Brexit has been “one
of the most spectacular mistakes” in the history of the EU and
followed a campaign marked by “an unprecedented readiness to lie”,
Donald Tusk has said.
In his first interview
since standing down as European council president last week, Tusk
said Brexit was “the most painful and saddest experience” of his
five years in office, a tumultuous period marked by the Greek
eurozone crisis, bitter rows over migration and the election of
Donald Trump.................
Citing the 2016 US
presidential race and the Brexit campaign, he said a new element in
politics was “the unprecedented readiness to lie on almost
everything … to treat a lie as a justifiable tool to win”. He
said this “shameless” behaviour would have disqualified
politicians only 10 years ago.
Asked by the Guardian
to specify who he had in mind, Tusk replied: “I don’t want to be
too spectacular in my first interview … I have enough problems
in my own country with professional and pathological liars.”
Its very hard to disagree with him on
this not only was the original decision a disaster waiting to happen
but the fact that the British pubic had NO idea of what such a
separation would entail but the politicians, then and even now, don't
have a clue except that all know it will be enormously disruptive for
years to come no matter which way it goes.
Apparently much more informed folks are equally concerned ....
The UK diplomat in charge of Brexit at the British embassy in the US has said she could no longer "peddle half-truths" on behalf of political leaders she did not "trust".
"I have been increasingly dismayed
by the way in which our political leaders have tried to deliver
Brexit, with reluctance to address honestly, even with our own
citizens, the challenges and trade-offs which Brexit involves; the
use of misleading or disingenuous arguments about the implications of
the various options before us; and some behaviour towards our
institutions, which, were it happening in another country, we would
almost certainly as diplomats have received instructions to register
our concern."
That many other nations are going
through similar divisions should be no comfort to those in the
country of my birth for the Right is right mindset is taking hold all
over as clearly shown by the upcoming internal war currently under
way just to the south of me in the U.S of Eh.
Keep your heads up folks, the next few
years are not going to be fun both there and world wide.
Update....
Then there is this tongue in cheek long but rather accurate description of the situation in Britain at this time....
Update....
Then there is this tongue in cheek long but rather accurate description of the situation in Britain at this time....
1 comment:
Lying has always been in a politician's toolbox, Rural. These days, it's the first tool a politician take from the box.
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