Posted on 04/07/2018 11:33:51 PM PDT by Michael van der Galien
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has called on Germany's Angela Merkel to do "everything possible" to reverse Brexit and keep Britain part of the European Union. "It would be a mistake of historic proportions if the United Kingdom leaves the European Union," Blair told Business Insider Deutschland.
"Even Europe -- especially Germany -- has a lot to lose," he went on to say. "It is in all our interests to maintain barrier-free trade across the continent and to hold liberal democracies together in times when authoritarian structures are resurgent." And so, he argued, "Germany should do everything possible to keep the UK in the EU."
Of course, Blair's "advice" to Merkel isn't exactly surprising in the sense that the former PM was passionately pro-Remain in the lead-up to the Brexit referendum. However, what is shocking is that as a Social Democrat, Blair clearly has absolutely no respect for the will of the people. Blair is supposed to be a different kind of socialist; not a socialist as such, but someone who mixes socialism with democratic values. He's supposed to be one of the main representatives of the so-called "third way."
Except when voters dare disagree with him. When they have the audacity to do so, he immediately switches gears and becomes as authoritarian as the old-school socialists we've all learned to hate and distrust.
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did you read the story, or just the thread title?
What a disappointment Blair is. I used to think well of him. Changed my mind some time ago.
One word: TRAITOR
Was noticing that, too! First thing that struck me.
Ha...it might change Blair's view on Brexit if remaining meant he'd be brought up on charges in an EU court.
This just reinforces my belief that WWI was a pointless and that europe would have been better off just letting the Kaiser have it all to begin with.
The brits are twits.
Art. 50 has been invoked.
No backsies.
Tony Blair is another one world order type. These guys are all panicing because nationalism is on the rise all over and Trump is screwing their plans too.
Skypilot did a post which has a graphic in which it’s all explained. The only problem is, most people can’t fathom having their world view completely crushed. It goes from top to bottom, every facet of our lives, down to the pills people take etc.
They are hell bent on their utopia. They don’t care what they need to do to achieve it. Life means nothing to them.
So Blair is asking Merkel to fire up the Luftwaffe and invade Britain?
Ordinarily I like Tony Blair , but he’s full of s#!t on this one!!!
Goosestepping fascists of a feather flock together.
Actively undermining the will of the people certainly seems treasonous. He has influence and is using it to go against what was voted on.
Shucks the Royal family is German.
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