On 2016-06-25 6:27 PM, Je�us wrote:
> On Sat, 25 Jun 2016 17:56:32 -0400, Dave Smith
> > wrote:
>
>> On 2016-06-25 4:51 PM, Je?us wrote:

>>> What an utterly ridiculous exchange. Hitler and wars, rampant
>>> misguided nationalism by what must be ignorant and racist people.
>>> All because they want to leave the EU...
>>
>> Having to deal with hordes of illegal immigrants, economic migrants and
>> refugees who are heading for green pastures in Britain and having to
>> take them because they are in the EU is a valid reason not to want to be
>> part of that. Britain and the rest of Europe were already accepting
>> lots of legitimate immigrants and refugees. There has been a flood of
>> them and Europe and its resources and being overwhelmed.
>
> Yes, exactly. There are plenty of very practical reasons why the EU is
> a flawed concept (aside from those who stand to personally benefit
> from it). Historically, when has this sort of thing ever worked in the
> long term?
>


I think that when they came up with the idea of freedom of movement and
residence across the continent they had meant it for their citizens and
had never imagined that there would be fleets of boats arrived at their
shores with thousands and thousands of people basically crashing their
borders and having to provide support for them.