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Putting Humpty Dumpty together again

(79 Posts)
EllanVannin Tue 26-Mar-19 09:38:26

I've always wished to remain on friendly terms with Europe for all sorts of reasons the main reason being the avoidance of any conflict between us and them. It's an important issue for the future.

maryeliza54 Tue 26-Mar-19 09:33:20

I think that the damage done is so deep seated and fundamental that I cannot see any meaningful reconciliation. We will sort of ‘move on’ simply because time passes and the intensity of emotions lessens but imo we will settle down to being a lesser society than we once were. What is also happening whilst TM fiddles is the whole sale destruction of our public services infrastructure. It is being destroyed beyond repair ( imo deliberately) so that as time passes the consequences of the problems with social and health care, education , housing , benefits system etc will feed through increasingly and undermine anyway any moves towards working together. Even without Brexit we would have become an increasingly polarised and divided society - with Brexit it’s just even worse.

Bridgeit Tue 26-Mar-19 09:23:55

Hopefully everyone will be so sick of it all that they will want some respite & be only to pleased to once again talk about the weather ☔️

grannyactivist Tue 26-Mar-19 09:20:06

There is going to come a point where, whether we have left or remain in Europe, we need to put this whole sorry mess behind us and build bridges between people. The issue of Brexit has been extremely divisive, setting even friends and family members against each other in some cases.

Looking forward to a time of reconciliation does anyone have any ideas as to how this may be achieved? Across the globe there have been many formal 'Truth and Reconciliation' Commissions set up to address conflict situations nationally, so I wonder whether there is something to be learned from those that will help us to heal our divided nation? I do think that in the short term it will come down to people intentionally wanting to move forward in some sort of harmony.