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UK fishermen feel betrayed (Original Post)
Cosmo Blues
Jan 2021
OP
And it's only just beginning in GB....there's a lot of Russian money involved.
OnDoutside
Jan 2021
#8
"They told me to point the gun at my foot and pull the trigger so I did.
struggle4progress
Jan 2021
#9
OnDoutside
(19,974 posts)1. Played, not betrayed. Zero sympathy for the UK's Trumpers
moondust
(20,014 posts)2. "They voted for Brexit."
"Wow! We're gonna be the big bosses again! We're gonna get really rich! No more EU soshalizum! Just ask Boris and Nigel!"
Womp womp.
TeamPooka
(24,261 posts)3. Flip it: The fishermen betrayed the UK and their careers with their vote.
Vote for disruption and act surprised when disruption happens.
GoneOffShore
(17,342 posts)4. Well bless their hearts.
roamer65
(36,747 posts)5. Just wait for Scottish independence.
All those northern waters will be off limits to English fishing boats.
ProfessorGAC
(65,227 posts)6. So, In A Nutshell...
...they voted for Brexit because it was all about them, and now they regret their vote because it's all about them!
Got it.
UCmeNdc
(9,601 posts)7. Putin Played You Guys In Great Britain. Now you have to face the music.
Putin played us in the United States too. We just barely escaped. Another four years of Trump would have destroyed the United States.
OnDoutside
(19,974 posts)8. And it's only just beginning in GB....there's a lot of Russian money involved.
struggle4progress
(118,374 posts)9. "They told me to point the gun at my foot and pull the trigger so I did.
They said it would make everything better. But now that I'm limping around on a bloody stump, they suddenly don't seem to care about my welfare anymore"
rockfordfile
(8,704 posts)10. I could careless they knew what would happen.
Dagstead Bumwood
(3,656 posts)11. Want sympathy? Go fish.