Nigel Farage is a happy man as the Brits wave “buh-bye” to the EU
And that’s the case despite Mairad McGuinness cutting off his mic in pique at the dread flag-waving:
[ADDENDUM: Most Remainers appear to be adjusting to the new reality.]
And that’s the case despite Mairad McGuinness cutting off his mic in pique at the dread flag-waving:
[ADDENDUM: Most Remainers appear to be adjusting to the new reality.]
I loved it! They marched out waving Union Jacks. May Europe return to a “common market” and ditch the undemocratic union.
You cannot underestimate the butthurt of people finding out they are NOT on the “right side of history.” The animosity toward Brexit is based on the conviction among Western elites that the EU was the future, that ultimately all the world would be ruled by a single massive central government with those elites, of course, in charge.
Mike
I learned from that speech that Ireland voted down joining the EU in their first referendum, and then they just held a re-vote which passed. (Was that a Lisbon treaty vote?) To quote Farage, it’s anti-democratic. Then I noticed that the presiding official lady had an Irish accent.
Another 4 hours. Pedal to the metal and crashing through that gate.
That Englishman Nigel sure does a fantastic job of speaking English. I enjoyed the cadence, pronunciation, and the entire delivery up to the point where they cut him off, told his contingent to put away their flags or get the hell out which they did waving their flags. Excellent example of a truly meaningful exit.
So can it be that Brexit and Impeachmas happen on the same day and then we get Superbowl weekend with a half-time interview between Sean Hannity and Donald Trump?
As the progs favorite President, President Bartlett of The West Wing, was apt to say, “What’s next?”
That’s the third time I’ve viewed Farage’s speech at various websites. Guess I like Mr. Farage’s speechmaking.
Farage: “We love Europe. We just hate the European Union.It’s as simple as that.”
Irish EU member who cut off Farage’s microphone: “We should not hate anyone, or any nation, or any people.”
Note that Farage did not express hatred for neither a person, nor a nation, nor a people. He expressed hate for an overweening bureaucracy.
Old Texan:
Yes, the Brexit exit was performed by Farage with great style and flair. He’s been working for this for so long! And McGuinness’s expression was priceless as well.
So many British politicians are fabulous at public speaking, and he’s one of them.
That churlish chairwoman, by demanding that Farage and company put away their Union Jacks and then cutting Farage’s microphone, explained in that brief moment why the UK won’t be the last nation to exit the European Union.
I look forward to the creation of a global consortium of the English-speaking nations.
Congratulation to the Brexiteers! Here’s looking to a bright future for the UK.
I wonder if this is the first nail in the EU’s coffin? Remember that Milton Friedman gave the Euro 10 years because he posited that one cannot have a common currency where one does not have a common political will. While his timeline was clearly wrong, IMO his theory was correct. Political will has been dictated from the top down from Brussels rather than rising from the bottom up. To paraphrase Farage, whooda thunk populism was so popular?
We have already heard rumblings about leaving the EU from Poland and (I believe, the Czech Republic). The Poles and Czechs like being dictated to from Brussels about as much as Texas would like cowtowing to Sacramento.
The net five years should prove interesting.
I have long admired Nigel Farage, and he certainly didn’t disappoint today. I think Eastern Europeans are poised to leave the EU, and Greece has nothing to gain by being chained to the euro. As always, interesting times.
I heard his oration. I was hoping he would end it with “ Free at last, free at last, thank God almighty, free at last.” It was still a good speech.
Hoping hoping hoping. Next up: Italy (a charter member). Hoping for two things: a demonstration effect as Britain prospers outside the EU and revulsion as creatures like Guy Verhofstadt start agitating for countries to be stripped of their fiscal autonomy and of their option to leave.
Gringo, you expressed my thoughts!
“. . . Greece has nothing to gain by being chained to the euro.” [parker @ 4:39]
Greece is a perennially indebted nation; the drachma might well be an economic joke if it still existed. (Remember the PIIGS countries: Portugal; Ireland; Italy; Greece; Spain). This has always been a problem within the EU because the Mediterranean countries rely on the union for an economic stability they, themselves, lack while the Northern countries’ citizens (especially Germany) see the Mediterranean countries as millstones not puling their share of the economic load.
