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    I mean they could do what he asks and each individual county could hit him with the exact same fine

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      It works because the EU nations are stronger together, and musk can’t rebel against this fine without risking a big chunk of his profits.

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        True. While my comment is based mostly on drunken self amusement based on my own country’s dumbest decision to bail on the EU. The rules dont change overnight and this would result in fines based on those rules would transfer to each former member

        Also its fucking twitter one of the things that my country is looking to hamfistedlely regulate I can’t imagine the rest bending the knee

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          You and I then share our disgust at our country committing an incomprehensible act of self-harm leaving the EU. At least you have the consolation of Scotland voting remain; England has no such insight. I would like to apologise on behalf of English and Wales for the barbaric stupidity that has been forced upon us all. And Scotland rarely supports rightwing UK governments, having a heart in the right place and a head firmly screwed on, voting left more than not. I can understand Scots wanting to quit the UK, but I’m very very grateful indeed that you all haven’t. If Nicola Sturgeon had been Prime Minister of all of the UK, tens of thousands of dead English folk would still be alive today post covid.