It's things like this that make me think, maybe brexit isn't such a bad thing

[Bubbles]

https://www.facebook.com/ajplusenglish/videos/912906582184183/

If that link won't work try this one

http://www.euronews.com/2017/03/03/polish-mep-faces-investigation-for-sexist-rant-during-eu-debate

[Rhiannon]

https://www.facebook.com/ajplusenglish/videos/912906582184183/

If that link won't work try this one

http://www.euronews.com/2017/03/03/polish-mep-faces-investigation-for-sexist-rant-during-eu-debate

On what basis? Because some parts of Europe elect dickheads? We're good at that too, you know.

[Nearly Sane]

https://www.facebook.com/ajplusenglish/videos/912906582184183/

If that link won't work try this one

http://www.euronews.com/2017/03/03/polish-mep-faces-investigation-for-sexist-rant-during-eu-debate

Just to note the MEP wants the dissolution of the EU so is a Brexiteer.

[jeremyp]

Yes, because nobody in British politics is sexist in that way... oh, wait.

[Bubbles]

It was just an initial reaction to seeing some of the material that floats to the top in the form of MEPs.

The bloke is a complete barnpot. This comment below is up there with sexual freedom being responsible for earthquakes.

"] He further claimed that: "there is a hypothesis that the attitudes of men are passed to women by way of the semen which penetrates the tissue... now when contraceptives are much more in use, the women become much more independent".[11"

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janusz_Korwin-Mikke

It occurred to me that the EU can act as a means for (in my opinion) unsuitable people to have influence in the lives of people in Europe.

Nigel Farage also " floated " to the top to become an MEP.

You also have Marine Le Pen, who is also an MEP.

I don't want any of those people influencing policy in the uk.

The role seems to attract a certain type of undesirable, was my feeling.

[Nearly Sane]

Yes, and all of rhem are Brexiteers so how does Brexit stop it?

[Bubbles]

Yes, and all of rhem are Brexiteers so how does Brexit stop it?

They destroy their own platform, hopefully.

Like Nigel Farage did, his party have no chance of winning an election.

Without the EU to moan about, he has lost his influence and his platform.

I hope Marine Le Pen loses hers, too.

[Nearly Sane]

They destroy their own platform, hopefully.

Like Nigel Farage did, his party have no chance of winning an election.

Without the EU to moan about, he has lost his influence and his platform.

I hope Marine Le Pen loses hers, too.

How does that work? If they are racist sexist and win why does the country that their supporters form become less facist sexist?

[Bubbles]

How does that work? If they are racist sexist and win why does the country that their supporters form become less facist sexist?

They don't win, that's the point.

You said ......

" 2. There isn't really a point to UKIP any more. If they couldn't win Stoke, where will they win, but more importantly why will they win? Their raison d'etre has gone, subsumed by May and events. They have little other than a ragbag of constantly changing policies with no coherence. "

Because it removes their platform and takes away their access to power.

The only reason Farage had a platform was because he was a MEP

[Nearly Sane]

They don't win, that's the point.

You said ......

" 2. There isn't really a point to UKIP any more. If they couldn't win Stoke, where will they win, but more importantly why will they win? Their raison d'etre has gone, subsumed by May and events. They have little other than a ragbag of constantly changing policies with no coherence. "

Because it removes their platform and takes away their access to power.

it takes away them/UKIP winning by elections. It doesn't remove the point of racists and sexists. And they have been strengthened by the vote because like the Polish MEP they have something that they wanted.