's really going to regret dying his hair pink that one time.

 

[Ubik]

Bye bye Barry

 

[Ubik]

Oh, there's more.

 

[Oscie]

Barry Gardiner is everything I hate about a politician. In private admits Brexit cannot deliver same rights and protections for citizens and workers alike, yet publicly the position is: 'It's wrong not to do it'.

feck him. He's not interested in anything but his leverage within the front-bench team of the party.

 

[Rightnr]

If Corbyn does not sack him, he'll prove himself the hypocrite many people suspect him to be.

 

[711]

Barry Gardiner is everything I hate about a politician. In private admits Brexit cannot deliver same rights and protections for citizens and workers alike, yet publicly the position is: 'It's wrong not to do it'.

feck him. He's not interested in anything but his leverage within the front-bench team of the party.

That's the official Labour position isn't it? It's justifiable for the votes though, according to some on here.

 

[Oscie]

That's the official Labour position isn't it? It's justifiable for the votes though, according to some on here.

Yup. Some want to argue that:

'We must leave the single market and the customs union and we are best placed to get a better deal'

and

'We must leave the customs union and the single market and we are best placed to get a better deal'

...represents two entirely distinct policy positions. To suggest anything else is a disgusting smear against the Labour leadership.

 

[Pogue Mahone]

Hell of a thread.

 

[FlawlessThaw]

Hell of a thread.

Wow that's brilliant, quite depressing though and some people on this Caf thread are indicative of the people mentioned.

 

[Stanley Road]

Mark, too much time on his hands

 

[MoskvaRed]

Hell of a thread.

“ref was for in or out of the eu”. Looking at most of the other tweets, it was actually a referendum on 1950s and 1960s immigration policy.

 

[DOTA]

Hell of a thread.

That's quite powerful.

 

[Pogue Mahone]

That's quite powerful.

Isn’t it? Bigotry and narrow-mindedness is so much more real when it’s personalised like that.

 

[GloryHunter07]

Hell of a thread.

Crikey.

 

[Sweet Square]

Another one of the many reasons why this country is leaving the EU.


Also it really should say the Soviet Union instead of Russia

 

[RedSky]

Facepalm.

 

[Ubik]

Ask dumb questions, get dumb answers.

 

[GloryHunter07]

Obviously if you ask Brits that we are going to say ourselves.

Russians will say themselves and guess what...

Americans would say The Americans

Basically what @Ubik said.

 

[Regulus Arcturus Black]

Obviously if you ask Brits that we are going to say ourselves.

Russians will say themselves and guess what...

Americans would say The Americans

Basically what @Ubik said.

I'm a Brit, I absolutely wouldn't say ourselves.

Russians, with approx 20 million casualties played a much bigger role than Britain.

 

[Sweet Square]

Ask dumb questions, get dumb answers.

Obviously if you ask Brits that we are going to say ourselves.

Russians will say themselves and guess what...

Americans would say The Americans

And look at the awful role nationalism plays in Russia and the US.

 

[Stanley Road]

I'm a Brit, I absolutely wouldn't say ourselves.

Russians, with approx 20 million casualties played a much bigger role than Britain.

Is death toll the way to judge a role played?

 

[GloryHunter07]

I'm a Brit, I absolutely wouldn't say ourselves.

Russians, with approx 20 million casualties played a much bigger role than Britain.

Not everyone in Britain is as smart as you obviously.

 

[africanspur]

Is death toll the way to judge a role played?

No, the slowing down and eventual reversal of the German army, appalling numbers of casualties they sustained fighting on the Eastern front, as well as shattering their aura of invincibility are far more important than mere number of casualties for the Soviets.

 

[Skills]

Another one of the many reasons why this country is leaving the EU.


Also it really should say the Soviet Union instead of Russia

 

[Skills]

I'm a Brit, I absolutely wouldn't say ourselves.

Russians, with approx 20 million casualties played a much bigger role than Britain.

This video paints a pretty good picture.

 

[Rajma]

Another one of the many reasons why this country is leaving the EU.


Also it really should say the Soviet Union instead of Russia

Dumb question to begin with, but boy it begs the question what’s being in taught in British schools when it comes to history lessons.

However, as some rightly mentioned above you would expect to get similar responses in the U.S. too though.

 

[Regulus Arcturus Black]

This video paints a pretty good picture.

Aye.

 

[Walrus]

Is death toll the way to judge a role played?

No (and I didnt make the original comment but I agree with it) - sources have suggested that Hitler's plan was to quickly move east and crush the Russians/Soviets, who he didnt anticipate would offer much resistance, so that he could then focus on the western front. By all accounts, this was pivotal to Hitler's plans as he knew he wouldnt be able to face a prolonged fight on two fronts. The fact the Russians put up more of a fight than he expected (due to Stalin's modernisation - which obviously came at a massive cost of human life) basically put a spanner in the works for Hitler, especially when winter hit and the Germans lost huge amounts of troops due to the harsh climates.

Needless to say, the "correct" answer is that multiple parties were all hugely important in WW2. The Brits - and particularly their interception of the Zimmermann telegram, which is essentially what persuaded the US to join in, as well as the navy and airforce. Lots of countries had big parts to play. Except the French of course.

 

[Paul the Wolf]

The correct answer is the English Channel, the Japanese and Hitler's bad decisions.
The English Channel stopped the Nazis invading and over-running Britain like they had the other western European countries.The US wouldn't have joined if the Japanese hadn't attacked Pearl Harbor and Hitler made some very bad decisions.