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A comment on Britain’s Reichstag Fire Moment. Parent comment

Re:Britain’s Reichstag Fire Moment by enriquto on Friday August 30, 2019 @05:57AM (#20837165)
Seen from the outside, both sides of this political dialogue sound equally bigoted and ridiculous. This is sad because (as an european who doesn't want the UK to leave), the "remainer" bigotry is a relatively recent phenomenon that seems completely unnecessary, and even contrary to the cause it deems to support.
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Re:Britain’s Reichstag Fire Moment by bayesian_horse on Friday August 30, 2019 @06:55AM (#20837414)
Can you substantiate "bigotry" or are you satisfied with just dropping the insult?

There is no refutation that the current Brexit plans will result at best in temporary Chaos and a recession, at worst a permanent damage to the UK economy. Banks are already leaving. EU Academics are leaving in droves. Companies in the UK are holding back investments.

So the small part of the Remainers' predictions which haven't come true already are quite on track to coming true in the near future.

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Re:Britain’s Reichstag Fire Moment by enriquto on Friday August 30, 2019 @09:01AM (#20838109)
> Can you substantiate "bigotry" or are you satisfied with just dropping the insult?

The title of this article on Prospect Magazine is a crystal clear example of that. I agree that brexit will probably have bad economic consequences. Yet, openly calling the brexiters "nazis" is an insult to intelligence and an example of bigotry, besides being really counter-productive. Imagine that you are a "moderate" brexiter, not fanatically sure about it. Then you see an army of journalists that call you a nazi because of that. Will this steer you away from wanting the brexit?

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Re:Britain’s Reichstag Fire Moment by bayesian_horse on Sunday September 01, 2019 @12:53AM (#20850532)
You may have a read a different article. The one I read does not call the Brexiteers "Nazis" and does not reveal any political bias. It's just that stating the facts makes it look like you are against Brexit, because, well, it is a total mess.
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