= Сообщение: 3855 из 12549 ====================================== ENET.SYSOP = От : Michiel van der Vlist 2:280/5555 19 Jun 16 15:21:35 Кому : Gerrit Kuehn 19 Jun 16 15:21:35 Тема : Brexit FGHI : area://ENET.SYSOP?msgid=2:280/5555+57669c61 На : area://ENET.SYSOP?msgid=2:240/12+574b4011 = Кодировка сообщения определена как: CP850 ================================== Ответ: area://ENET.SYSOP?msgid=2:203/2+5766e21e ============================================================================== Hello Gerrit,
On Sunday June 19 2016 14:09, you wrote to me:
MvdV>> I say "if they want to go, let them go".
GK> Sure, what else could you do in that case?
Renegotiate and offer them even more exceptions in order to entice them to come back.
GK> Force them staying in isn't really an option, is it?
No, it isn't.
MvdV>> Just let them go.
GK> No, this is far too short-sighted. The union will be off worse without GK> Britain, and Britain will be (probably even much more) worse off GK> without the union.
No doubt that the UK will be worse off after a Brexit. But I am not so sure about the rest of the EU. A Bremain will not be good for the EU either. Much of the damage has already been done, whatever the outcome. Threatening with divorce to get a better deal for oneself is not a very good strategy to save a marriage. The other party may call the bluff.
Also: If they leave, they may come to regret it, they may want to come back. But then it will be on OUR terms...
That will also make any others think twice before they consider leaving.
In the long run a Brexit may be the lesser of two evils for the EU.
GK> The only people who will be able to gain something (mainly for GK> themselves) are those running the campaign.
