Thread: UK out of EU

Ah, yes. Nothing lightens the mood quite as much as a bit of old fashioned misogyny.

Well, back to politics, who said it: Germany, or UKIP?

• “Well, I reckon dogs are more intelligent, better company and certainly better behaved than most Muslims.”
• "Don’t forget about step two of White Genocide: Genetic assimilation via forced integration Don’t forget about step two of White Genocide: Genetic assimilation via forced integration - White GeNOcide Project "
• "Asian Muslims groom our white girls, now they rape our boys. Jordanian Paralympians commit sex offences. We need to reclaim our country"
• “We are not just talking about pressure on services from immigration but also, and I have to say it, the crime associated with Romanians.”

I could go on for hours. Hint: #PostRefRacism will show you the other side of Britain, and you will not like it unless you believe that your neighbouring country is sending murderers and rapists, in which case you probably should not be part of the human race in the first place.

There is a growing trend of right wing extremism washing across Europe. Yes, Germany, too. I do not think we do need more of this. I do not think that aggressively divisive language (Glen, not everyone concerned about the environment is a terrorist, even if they are over-zealous - and they often are, I shall gladly grant you that) will help foster political dialogue. But if there is one thing one cannot accuse Mrs Merkel of, it is aggressive behaviour in whichever shape or form.

That said, I am watching the actions of the political left after Brexit with growing concern. Both Martin Schulz, and leading German Social Democrats, are pushing for a fast and decisive move the get the UK out of the EU. Once more, Angela Merkel has been a voice of reason here, clearly stating that the UK needs to get its act together before invoking article 50. If there is anything to be really concerned about, it is probably some of the eastern European accession states which have been taking an ever more aggressive anti-UK stance over the past few days. And given the EU's political mechanisms, there is a chance that they can acutally do some real political damage here. That is something you should be concerned about.

In the meantime, more hilarity has ensued in the UK. Boris Johnson has decided that being PM might not be his proverbial cup of indigestible brownish liquid, and called it quits. That is the man who cheerfully drove around the Kingdom in what has come to be known as the blunder bus, a vehicle made in Germany and Poland, whose price will rise £56,000 after Brexit, and whose white-lettered lie of £350,000,000 per week for the NHS was scrapped minutes after the success of the referendum.

Apparently coached by his wife, Mr Gove has since decided to run for PM despite numerous assertations that he considered himself unfit for office in the previous months and years. He will be challenged by some polling cannonfodder, as well as Theresa May, a more loving and empathetic version of Margaret Thatcher.

Also in the UK, the Labour party is doing its best to make itself even more irrelevant, including an attempt at making the National Front look like a bunch of anti-fascists.

In the meantime, Frankfurt and Paris are preparing to share the spoils of the City once its financial institutions have been - predictably - forced out of the UK.

So, same old, only worse. And believe me, it will get worse.