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The most damaging #Brexit Myth: “The UK could keep all the benefits of EU membership with none of the obligations.”

Many Brexiteers genuinely believed:
- the EU would prioritise trade over rules
- the EU would split internally
- the EU would treat the UK as exceptional

None of these things happened because:
- the single market only works because its rules are non‑negotiable
- Brexit made the 27 more united than ever
- the EU applied the same terms to everyone

#Brexitreality #BrexitMyths

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WanWizard 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇳🇱

@mse_eu Rooted in British exeptionalism: the idea that Britain is still the colonial power from Victorian times (and for those on the right a longing back to those times, when rich men were men, and the rest could f'off).

You see the same in the BS about the "special relationship" with the US. The US couldn't care less, as long as they have the UK to do their bidding.

Like a bullied kid thinking it has a "special relationship" with the bully...