Thursday, August 22, 2019
2/3 and Boris
An interesting shift shows up in the public statements of UK vs EU, as seen in the pattern of headlines at Politico.eu. I'm super-cautious about believing public statements, but nevertheless:
1. It appears that Germany now wants to help Boris achieve Brexit, and other EU leaders are pulling in the same direction.
2. Only Corbyn is firmly opposed to Brexit now.
3. It also appears that Boris is actually SERIOUS about achieving Brexit. He has eliminated some obstacles (created by May) that prevented British businesses from negotiating new contracts with their EU counterparts.
Must admit that 3 surprised me. I was assuming that Boris, like Trump, was a useless noisemaker. I was apparently wrong.
But the EU change isn't surprising. Bullies give way when they realize their victims are SERIOUS and immovable. May was not serious. She spent three years fucking around with endless meaningless details, solely concerned with pleasing one or two MPs who were crucial to her narrow plurality. She was only working for herself, not for the country.
It's the 2/3 rule again. Leaders who GET SHIT DONE don't need to worry about preserving narrow pluralities and coalitions. Leaders who GET SHIT DONE have the firm support of 2/3 of the country, an overwhelming majority.
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