Brindependence!
Like
son, like father? Roughly 240 years ago, the United States took the extraordinary
and courageous step to break free from a powerful but overbearing government
from across the Atlantic. The former colony was being taxed and henpecked by an
unelected bureaucracy (George III and crew) without meaningful representation.
Sound familiar?
How
ironic that Britain herself took a similar step yesterday.
Pundits,
media figures, bankers… and wankers- i.e. the “elite”- are predictably up-in-arms
about the vote. “How could the little people vote for this?” is the question of
the day. “How could they not?” would be a better query. As the National Review
has pointed out, the European Union is virtually the only region of the world
to be consistently experiencing zero economic growth. And we all know how
effective Brussels has been in protecting Europe from terror attacks.
Economic
“malaise” (thank you, Jimmy Carter) including stagnant growth and high
unemployment, a tidal-wave of unwanted and unchecked immigration, the
subsequent rise in Islamic terror attacks and the rapid dissipation of
traditional cultural and historical standards, loss of confidence in the
future, and the rising Russian menace might be expected to be met with more
than a shrug or vote of confidence.
Rest
assured that many of us here in “the States” are “Brelated” at your decision
and are hoping that you can experience a Brrebirth. Bring on Boris!
Perhaps
after our own election this fall, we will both be in a position to repair and
rebuild the magnificent, historic and special relationship our countries have
often enjoyed throughout much of the 20th century and early 21st
century.
Well
done, dad, you’ve “Br-aced it!”
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