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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yes, that's exactly what the people actually behind the Brexit rhetoric wanted. You know, ruthless capitalist scum.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

But even if you took a capitalist angle towards it and said “I want to maximise profits” why not stay next to half a billion people whose markets you can access?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Because you're form a company industry with no foothold or interest in European markets, but tons in American?

It's not "maximises profits for a lot of people". It's "maximises profit for some specific people".