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Are you sure? (thelemmy.club)
submitted 3 weeks ago by [M] to c/YUROP@feddit.org
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[–] 78 points 3 weeks ago (9 children)

Kind of would miss the point of the joke. UK, Brexit...

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  • [–] 8 points 3 weeks ago* (8 children)

    That would make sense if she were the EU. The US and Canada used to be extremely close trade partners.

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  • [–] 5 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (6 children)

    Why would the UK be in the chair if the woman was the EU and the man was canada?

    Eta: trade agreements or whatever the eu thing ends up being will likely require changes to law and the Governor General (crown Rep in canada) needs to give "royal assent". So somewhat indirectly, canada needs the crown's permission to form this partnership.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 weeks ago* (5 children)

    Because the UK self-selected itself out of the EU.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 weeks ago* (4 children)

    I edited my post with more info before your comment got to me:

    Eta: trade agreements or whatever the eu thing ends up being will likely require changes to law and the Governor General (crown Rep in canada) needs to give "royal assent". So somewhat indirectly, canada needs the crown's permission to form this partnership.

    Eta: Brain not working so hot this morning lol. The UK left the EU, why would the EU be looking to the UK for permission?

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  • [–] 1 point 3 weeks ago (3 children)

    The permission was already granted, I interpreted it as the EU making sure if this totally insane arrangement was what the braindead UK wanted.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 weeks ago (2 children)

    What permission was granted?

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  • [–] 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    The metaphor is that the UK willingly leaving the EU is akin to a man telling his wife to see other men. He gets nothing, she gets new "trade partners."

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