GillT57
Very careless mistake there Maudi. I really do despair, the information and evidence is there for all to see, the Brexit campaign was supported by and funded by Putin, and many high profile people were either in his pay, or too stupid to see they were stooges. So, anyone like to speak up for Daniel Hannan, Richard Tice, Nigel Farage, GB news, many of the ERG group, Johnson? Johnson is a blabbering liar, a self centred man obsessed with staying in power, he is not fit for the job, but to my mind, the worst aspect is that he is a security risk. Frankly, I think he should be arrested and charged with treason. As for Brexit, he was only the front man on that, the one chosen, god help us, to appeal to a certain group of the electorate, people easily swayed by false rhetoric, fear of 'others', people who read and believe certain newspapers, people who unbelievably, will forgive him anything, however appalling, however crass, because, well Brexit.
Brexit was a confidence trick. Certainly Russia backed it. The conclusion from that heavily redacted, damning report was that no evidence had been seen of successful interference because no serious effort was made to do so. In stark contrast to the US where an intelligence assessment was made within 2 months of the Presidential vote... and an unclassified summary, which was made public, was produced.
We are a chosen destination for oligarchs and their money - and no one will convince me that they have not become an unscrupulous force in our public life through their connections.
But Brexit is what we have. And any notions of re-joining any time soon are pie-in-the-sky. We could, however, have a better relationship with the EU, but with Johnson's constant anti-EU rhetoric, this is not likely any time soon. And to liken the Ukraine's plight, with people being blown to smithereens by bombs, to Brexit, is not only crass and insensitive... it's a clear indication of the man's determination to keep up the hostility towards the EU.
And to have seen photo's of men draped in the Union Jack, or its component, grinning with a beer in hand, and comparing them with Ukrainian men who've said goodbye to their wives, children, and family to fight (and possibly die) the Russian invasion which has already killed over 100 children... well frankly, Johnson's comment is nothing short of nauseating.
Power does not alter a man's character. It merely reveals it. (George H Smith, American author, educator, and speaker).
