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1. gizajob · 1789549234 · focus · HN ↗

   Would it not make sense to perhaps invite the UK to be an associate member first? We’re right on the doorstep.

   1. Tomte · 1789549488 · focus · HN ↗

      You don‘t want to have any level of association with us, as you‘ve made clear repeatedly over many years, involving many insults.

      Don‘t expect the EU to actively offer anything again. Do the first step (after getting a clear view what proportion of your population actually wants that).

      The United Kingdom would be a great member, as you had been. But that ship has politically sailed.

      1. gizajob · 1789549916 · focus · HN ↗

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         1. hardbass · 1789550155 · focus · HN ↗

            You seem extremely confused. Why do you want your ex partner to treat you nicely when you yourself stated you hate them? Do you want to force a relationship again despite the other party not wanting you or even you yourself wanting it? You seem completely incoherent and absurd. Make up your mind whether you want to join a voluntary membership organization or not.

            1. gizajob · 1789550636 · focus · HN ↗

               The main confusion here is your use of unsuitable metaphor - people choosing that a political bloc is not behaving in a way that they believe represents their interests is in no way analogous to an abusive partner beating his/her significant other, and it is pretty addled to even make that comparison. Yet paradoxically sensible, because it demonstrates why the political process stalled as that framing really is what is in the minds of the EU bureaucrats towards the UK now. You’re also overlooking that 49% of the voters in the UK voted to stay in the EU.

               1. hardbass · 1789551864 · focus · HN ↗

                  Elsewhere you are saying you disagree with the way the EU is structured, which makes it even more absurd why you want to join it. Don't like it, leave it. Like it, put a vote to join. Like some aspects, dislike others, then state specifics and come to a discussion.

                  1. gizajob · 1789552911 · focus · HN ↗

                     Some of the benefits of being in the EU are very nice but the way it is now structured politically and financially and even ideologically mean that it is not an entity which any sensible country with anything to lose could willingly join. And the main thing lost is the right to have any impact on its decision making process. Hence why Switzerland, Norway and more recently Iceland aren’t members, and it lost the UK.

                     1. hardbass · 1789553167 · focus · HN ↗

                        Then why are you complaining they didn't invite your country?

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