tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post4526328937077119436..comments2024-03-29T05:51:00.183-04:00Comments on Just An Earth-Bound Misfit, I : And the Brits go "Buh-Bye"Comrade Misfithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15404477636451308763noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-22973069169448950172017-03-31T14:34:03.466-04:002017-03-31T14:34:03.466-04:00Linus, where in this post did I mention firearms? ...Linus, where in this post did I mention firearms? As far as I can see, I did not.Comrade Misfithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15404477636451308763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-20272481516532799952017-03-30T21:31:13.436-04:002017-03-30T21:31:13.436-04:00Linus Obvious, we are aware of Brexit; the figurat...Linus Obvious, we are aware of Brexit; the figurative bludgeon is for other wavering EU members.<br /><br />The USA has other freedoms many Europeans do not fetishize. However, there are firearm-owning Europeans who are not happy with EU laws restricting the more limited freedoms they enjoy.3383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-1931430417663767182017-03-30T08:58:32.636-04:002017-03-30T08:58:32.636-04:00P.S. Europeans don't tend to fetishize firear...P.S. Europeans don't tend to fetishize firearms like Americans, so I doubt firearms restrictions are seen as a big deal.Linus Bernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00861330216312206879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-69543222774254694372017-03-30T08:57:09.195-04:002017-03-30T08:57:09.195-04:00"So the EU should threaten its members with a..."So the EU should threaten its members with a bludgeon instead of working out differences?"<br /><br />The UK has already committed to leaving, they aren't going to stay because the EU tries to work out their differences. At this point the EU is negotiating to get the best deal for their own citizens and is unconcerned about whether the UK gets a good deal or a terrible one. In fact from the perspective of the EU, they would like to see the UK get the worst posasible deal so that others who might leave will think twice. Linus Bernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00861330216312206879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-72976835092989318922017-03-30T02:06:41.090-04:002017-03-30T02:06:41.090-04:00And now some of those Brits are wondering about Ru... And now some of those Brits are wondering about Russian fuckery. Don't know what I think about this yet, but we'll likely soon see.<br /><br />http://www.businessinsider.com/labour-mp-ben-bradshaw-suspicious-russian-interference-brexit-2017-2<br /><br /><br /> -Doug in Oaklanddinthebeasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12941071534250216503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-81767955825615859552017-03-30T00:18:19.129-04:002017-03-30T00:18:19.129-04:00So the EU should threaten its members with a bludg...So the EU should threaten its members with a bludgeon instead of working out differences?<br />Are any member countries unhappy with the proposed firearms restrictions?3383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-18493101208238091262017-03-29T20:17:56.105-04:002017-03-29T20:17:56.105-04:00All ties are severed after two years unless the pa...All ties are severed after two years unless the parties agree to an extension. The game of Risk played economically. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-87622766737559946122017-03-29T17:03:29.202-04:002017-03-29T17:03:29.202-04:00Fun note, it takes 27 other countries voting yes, ...Fun note, it takes 27 other countries voting yes, most requiring their equivalent to Congress to vote yes to do so. Of even one votes no, you can't leave (yet). Meanwhile, the U.K. Is excluded from all decisions henceforth.CenterPuke88https://www.blogger.com/profile/17770056621255249861noreply@blogger.com