This is not
an article, but an assortment of posts, comments and thoughts as expressed by a
group of very intellectual and well-informed Nigerians living, working and thriving
in the United Kingdom; a group to which I can say I am very proud to belong.
I
have decided not to mention their individual and group names here, not because
of fears of any repercussion or action against them (the UK is one of the
freest countries in the world, if not the freest), but because I need to
respect their confidentialities.
The
compilation is a mixture of questions and answers and stand-alone comments.
The arguments
started this way:
“How can an MP (David Lammy) talk
so much nonsense and spout so much utter disrespect for the people? The
people of Britain voted in their majority to leave the EU, thus giving birth to
BREXIT. So, for Lammy to then use such pejorative against the people's wish,
whether he agrees with it or not, is disrespectful and sad”.
“By the way, when was the last
time he or Diane Abbott or any other black MP spoke so passionately
about the death of young black people on the streets?”
“A campaign to leave EU based on
lies, false promises. An electorate that were so gullible that they did not
understand what they were voting for. The truth be said, Brexit will hurt
ordinary people the most”.
“So, BREXIT could only have gone
the way it did? So, the EU has no other choice but to be intransigent,
bellicose, belligerent and bullying?”
“No, I don't think so. They chose
to be like that simply to ensure that others that might envisage leaving are
cowered and frightened by the aggressive and antagonistic attitude that they
CHOSE to adopt towards Britain”.
“And for all advocates of
re-running the exams until they get their desired score, what if you them fail,
even after the resit, to obtain the scores that u want? Shall we then rerun the
exams again?”
“The people have spoken. The
British Parliament wishes to go against the people's will. The EU has succeeded
in frightening all lily-livered person and politician and fear is clearly
winning against hope”.
“The UK is setting a very bad and
disastrous precedent Germany and France don't want.”
“Any sensible organisation will
do the same. If PM had not been over zealous, she should have sort legal advice
before triggering article 50. Those that are advocating Brexit in parliament
have already move their business interest to Ireland. If Brexit was a good
move, why should Politician move their interest to another EU country. The scam
that we are all in this together is a total fabrication of our imagination”.
“Britain is not Nigeria where a
few politicians own and control the economy. So, if any politician moves his
interest to where ever it does not mean that the rest of us should follow suit
or that the economy will collapse”.
“And let's even agree with you
that any " reasonable " organisation (that looks more like a
cult to me) will want to deter people from leaving. Then you must agree with my
point that BREXIT needn't have turned out like this then. It's only turned out
this way because the EU chose it to be that way”.
“And in fact, if only because of
that, if the referendum were to be rerun 50 times over, I, and many others,
will vote to leave, if only to show those bullies (EU, that is Germany and
France, especially) that they cannot brow-beat and pummel a whole country to
the ground”.
“And Theresa May is doing what
the people asked her to do.... get the UK out of the EU. And all those
criticizing her can hardly do better against a belligerent and bad-belle
opponent who want to punish the country for daring to vote to leave”.
“True. But Macron must contend
with Yellow Vest protesters who are telling him to "slow your bloody
self-down”. And Merkel is on her last leg as Premier. The next election in
those countries will show greater showings for anti-EU parties. Mark my words”.
“The whole essence of politicians
or business moving to Ireland, is because they know they will have restricted
access to the EU market. As for you Voting Leave, well... that's is your
civic responsibility and Kudos”.
“Have you ever pondered on the
ills of Britain leaving EU? Who are the people who voted to leave: brainwashed
ones? If these people and the young ones understood the adverse effects of Brexit,
don’t you think the Farages, Boris, Goves and the rest of these misleading MPs
will have their way? Are Britons not working in other European countries? Other
European nations will be most hostile to British people. Free movements, trade,
sports, games, sense of oneness etc will be restrained. What happens to you,
our wards and l as minorities? This is not African Union (AU) mate. It’s
European Union (EU) for crying out loud! They’ve gone far and integrated more
than some liars coming out to edge them out for their selfish ends. They were
shouting we want our country, our laws back. Who took the country from them in
the first instance? The opportunities through European Court of Appeal will
erode the less privileged, cheated minorities etc.
Common man, Brexit is a BIG
FRAUD!!!”
“Seen through the narrow
prism of a Remain voter. Subjective and impassioned as expected”.
“Britain is and will remain a
magnet for other Europeans, EU or no EU being the welcoming and
multicultural society that it is”.
“So, the point is not to turn our
back on Europe but to free ourselves from the shackles of Brussels. And
Brussels is saying. "No, we will still shackle you”
“And it's truly ironic that the
same set of Nigerians who would want to decimate, balkanise and break up their
own country at the drop of a hat are the same one in the forefront of
advocating the United States of Europe”.
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