*** OFFICIAL BREXIT SUNLIT UPLANDS and #MEGA THREAD ***

[OngBonga]

Imagine if I moved to France then spent my time bitching about their economic and democratic decisions, while also staying in France.

[MadMojoMonkey]

Imagine if I moved to France then spent my time bitching about their economic and democratic decisions, while also staying in France.

I don't see the issue with this.
If you move to another city, does that mean your voice in that city's politics is moot? Just because you moved a few miles away?
After how long does your voice begin to matter?

I was born ~40 miles from where I live, in the county. Now I live in the city. Does that mean that my opinions on city politics don't matter, 'cause I'm just a county boy who's here to undermine their city morals?
What about when I was living in Washington state? Or when I was in Colorado? Should I have had a right to vote when I was living over a thousand miles from where I was born? Should I have had to pay taxes? What level of political involvement and responsibility is appropriate for me to engage in?

What's your criteria for being "a local?"


It could be argued that poopy has a more passionate and independent perspective, having actively chosen to live in this new place. Especially given his history of mobility. His willingness to uproot and travel thousands of miles to find a new home indicates he's not merely in the UK for trivial reasons like it's the place he happens to have been born.

After all, most brits didn't choose to be born in the UK, and haven't put anything (or much) at risk to remain in the UK. Whereas poopy has uprooted his life, moved away from his friends and extended family, and is actively engaging in the political issues in his new home. In many ways, poopy expresses his responsibilities as a citizen more actively than native citizens, who aren't as invested in the political scene because it's just "what it is" and they lack the perspective of choice and the appreciation of the pros and cons of living in other countries.

[MadMojoMonkey]

Uh huh.

Imagine if I moved to France then spent my time bitching about their economic and democratic decisions, while also staying in France.

What, exactly, did you mean by this, then?

This is the third time I'm asking you to clarify what you're actually saying on this topic, and you just keep answering, "I'm not telling anyone to shut up." Well... fine... if that's not what you're saying, then what ARE you saying?