Quote from: K~Ehleyr on August 10, 2017, 07:30:57 AM

Quote from: jojo69 on August 09, 2017, 11:31:07 PM

Quote from: K~Ehleyr on August 09, 2017, 10:56:09 PM

Quote from: jojo69 on August 09, 2017, 10:32:11 PM

Quote from: K~Ehleyr on August 09, 2017, 10:26:04 PM

Brexit bollocks

I thought decentralization was good?

Which part of being ruled solely by a corrupt and incompetent government that's set on doing away with human rights in a move that's going to destroy trade relations and prevent free movement of its own citizens do you consider "decentralization"?

Is a Bitcoin miner mining alone in a prison cell with a brutal prison guard, on a processor taken from a Commodore 64 and with no internet connection a more decentralized solution than the whole rest of the Bitcoin network?

wow, poisoning the well and a straw man in one sentence

I doubt there is any utility in further engagement on this topic

Oh I'm sorry, I hadn't realised from your flippant remark that you were interested in discussing Brexit. That's why I used an analogy to get my points across quicker about why Brexit is a complete clusterfuck. My analogy may not have been perfect but that isn't the same as a straw man, neither does it invalidate my points. It's a very worrying time for those of us who live in Europe since our whole future is on the line and the UK has so far refused to collaborate with the EU to guarantee our rights in our now home countries.

Decentralisation might be good when it comes to money but when it comes to countries leaving the EU, that's actually more like auto-isolation, severing ties with the outside world. And no less centralised because the UK will now be ruled by one bastard government that cannot be trusted, instead of having the other 27 countries of the EU to moderate.

Unfortunately many British voters on 23rd June last year just cried "Yay, independence! Sovereignty!" And yes some probably also cried "Yay, decentralisation!" Without thinking through the implications and consequences. And that's how we're in this mess in the first place.

Yes. They were lied to. There should never have been a referendum, it was only to neutralise the Ukip threat to the Tories. Cameron expected another coalition with the Liberals and that they would veto the referendum anyway. Then he assumed he would of course win it. Then Boris and Gove et al simply lied and played the debating game, along with the race card. Massive, catastrophic fail.

UK shamed, out and alone. The best example of a relative multicultural success that is the wonderful city of London will lose its preeminent shine.

The decision to leave Europe is a disaster by any measure I have seen and we haven't even actually left yet.