[FLT-bird]

What would I urge? Hard Brexit. If the EU wants to erect a hard border in the Republic of Ireland - and pay for it - in the teeth of fierce opposition from the Irish who do not want that, and if they want to pay for manning that border, let ‘em!

As a political reality, I don’t think they can do it. I think they’re just posturing and that this is part of Project Fear 2.0. Hell, the EU can’t even defend its borders from the millions of military age males pouring in from 3rd world shitholes in Africa and the Middle East......but they’re going to erect a hard border in Ireland and pay for its upkeep? Don’t make me laugh.

[Cronos]

The EU doesn't want to erect a hard border -- the UK wants the hard border

The EU wants the conditions of the Good Friday agreement to be upheld, namely that there is a soft border

the UK wants the hard border to stop EU citizens from coming into the UK.

[Cronos]

Remember that the referendum was about keeping EU citizens out of the UK’s workforce

[Cronos]

If the EU wants to erect a hard border in the Republic of Ireland - and pay for it - in the teeth of fierce opposition from the Irish who do not want that, and if they want to pay for manning that border, let ‘em! -- have you read about this? your statement is exactly the opposite of the situation

The Irish and the EU want to keep the border open - because that is one of the terms of the Good Friday agreement, signed in the 1990s and what ended the troubles

But the UK wants a hard border - because that's what Brexit is about.