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dreamland

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6. They sold a lie to their people, who thought they were number one

Reply to Soph0571 (Original post)

Tue Sep 8, 2020, 09:29 AM

Sep 2020

The media helped in every way to convince the Brits that they were economically strong and better off without payments to the EU. The Brits were convinced that migrants that made things worse. Think of the immigrants as the children of divorces, where you don't get child support without kids, the Brits wanted the child support without the kids and the media was their divorce lawyer giving bad advice.

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It was always going to be a no deal Brexit [View all] Soph0571 Sep 2020 OP

Brexit never ever made sense! The people of Britain were hoodwinked, when they actually Thekaspervote Sep 2020 #1

Because Johnson wanted it both ways: no_hypocrisy Sep 2020 #2

Boris and co. somehow sold it to the British people GopherGal Sep 2020 #8

Seems to always be a catch to Populism. safeinOhio Sep 2020 #3

So much for "oven-ready" muriel_volestrangler Sep 2020 #4

Top UK government lawyer quits over Brexit withdrawal agreement changes muriel_volestrangler Sep 2020 #5

They sold a lie to their people, who thought they were number one dreamland Sep 2020 #6

Eerily familiar Cosmo Blues Sep 2020 #7