UK to leave EU

[Thumpalumpacus]

Does anyone online merit that sort of emotional investment?

Yes.

Who?

[I_am_not_mafia]

What legislation there was protected us from the worst excesses of the tories???

Worker's rights. They want to remove them so they can maximise profit for corporations and businesses and stimulate the economy. This is why they wanted to leave the EU. This is why they're going back on all the lies about controlling the borders, the £350m a week spent on the NHS and why Boris Johnson says that there is no rush to leave. They want what the EU has to offer but without the worker's rights.

Working time directive

You can’t work more than 48 hours a week on average - normally averaged over 17 weeks. This law is sometimes called the ‘working time directive’ or ‘working time regulations’.

David Cameron to demand opt-out on EU work law in referendum negotiations

Why Brexit would be a disaster for your employment rights

[Thumpalumpacus]

Not sure how the UK flag will cause butthurt. Its not like Remain voters wanted to disband the UK...

Oh c'mon Tibs. Maybe not to you, but I absolutely guarantee someone here will be butthurt over it.

And if not, so what. Just showing my pride in my country.

Better the pride that resides
in a citizen of the world
than the pride that divides
when a colorful rag is unfurled.

--"Territories", Rush

Pride is a feeling I reserve for accomplishments, not an accident of birth.

[I_am_not_mafia]

Think it was a joke.

It was. Loving your new avatar by the way.

Do you like my avatar on the Thinking Atheist? I always try to go for female politicians on the warpath. I draw the line at Thatcher though. She wasn't even human.

[I_am_not_mafia]

The Donald Trump avatar annoyed me. Because looking at his stupid fucking wig and facial expression makes me want to stick my genitals in a bees nest.

But Napo, I honestly like your new avatar.

Same here. Donald Trump has a face (and hair) that makes one clench their fists on sight. But you can't help laughing at Boris Johnson.

[abaris]

Better the pride that resides
in a citizen of the world
than the pride that divides
when a colorful rag is unfurled.

--"Territories", Rush

Pride is a feeling I reserve for accomplishments, not an accident of birth.

Both so true that it would be deserving of a second rep.

[I_am_not_mafia]

Do you honestly think anyone really thinks Angela is an actual Nazi? It's a complete piss-take as Germany is seen as the dominant nation in Europe and that's what Adolf wanted. It winds you pro-EUers up and that's the only reason the image exists. Of course she isn't a fucking Nazi.

I've always thought that she looks quite good in those photoshopped images of her in a Nazi uniform.

[I_am_not_mafia]

If immigrants are so beneficial I wonder why Third World hell holes don't try to attract First World emigrants to improve their hell holes?

How are they going to do that if they are third world hell holes?

[Redbeard The Pink]

OK...so I'm not British, but we're actually talking about this in the states a lot, and I've been watching this thread for a few days. Got a little over 30 pages in and had to skip ahead to preserve my sanity, but here goes:


Madog: Dude...what? First off, it's pretty clear from the language in the law you linked that they're targeting advertisements and nothing else. The idea that more rights will follow if we don't let vape vendors advertise to the public is a bit of a slippery slope fallacy. Is that a restriction on freedom of speech? Maybe for people who want to sell you vape pens on TV, but for anyone else the law is practically irrelevant.

I also noticed you mention free speech in America, which leads me to believe that there are some things about America that you don't actually know.

America actually restricts free speech in advertising in much the same way. It's actually illegal to advertise cigarettes via certain media (TV definitely, not sure what else), and it used to be illegal to advertise alcohol on TV. I'm also pretty sure you can't advertise drink specials on the outside of buildings, but I think that might go by state (so for instance my restaurant can't put a sign out front that says when happy hour is and what drinks are on special, but I can hang that sign inside and it's not illegal any more). So yeah...when it comes to free speech in advertising, we're not that different from you.

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Bella: I really don't get what you're so excited about. Britain did not regain any sovereignty, at least not practically. In fact, they probably lost some. Why, you ask?

Well, they're still gonna have to trade with countries in the EU (probably), which means they're going to have to make trade agreements with EU countries, among other things. Countries that are in Europe and want to trade with EU countries generally still have to accept and work with most of the trade regulations the EU writes, but they don't get a say in them. By putting itself in that position, Britain will most likely have to deal with and even follow some EU laws, but they no longer get a hand in writing them. That's not really a gain of sovereignty, in my opinion.

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Everyone: boy, what a mess. From the outside, it looks like old people and conservatives just got together and selfishly, shortsightedly said "fuck you we don't need it" to all the young people who would have benefited most from being EU citizens. That is monumentally shitty. I guess I think of everywhere in the 1st world as being more progressive than America, so to see elderly, conservative people fuck a whole generation over in a country that isn't America is a little weird to me, I guess.

[I_am_not_mafia]

I'll enjoy watching the riots that will ensue if they block the vote.

But you won't be rioting yourself? What makes you think everyone else will be instead?