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Clegg said:

My own view... is that the United Kingdom will have to sort of architect a sort of rapprochement, or re-entry into the European Union in one shape or form

Do you agree with him?

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[–] [email protected] 53 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

Clearly UK should rejoin but the EU is not in any way on a "brink of collapse".

He claims EU went worse since Brexshit and the UK must rejoin to somehow "save" the EU which is a ridiculous claim. British exceptionalism at its finest.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I'm not sure if he's claiming that Brexit is the reason for EU troubles, but I dunno because I haven't listened to the full interview (which is here, but I think you need to be in the UK to listen to it)

Maybe he's referring to the political troubles in Germany and France - the governments of both countries have collapsed recently

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

French gov didn't collapse, just got a stupid president that needs to stop messing with democracy

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

When will the British exceptionalism stop? What needs to happen?

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Fuck's sake, just admit Brexit was a colossal fuckup and that it fucked the country over and we need to rejoin to save our own arses. They don't need this shitfest country.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

They probably profited as much as they could buy shorting the British market now the rich investors want to join back up to the EU so they can get the economy back up and sell off the stocks they bought low.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Of all the reasons to rejoin the EU, saying it's about to collapse unless the UK somehow swoops in to aid a bunch of unpopular right wing governments (which is basically the same state the UK is in already) isn't going to mesh well with people who voted leave on the idea that the UK was artificially propping up the EU.

[–] mindbleach 2 points 1 week ago

They don't give two shits for consistency. They just need a narrative where they're the heroes for being born on the correct dirt.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 week ago

He took Mark Zuckerberg's cock out of his mouth long enough to say this?

I swear the fucking god, if in 2010 you told me to pick which out of Clegg and Cameron would be working for Facebook, and which an Alzheimer's Research charity, I would have picked the complete opposite of what actually happened.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Nick, I agree with you, but I don't need you on my side.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

'I agree with Nick' is back! Begrudgingly.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

This right here, theres a very good chance we either wont be allowed back in, or if we are it will be on shite terms, and i dont really think that we can blame them, not considering by all accounts we had one of the sweetest deals....

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Mr Clegg, who is now the president of global affairs at social media giant Meta,

So, Tory enabler and now Facebook enabler, what a guy.

[–] mindbleach 2 points 1 week ago

Whatever you need to tell yourself, honey.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago

bloc is on brink of collapse

Oh dear, how sad, nevermind.

No seriously, why would we want to join a collapsing institution? "Buy this house, it's about to fall on your head" great argument Cleggy boy.