deep thoughts on brexit

at 800The Onion:

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  • First step in returning Britain to its pre-1970s glory as an economically languishing failed colonial empire
  • In the face of a resurgent Russia and increased threats from ISIS, leaving E.U. would be the best strategy for letting someone else deal with that shit
  • Britons could once again refocus their hatred on internal class divisions
  • One less goddamn flag everyone has to hang up
  • Won’t have to take part in awkward process of denying Bosnia and Herzegovina’s E.U. membership request
  • Throughout its history, Britain has always been a valiant defender of the right of smaller territories to separate from larger, oppressive governments
  • Pretty airtight way for citizens to mask racism as concern for national autonomy
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