(02-07-2020, 01:31 PM)Dom Wrote: Aractus, I haven't read all of this thread, but I do notice that the frequency and length of your posts is starting to look like you are spamming the thread. You've gone full tilt here, drowning out the people who are actually living this. It's not a good look.
That's just not at all fair. We in Australia are living this just like we did in 1973 when the British betrayal happened. The UK media bias is so shocking. They re-defined leaving on WTO as "no deal" (what the fuck do you think the Commonwealth got in 1973?!) and talked up all the negatives without considering the positive case.
I literally have a (albeit about 20 years old) travel advice document here from ASIO. You want to know what it says about Eastern Europe? On page 1 in big capitals it says: WE ASK THAT YOU READ THESE NOTES CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU LEAVE AUSTRALIA AND DO NOT TAKE THEM WITH YOU ON THE VISIT. Page 9 says in big capitals: AN ARRESTED VISITOR SHOULD NOT SIGN ANYTHING. DEMAND IMMEDIATE ACCESS TO THE AUSTRALIAN EMBASSY AND MAINTAIN THIS POSITION WHATEVER THE REACTION OF THE POLICE. Under the do's and don't you find such gems as this: "Don't drink too much." And: "Don't sell anything."
So I get it. Eastern Europe needs liberation, and favourably without conquest or war. I am of the view the EU is succeeding there. But does that mean it's best for UK? Netherlands? Norway? Iceland? Switzerland? Hell no.