Whether justified or not, these attitudes not only undermine Friedman’s requirement for a “common political will” but actually go further to create a foundation of divisiveness that bodes long-term ill for the maintenance of unification.
A brief Wiki FYI on Grexit:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_withdrawal_from_the_eurozone
and:
https://www.mfa.gr/en/foreign-policy/greece-in-the-eu/greeces-course-in-the-eu.html
and:
https://www.investopedia.com/terms/p/piigs.asp
Whatever merits there may seemingly have been to staying in the EU before the vote, the words and actions of the remainers since the vote make it very clear the Brexit was absolutely the correct decision. A huge chunk of the British political and intellectual establishment was revealed to have little to no faith in democracy and utter contempt for anyone who differed from their socially approved attitudes.
To paraphrase John Cleese, I’m not sure London will ever be an English city again but at least the rest of England can still be England in the future.
Mike
Cap’n Rusty on January 31, 2020 at 3:06 pm said:
That churlish chairwoman, by demanding that Farage and company put away their Union Jacks and then cutting Farage’s microphone, explained in that brief moment why the UK won’t be the last nation to exit the European Union.
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Somewhat similar to US Independents discovering that the Democrats and the Left have no sense of humor, as evidenced by the “fact checking” of the Babylon Bee.
Satan cannot abide laughter.
UK celebrates Brexit with clock countdown, fireworks, and song.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WF3S7gcDmvA&feature=youtu.be
Commenter at PowerLine a couple of days ago:
Mr. Fever Head • 2 days ago
Why in the world did they make everyone’s first wife the chairwoman of the EU?
A lovely video, by a remarkable man.
He went there first in 1999, which I didn’t know.
https://britannianews.co.uk/2020/01/31/nigel-farage-gives-lbc-a-tour-of-the-european-parliament-on-his-last-day-in-strasbourg/
He remarks that the Strasbourg edifice, which is huge, only functions as the EU Parliament 48 days a year, which creates a massive carbon footprint with all the moving.
Yeah.
LBC stands for “Leading Britain’s Conversation.” Their article sidebars look quite interesting if you’re, you know, interested in British conversation.
And … they’ve … DONE IT !!!!
I”m so happy for them! 😀 😀 😆
This quick exit with Boris sure makes Teresa May look inept, and imagine she was such a favorite of the queen. It was obvious that the EU was a favorite of the Queen even though she was enjoined from saying so. She had her dressmaker whip up an outfit in the same shade of blue the EU flag uses and the hat had a spray of yellowflowers resembling the stars. I wonder if she thought the monarchy could fly under the radar if the UK were in the EU where as now bad behavior by royals is threatening their existence.
(h/t Steve Hayward at Powerline) Dominic Frisby’s Brexit song (YouTube, 4:17): 17 Million “Fuck Offs” (2020 update)
This quick exit with Boris sure makes Teresa May look inept, and imagine she was such a favorite of the queen. It was obvious that the EU was a favorite of the Queen even though she was enjoined from saying so.
You know these things just how?
Jees art Deco all you have to do to get informed is READ the internet. Uk daily mail has queen stories practically every day & pictures too so you can get by just reading the captions if the entire article is too long for ya dude!
Jees art Deco all you have to do to get informed is READ the internet. Uk daily mail has queen stories practically every day & pictures too so you can get by just reading the captions if the entire article is too long for ya dude!
IOW, you haven’t a clue.
Art Deco, don’t be an ass.
Art Deco; Molly NH:
No one has “a clue” what the queen really thinks. But it’s still perfectly reasonable to mention something one read in the paper as an indication, because unless a person is the queen’s confidante or a mind-reader, that’s the only source of information we have. Doesn’t mean it’s correct, of course. That’s understood.
Neo I thought that was understood just the way art deco knows all about Maine.
The French are part of the Left’s walking dead – they never give up.
https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2020/01/31/macron-brexit-historical-wake-up-call-whole-europe/
https://www.spiked-online.com/2020/01/31/a-glorious-victory-for-democracy/
The author, who supported Remaining, dumps a little guilt on May and hardest-line Leavers, but most of his opprobrium is delivered where deserved
https://blogs.spectator.co.uk/2020/01/you-can-thank-remainers-for-the-hardness-of-this-brexit/