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applegrove

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Fri Apr 4, 2025, 01:19 PM Apr 4

American Brexit

American Brexit

April 4, 2025 at 12:54 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 37 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2025/04/04/american-brexit/

"SNIP...........

The promised “Brexit dividend” has yet to materialize. The much-touted U.S.-U.K. trade deal? Still nonexistent.

And Britain, according to independent estimates, is now 10% poorer than it would have been had it remained in the EU.

The public seems to agree. Recent polling shows more than two-thirds of Britons now believe Brexit has gone badly.

That’s not just buyer’s remorse—it’s the realization that an entire country willingly made itself poorer for the sake of ridiculous political slogans.

...........SNIP"

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American Brexit (Original Post) applegrove Apr 4 OP
FAFO - we're on our way to similar realizations...nt Wounded Bear Apr 4 #1
And our voters are even dumber. Hassler Apr 4 #2
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