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Originally Posted by parmnion
Why thanks...
That leaflet issues a warning that states its better the devil you know..so im not sure how or why you are claiming the gov has just played a big joke on the public...are you saying us brits are stupid enough to fall for it if it was...which it wasnt...
I think your point is a mute one.
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It's a figure of speech to say the joke was on somebody. Maybe that phrase means something different in the US but it is not literally a joke. It means the British public were duped into believing the government gave a damn about doing what the public wanted to do on the EU. The plan all along was for the government to scare the public into voting to stay but when that didn't work they had to weasel their way out of the promise to do what the public wanted.
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