In the end, Britain has spoken. The country wants to leave the European Union and reclaim, recover, and re-establish all that it has surrendered, willingly or unwillingly, at the doors of Brussels to make Britain great again and beLEAVE in itself.
For all those outside or inside Britain, for laymen or experts, it’s excruciatingly difficult not to look at the results yesterday without succumbing to one of the two emotions – joy or grief – depending on which side you are. This was such a divisive, high-adrenaline and venomous debate that few could afford to sit on the fence. So much was at stake for so many that everybody who was somebody weighed in. Many Britons cried at the results, others gyrated in joy. But the reaction from global markets and businessmen all over the world was as expected – heart-rending pain. Global stocks bled, shedding value worth trillions of dollars; sterling got whacked mercilessly, and central bankers and global executives panicked and puzzled over what lay ahead.
Since the Brexit decision is a reality and irreversible, it will be in the best interest of Britain, the EU and the world to let this divorce happen peacefully and harmoniously. How far Britain will be diminished and discredited by this decision, or what it stands to gain by retaking control of its borders and sovereignty will be proven by time. Sometimes divorce leads to happiness and peace, and sometimes to nostalgia about those ‘better days’. It can lead to implosion too, if Scotland chooses to secede. The European Union project has suffered a crushing blow that would make its architects writhe in agony. One immediate result has been that far-right, anti-immigrant parties across the continent have gained new energy and are likely to demand or accelerate their countries’ exit from the EU. Donald Trump is happy. So is Marine Le Pen of France’s Front National whose presidential bid has received an unexpected, free boost. A dam of goodwill and unity has been bombed whose waters will destroy the prevailing oases of order and harmony.
In the broader sense, the world has paid the biggest price for ignoring the conflict in Syria. Millions of Syrians fleeing war and destruction flocked to Europe, upending its long-established order and igniting an immigration debate unprecedented in history, and finally forcing Britain to slam its door shut. Some countries are choosing to insulate themselves from the surrounding chaos rather than contribute to make the world a better place by addressing its problems.
Finally, who said the print media is dead? The most powerful of British newspapers in terms of circulation had backed Brexit – incessantly drilling into their readers’ brains that their future was a dark tunnel if they didn’t say adiEU!
In the end, Britain has spoken. The country wants to leave the European Union and reclaim, recover, and re-establish all that it has surrendered, willingly or unwillingly, at the doors of Brussels to make Britain great again and beLEAVE in itself.
For all those outside or inside Britain, for laymen or experts, it’s excruciatingly difficult not to look at the results yesterday without succumbing to one of the two emotions – joy or grief – depending on which side you are. This was such a divisive, high-adrenaline and venomous debate that few could afford to sit on the fence. So much was at stake for so many that everybody who was somebody weighed in. Many Britons cried at the results, others gyrated in joy. But the reaction from global markets and businessmen all over the world was as expected – heart-rending pain. Global stocks bled, shedding value worth trillions of dollars; sterling got whacked mercilessly, and central bankers and global executives panicked and puzzled over what lay ahead.
Since the Brexit decision is a reality and irreversible, it will be in the best interest of Britain, the EU and the world to let this divorce happen peacefully and harmoniously. How far Britain will be diminished and discredited by this decision, or what it stands to gain by retaking control of its borders and sovereignty will be proven by time. Sometimes divorce leads to happiness and peace, and sometimes to nostalgia about those ‘better days’. It can lead to implosion too, if Scotland chooses to secede. The European Union project has suffered a crushing blow that would make its architects writhe in agony. One immediate result has been that far-right, anti-immigrant parties across the continent have gained new energy and are likely to demand or accelerate their countries’ exit from the EU. Donald Trump is happy. So is Marine Le Pen of France’s Front National whose presidential bid has received an unexpected, free boost. A dam of goodwill and unity has been bombed whose waters will destroy the prevailing oases of order and harmony.
In the broader sense, the world has paid the biggest price for ignoring the conflict in Syria. Millions of Syrians fleeing war and destruction flocked to Europe, upending its long-established order and igniting an immigration debate unprecedented in history, and finally forcing Britain to slam its door shut. Some countries are choosing to insulate themselves from the surrounding chaos rather than contribute to make the world a better place by addressing its problems.
Finally, who said the print media is dead? The most powerful of British newspapers in terms of circulation had backed Brexit – incessantly drilling into their readers’ brains that their future was a dark tunnel if they didn’t say adiEU!
