**Brexit Jokes & Comments Thread**

[perrykneeham]

"the proportionately far greater number of Brits who live, work and study in other EU countries than the other way round."

Link?

[flatandy]

A decent article here

www.lrb.co.uk/v40/n05/william-davies/what-are-they-after

As much about the weird pathologies of the right as about Brexit. It's very long, of course, and our Brextremists on these pages can't read or understand anything longer than a paragraph or so, so they'll ignore it. But it contains a lot of interesting stuff.

The LRB really does have some top quality writing.

[perrykneeham]

Mar 1, 2018 22:31:42 GMT flatandy said:

A decent article here

www.lrb.co.uk/v40/n05/william-davies/what-are-they-after

As much about the weird pathologies of the right as about Brexit. It's very long, of course, and our Brextremists on these pages can't read or understand anything longer than a paragraph or so, so they'll ignore it. But it contains a lot of interesting stuff.

The LRB really does have some top quality writing.

Drivel. Lazy, bigotted drivel.

[mids]

London Review of Books? That's the equivalent of me posting an article from the Daily Star.

[Deleted]

Excerpt from the excellent article:

"While Rees-Mogg may be a firm believer in the Victorian moral vision of Brexit, there can be no denying that his currently elevated status is largely down to the fact that he is recognisable and provides good media ‘content’. When the media report his latest comments, it’s because he is someone whom everyone recognises from the media. Everything he says or does must be calculated to ensure that this remains the case. As any troll understands, wit and disruption are the best tactics for succeeding in the ‘attention economy’."

Very, very true, especially the last sentence.

[unclejunior]

William Davies is an English writer, political and sociological theorist. His work focuses on the issues of consumerism, happiness, and the history and function of expertise in society. Davies has written for a variety of newspapers and periodicals including The Guardian, New Left Review, London Review of Books, and The Atlantic. In 2015 Davies published his second book The Happiness Industry, which assesses the relationship between consumer capitalism, big data and positive psychology. Davies is the Co-Director of The Political Economy Research Centre in London.
SJW ...writ large....in-house neo-lib click-bait writer for The Guardian.

[Deleted]

So what do you make of the content?

[bertruss2]

One of the weirdest things is that Rees-Mogg, a multi-millionaire who makes money in offshore funds, should be a Brexiter pick for prime minister.

[Deleted]

Why weird? Brexiters are retards.

[moggyonspeed]

I think that article is most apposite, and the idea of the 'attention economy' is gaining in accuracy by the day.

[flatandy]

I think the stuff about moral hazard is also very pertinent, and seems to explain a lot.

[mids]

I see the remainers have got themselves all wet over a little bog post.

[unclejunior]

Re the article.....life in the warm university urban bubble...how quaint .No accountability or editorial controls.
Divorced from & and out of step with reality.....more state control and boo hiss to articulate populist elected leaders.
A perfect blogger for resident echo chamber Remainers to drool over....enjoy!

[moggyonspeed]

Mar 2, 2018 15:01:33 GMT mids said:

I see the remainers have got themselves all wet over a little bog post.

Again, no informed critique of the piece itself then, save a personal attack on those you consider to have a different opinion to you?

You do see the picture you paint - don't you?

[mids]

Mar 2, 2018 16:12:18 GMT moggyonspeed said:

Mar 2, 2018 15:01:33 GMT mids said:

I see the remainers have got themselves all wet over a little bog post.

Again, no informed critique of the piece itself then, 

Nope. I didn't read it. I've read 10s of thousands of words of anti-Brexit drivel and, really, you don't have to read any more than the first few hundred before it starts to repeat itself in the most tedious manner. I can't be arsed reading more of the same boring guff so no "informed critique of the piece" from me.

[moggyonspeed]

I appreciate your candour.

[Minge är en jävla besserwisser]

Curiously I saw the moral hazard argument touted about previously in support of something else, but I forget what.
It was slightly better argued though.

[unclejunior]

Interesting survey of public view of Beeb bias towards Remain...
order-order.com/2018/03/02/bbcs-brexit-problem-mainstream-perception/

[bertruss2]

bias towards Remain

Taking the view that 2+2 = 4 is not prejudice.

[Minge är en jävla besserwisser]

I'm not sure that I have a problem with the moral hazard line, to be fair. Seems a fairly obvious outcome to me.