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   Gordon Levi to j@j.net   
   Re: Swexit?   
   07 Apr 17 00:37:19   
   
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   XPost: uk.legal, alt.politics.uk   
   From: gordon@address.invalid   
      
   Jeßus  wrote:   
      
   >On Tue, 04 Apr 2017 16:43:05 +1000, Gordon Levi   
   > wrote:   
   >   
   >>Jeßus  wrote:   
   >>   
   >>>On Mon, 03 Apr 2017 20:22:49 +1000, Gordon Levi   
   >>> wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>>> As   
   >>>>usual the those in favour of Brexit welcome any deregulation of   
   >>>>corporations and any benefits to themselves. It reminds me of Nigel   
   >>>>Farage and UKIP.   
   >>>   
   >>>So you believe that all those who support Brexit are also in favour of   
   >>>any/all deregulation?   
   >>   
   >>No. I suppose I should be more careful with my wording but this is   
   >>Usenet not an academic essay.   
   >   
   >Indeed. That said, I get called out on things like this quite   
   >regularly too and in my case, I'm pro Brexit and (generally speaking)   
   >against deregulation, so I couldn't let the comment pass.   
   >   
   >>I should have said those organisations   
   >>and others in power that supported Brexit are generally in favour of   
   >>deregulation. Not all regulation. No doubt they support any   
   >>regulations that directly assist them.   
   >>   
   >>I do not claim to have any idea of why the majority of voters   
   >>supported Brexit although I fear it was xenophobia.   
   >   
   >That's a common problem/misconception with this issue. It's easy to   
   >think the worst of those who hold a different point of view to oneself   
   >and not give them credit for possessing critical thinking faculties.   
      
   True but you have not provided any other motive for voting in favour   
   of Brexit.   
   >   
   >   
   >>The irony is that   
   >>the propaganda concentrated on the fear of refugees and those are   
   >>likely to be more common if the U.K. is not protected by E.U   
   >>countries.   
   >   
   >I guess we'll see in due course.   
      
   Why would France continue to allow U.K. border control to operate in   
   Calais after Brexit? It is the ideal opportunity to rid France of some   
   refugee camps.   
      
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