In Or Out, Here's A Slant On Why I'm Voting Out.

[saintpeter48]

Ok,so you live in a street,you get on with most of your neighbours but there is one rich family and a few poorer families living in that street,the rich family want to make rules for the street,they want you to all pay into a kitty to continue living in that street,even though you were fine before,doing what you wanted to do,talking to whoever you liked, buying stuff from whichever shops you chose....but that's all gonna stop,the street decide where you shop now and who you talk to,they decide the rules....they've also decided that anybody in that street can go into your house at anytime and basically do what they want,they can even sleep in your bed if they want to,even if they do bad stuff to you or your family you are not allowed to kick them out,you just have to feed them,give them the freedom of your house and smile politely.
For the privilege of living in that street you have to pay lots of money,even though you'd like to spend that money on your own family you can't because you have to give it to the rich family in the street who decide who gets the money and where you spend it.
The rich family have also spotted a few other poorer families in the next street that they would like to include in their 'gang',you also have to give them money so that it makes it easier for them to join,if they get in the gang you also have to let them have a free run in your house.
Now if this happened in your street would you put up with it?
This is the EU,it's happening,don't let it happen anymore.

I thought I'd make it simple to understand because lots are being confused by Cameron's bull****.

[Jackdaw33]

Oh, Brilliant! I wish I'd thought of that. What a perfect analogy. Your post deserves the widest publication.

[Buenchico]

The problem with your analogy is that the UK is most definitely one of the 'rich families' of the EU. The usual argument of the 'out' campaigners is that our 'rich family' is forced to give too much help to the 'poor families' who've recently joined the EU.

You can't have it both ways!

[Mamyalynne]

Thank you for your slant Saintpeter.

[Jackdaw33]

Get real, Chico. The UK may be 'one of the rich' but it ain't the richest. We are continuously outvoted by the 'poor' families, whose votes prevail.

[Khandro]

The EU in its present form is a failed experiment, a monstrous non-democratic, out of control political nightmare, incapable of being reformed from the bottom up. Brexit would not only be good for Britain it would be good for the EU too because it will have to re-invent itself along more democratic lines.

[Cloverjo]

That's just silly. The analogy doesn't work in my mind.

[Jackdaw33]

Well it works in my mind. Of course, talking to the average Remainer is like talking to the average brick wall.

[Cloverjo]

Talking to an exiter is like talking to a xenophobe. I mean people I actually meet in real life, not just people on AB.

[Jackdaw33]

Is that the best you can do? Drag up the old 'xenophobe' threat à la Mikey? You do your cause no favours.

[Cloverjo]

I dragged it up because that's what I hear from people I talk to around here. All of them are much older than me.
I don't know if that's relevant or not, but it's what I hear.

[ummmm]

I hear a lot too, Jo.

[Zacs-Master]

The analogy almost works but fails on not factoring in the products we make as a nation I.e. 'Trade'.

[Jackdaw33]

I can understand the anti- Brexit attitude from those who live in the Celtic fringes of the EU. I would be surprised if that were prevalent in England.

[Jackdaw33]

^ That should read UK

[-Talbot-]

The EU is like FIFA but without the fun of the football.

[Marshwarble]

You need to trade. Xenophobia is quite a problem in the business world.

[TWR]

I think the UK should take back control & not get dictated by Brussels, whilst we are overruled by a bunch of unelected idiots, what chance have you got.

[Old_Geezer]

The analogy is okish but a bit simplistic. It covers a number of reasons why some may opt for out, but I don't believe would convince anyone who had not already made up their mind. It's more a justification of existing discontent than an eye opener for the undecided.

[Old_Geezer]

Xenophobes are one of the groups who would naturally fall into the out camp regardless. But clearly are a near insignificant portion of the total. I think it is simply mud slinging to regularly mention them. In a referendum both sides find they attract an eclectic mix of normal and strange bedfellows. Even the least desirable folk have to choose one side or the other, and in a democracy their view and vote counts as much as we level headed geniuses.

[fiction-factory]

The analogy fails at almost every level for me. We are definitely one of the richer families not a poorer one. There is no reference here to representation/voting or trade including with the rest of the world which we are still free to do