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MADem

(135,425 posts)
16. I think your conclusion is probably accurate, but there are a lot of voices in UK lately who are
Thu Jan 10, 2013, 11:24 AM
Jan 2013

playing the EU bogeyman card for their own political purposes.

Well, bless his heart . . . enlightenment Jan 2013 #1
This. n/t TygrBright Jan 2013 #2
The Eurosceptic response to this would be..... T_i_B Jan 2013 #13
Yes, the EU has more influence. enlightenment Jan 2013 #17
The EU is in need of reform. T_i_B Jan 2013 #19
American Exceptionalism at work! PerceptionManagement Jan 2013 #18
Eff off, America. mwooldri Jan 2013 #3
This idiot does not speak for many of us here. amandabeech Jan 2013 #4
You are assuming dipsydoodle Jan 2013 #7
you are right, it wouldn't be a vote on party lines. mwooldri Jan 2013 #20
no guarantee that a non-EU UK would be accepted into a free trade agreement ? dipsydoodle Jan 2013 #21
You're right. Conservatives are the group that most wants to leave the EU (68%-24%). pampango Jan 2013 #8
There's a not insignificant cadre of people who don't like the EU in UK. MADem Jan 2013 #5
the crux... andypandy Jan 2013 #10
And it is good for America...And the world economy as a whole. SkyDaddy7 Jan 2013 #11
I think your conclusion is probably accurate, but there are a lot of voices in UK lately who are MADem Jan 2013 #16
I believe the EU's haphazard response to the Great Recession soured a lot of opinions. Selatius Jan 2013 #6
It also had a lot to do with... SkyDaddy7 Jan 2013 #12
i doubt it. andypandy Jan 2013 #14
No confusion here... SkyDaddy7 Jan 2013 #15
Yet another reason for the UK to be encouraged to leave the EU... Ghost Dog Jan 2013 #9
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