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Britain will rejoin the EU within 15 years, former Brussels chief predicts (www.independent.co.uk)

submitted 2 weeks ago by WestBromwich@feddit.uk to c/unitedkingdom@feddit.uk

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[–] rah@feddit.uk -3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

I believe there's strength in sticking with the other EU members

What do you mean, "strength"?

Edit: tumbleweed Did they not even understand what they themselves meant? Can they not be bothered to answer? Are they really just fascists and want to avoid making that obvious? We'll never know..

[–] FozzyOsbourne@lemm.ee 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Looking at this and your other comments I think they just don't want to engage with the sealion

[–] rah@feddit.uk 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

the sealion

I don't understand what you mean.

[–] FozzyOsbourne@lemm.ee 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Sealioning is a type of trolling or harassment that consists of pursuing people with relentless requests for evidence, often tangential or previously addressed, while maintaining a pretense of civility and sincerity, and feigning ignorance of the subject matter.

Whether or not you're intending to do this your comments do come off a little bit like that. I don't really like the term that much as people often use it to dismiss any further discussion, but it could be why the other commenters don't want to chat.

[–] rah@feddit.uk 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

feigning ignorance of the subject matter

your comments do come off a little bit like that

LOL damned if you do, damned if you don't. If one doesn't understand what another person means, there's no way to gain understanding except to ask them. That people interpret genuine attempts to enter into dialogue as feigning ignorance shows, to me at least, the astonishingly low level of average communication ability.

people often use it to dismiss any further discussion

Communication can be too difficult for some.

[–] FozzyOsbourne@lemm.ee 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Well the other thing is that it's very difficult to instantly tell from a pseudonymous internet comment whether the writer is a normal person up for a civilised discussion or a troll just looking to wind people up. And no offence, but you sounded pretty pro-brexit so not unreasonable to suspect you were a troll!

[–] rah@feddit.uk 1 points 2 weeks ago

you sounded pretty pro-brexit so not unreasonable to suspect you were a troll!

I disagree. Very much unreasonable. Regardless, a suspicion should not dictate one's behaviour. Suspicions should be tested and not just assumed correct.

And to be clear, I am pro-brexit.