Comments by "peabase" (@peabase) on "Raw Politics: Poland defies the EU" video.

  1. Nah, you're all alone.
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  2. Wolfie, I'll ignore the feeble insults, but I'd like to make it clear that I'm not a Remainer. Britain needs a time-out. Let's see when you grovel back.
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  3. Wolfie, no, we want you foulmouths out. The EU will be the better for it.
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  4. Wolfie, let's not forget that the UK was widely regarded as a troublemaker ever before your fateful referendum. Afterwards, the UK's isolation has only increased and will continue to do so after Brexit kicks in. Sure, there are some economic repercussions for Europe's less-developed members, but in political terms, the UK's departure is not a loss on the medium to long term. Rather, it's a win. A more cohesive EU stands stronger.
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  5.  @angelakadeer1565  It's true that far-right populists have made some inroads in Europe, but the same can be said about far-left populists. Greece's Syriza and Spain's Podemos are even in government, something of which most European far-right parties can only dream of. There's discontent all right, but it's with the political establishment. And it's not just populists who're capitalising on it -- I can think of no better example than Macron's political coup, which completely took the wind out of Le Pen's sails. Furthermore, far-right populism is a global phenomenon. Dumping on the EU won't win you votes in the US or Latin America, yet the populists have a firm foothold there, too. Trump owes his presidency to populism and the likes of Bolivia's Evo Morales, Venezuela's Maduro and Nicaragua's Ortega are old hands at it. I bet the latter three copy speeches and articles by Brextremists like Farage and Boris Johnson, replacing only "EU" with "USA". As long as it evokes nationalist ire, it's all good.
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  6. @sunray2b Try to formulate your own arguments. Are you lazy, stupid or both?
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