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Thousands in London streets to protest Brexit

London - Thousands of demonstrators are gathering under sunny skies in central London to protest plans for Britain to withdraw from the European Union.

The Unite for Europe march included many carrying EU flags just days before Britain is expected to begin its formal divorce from the EU.

Prime Minister Theresa May plans to trigger Article 50 on Wednesday, setting the process in motion. Negotiations are expected to take at least two years.
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More at: http://www.news24.com/World/News/thousands-in-london-streets-to-protest-brexit-20170325
 
Tander said:
Pointless protest is pointless. This thing is happening and protesting won't stop it. After all, it is what the people want.
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Something I've noticed that's baffled me a bit: so many people that are against Brexit are unable to distinguish the difference between the EU and Europe. We're leaving the Union, not floating further away from the continent.
 
The Voice said:
Something I've noticed that's baffled me a bit: so many people that are against Brexit are unable to distinguish the difference between the EU and Europe. We're leaving the Union, not floating further away from the continent.
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Interesting, where have you seen that confusion? One would think, people who go on protesting, or, for that matter, cast their votes, know exactly what they're doing / supporting.
 
The Voice said:
Something I've noticed that's baffled me a bit: so many people that are against Brexit are unable to distinguish the difference between the EU and Europe. We're leaving the Union, not floating further away from the continent.
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I've never come across that confusion, care to share any examples?
 
Tander said:
Interesting, where have you seen that confusion? One would think, people who go on protesting, or, for that matter, cast their votes, know exactly what they're doing / supporting.
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A few of the banners I've seen with slogans like "don't leave Europe!" (we're not), or "we love EU!" (how the **** can someone love an economic bloc?!). Also the comments from people who voted Remain, the next day saying how the only reason they voted to remain was so that they could continue to have cheap holidays, and were really upset that they would now need visas to go to Spain.

Another interesting observation was how many Europeans were protesting, which would make sense as they're the most affected but had no say in the decision (they'll probably now all require work permits and visas to come visit), and the lack of any minority representation.
 
The Voice said:
A few of the banners I've seen with slogans like "don't leave Europe!" (we're not), or "we love EU!" (how the **** can someone love an economic bloc?!). Also the comments from people who voted Remain, the next day saying how the only reason they voted to remain was so that they could continue to have cheap holidays, and were really upset that they would now need visas to go to Spain.

Another interesting observation was how many Europeans were protesting, which would make sense as they're the most affected but had no say in the decision (they'll probably now all require work permits and visas to come visit), and the lack of any minority representation.
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Haven't seen that myself, but I don't put it past them. I believe some people think EU == Europe. They fail to realize it is not possible for the UK to leave Europe. Its not like they can move somewhere else.
 
Tander said:
Haven't seen that myself, but I don't put it past them. I believe some people think EU == Europe. They fail to realize it is not possible for the UK to leave Europe. Its not like they can move somewhere else.
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Don't be absurd. Europe has both a geographical and political meaning. You don't honestly believe that people in the UK thought they were voting to leave the actual continent rather than the political entity? Do you?
 
C4Cat said:
Don't be absurd. Europe has both a geographical and political meaning. You don't honestly believe that people in the UK thought they were voting to leave the actual continent rather than the political entity? Do you?
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I wouldn't put it past some people here.
 
Two news today:

1) Northern Ireland can - in terms of the Good Friday Agreement - vote to unify with Ireland and automatically integrate EU.

http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/c26a205c-132d-11e7-95d0-4f54ce31baae

Northern Ireland has the right to leave the United Kingdom and join the European Union as part of the Republic after Brexit, ministers have conceded for the first time.

In another blow to Theresa May’s efforts to keep the union together, ministers have concluded that Northern Ireland would not have to reapply for EU membership as a new country if it voted for reunification.
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2) As I was saying, UK is starting to back up on the no-deal threat as it would be more detrimental to them than to the EU.

In private, say diplomats, UK officials recognise the “havoc” that this would cause, and have come to regret the threat to turn the UK into a deregulated offshore tax haven, implicit in Theresa May’s Lancaster House speech in January, when she warned that “no deal for Britain is better than a bad deal”.
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