Re:Britain’s European allies desert it in a vote at the UN
by 7952 on Sunday July 02, 2017 @03:09PM
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Brits just want to swagger about and feel honourable. Look at how they dealt with the return of Hong Kong to China. Pomp, ceremony, wonderful! This grubby little problem just goes against that pride. So we just ignore it.
Re:Britain’s European allies desert it in a vote at the UN
by ethbro on Sunday July 02, 2017 @04:56PM
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To be fair, Hong Kong isn't very happy about no longer being British now. (Different example than current, as there are a huge number of native civilians living there)
Re:Britain’s European allies desert it in a vote at the UN
by awkwarddaturtle on Sunday July 02, 2017 @03:53PM
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> It is not at all clear to me what lies behind Britains reluctance to concede here.
Money and liability. If britain concedes, they might be held liable and be forced to pay for their misdeeds.
> They know very well they did wrong
What makes you think britain cares about their misdeeds? They've done so much worse than in diego garcia, but they still parade around like they did the world a favor.
> violating their own rules
Since when did britain care about rules? R
At the end of the day, it's about money and power.
It is not at all clear to me what lies behind Britains reluctance to concede here. They know very well they did wrong – violating their own rules – lopping off the territory in the first place. What if there really isn't any conspiracy behind the EU stance here, what if they simply vote what they believe is right?