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On Tue, 17 Dec 2019 21:48:14 +0000, The Natural Philosopher
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That is characteristic of most of the remoan/left supporters.


It is indeed. You'd have thought once it became clear that all the MPs
who stood on the Remoaner platform had lost their seats and careers as
a result, that lessons would have been learned. The fact that many of
these damn fools who believe they know what's best for everyone are
still sticking to the same line in spite of the voters' emphatically
damning verdict tells us all we need to know about their reasoning
abilities and broader mental health (or lack thereof). :-/
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