at The 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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