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In article >, says...
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> On Sun, 26 Jun 2016 15:38:00 +0100, Janet > wrote:
>
> >In article >, says...
> >>
> >> On Sat, 25 Jun 2016 17:56:32 -0400, Dave Smith
> >> > wrote:
> >>
> >> >On 2016-06-25 4:51 PM, Je?us wrote:
> >> >> On Sat, 25 Jun 2016 07:25:35 -0300, wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> No offense to any Brits but given the similarity of the sentiments that
> >> >>>> brought Brexit to those that Trump espouses, I hope the British situation is
> >> >>>> one red hot boiling mess come November so people can see what happens when
> >> >>>> you embrace nationalism, xenophobia, and bigotry as national policy. I'm
> >> >>>> amazed that no one remembers the old saw "those who fail to learn from
> >> >>>> history are doomed to repeat it". This kind of nationalistic sentiment in
> >> >>>> Europe is what gave us two world wars in the last century. People seem to
> >> >>>> forget that before the Middle East was a tinder box, there was Europe, and
> >> >>>> it was ugly for centuries. Seems like the Brits have forgotten that and are
> >> >>>> on a hard march back to the early Twentieth century.
> >> >>
> >> >> Perhaps the lesson of what happens when you concentrate power has also
> >> >> been forgotten.
> >> >>
> >> >>> I heard someone the other day comparing Trump to Hitler, pre-WWII. At
> >> >>> first I laughed but then I could understand his point. I look back
> >> >>> at early Hitler speeches and think 'what a ridiculous little man' and
> >> >>> hey, many of us look at Trump and that what a ridiculous man he is.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Perhaps sadly the world needs to hate and so it goes until there is a
> >> >>> war and a few lessons learned.
> >> >>
> >> >> 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?
> >
> > A couple of thousand years between all four nations in the British
> >isles; and the many waves of foreign immigrants absorbed here over
> >centuries.
>
> Hmm, that was a gradual process over many centuries

Exactly. THE LONG TERM

It's a response to your question "Historically, when has this sort of
thing ever worked in the long term?"

Janet UK

and not some
> bureaucratic decision from afar quickly put into effect (for the most
> part).

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