“After Brexit, the fantasists who promoted withdrawal from EU were lost in a dream that Britain could join an “Anglosphere” dominated by the United States – a delusion the actual United States never showed smallest interest in sharing” @nickcohen.bsky.social nickcohen.substack.com/p/can-europe... - ThreadSky

peterstefanovic.bsky.social • 101 days ago

“After Brexit, the fantasists who promoted withdrawal from EU were lost in a dream that Britain could join an “Anglosphere” dominated by the United States – a delusion the actual United States never showed smallest interest in sharing”
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lukewarm24.bsky.social•101 days ago

Brexit was about Farage wanting power in the uk for his self enrichment and wealth creation.

It’s beyond his wildest dreams that some ppl believe the lies and BS he spreads and he’s an MP!!

The breakdown in uk education has made it possible for Farage to get power

Voters are gullible

anomander73.bsky.social•101 days ago

Who gave him his platform?

The EU

mrpaulb.bsky.social•101 days ago

We are currently about 5 years behind the current form of America. And unless we wake the F up, we'll end up with the bad toothed version of Trump.

mrxexon.bsky.social•101 days ago

Europe has it's own problem with the far right. This war talk with Russia has caused them to elect "tougher" leaders. Which of course have strings attached to them.

If all these individuals join forces, we would be looking at the rise of a 4th reich?

And we're not the good guys this time...

crunchy-bar.bsky.social•101 days ago

Watching Brexit from the outside here in the USA and listening to the delusional pronouncements of the right about strengthening trade it was clear that they had no clue that the UK was seen as just another market ready for exploitation by the corporate behemoths

jezzamac.bsky.social•101 days ago

Actually the frontman, Mr Farage, is cast from the same Putin apologist mould as his American counterpart. Their direction of travel has always been this. That’s still the danger of Farage

gobdoctor.bsky.social•101 days ago

Perfectly said.

jtony898.bsky.social•101 days ago

There is no special relationship it is an imagined creation in some heads. There is no trade, no exchange of people. The US was only ever interested in the uk as an island base off the coast of Europe. Even militarily the usa is more closely linked strategically to Germany- also economically.

brendanl2011.bsky.social•101 days ago

One of the effects of the low status of language skills and teaching in the UK and a largely monoglot culture.

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