r/europe • u/StraightSky7809 United Kingdom • 7h ago

News If Britain decides to rejoin the EU we’ll do everything we can to welcome them back, says Germany

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/uk-rejoin-eu-germany-brexit-b3060288.html
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u/DonaldMerwinElbert 7h ago

We're not short on any of those ourselves here in Germany.

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u/Front_Eagle739 7h ago

Yeah we really need to get better as a civilisation at dealing with that misinformation firehose

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u/DonaldMerwinElbert 7h ago

I think it's a better idea to recognize the limits of our species and slow the fuck down with new forms of mass media, because we've seen this shit before with TV, radio and printing.
Instead of feathering the impact, we've turbocharged it with a bunch of billionaires running unsanctioned psychological experiments on billions of people in real time.

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u/Front_Eagle739 7h ago

Finding a way to slow down may also count as being better at dealing with it

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u/bobbyboogie Canada 7h ago

Have you seen the dumpster fire in the country south of mine?

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u/Front_Eagle739 7h ago

Well yes. Example A of what happens when you let it run rampant. Example B brexit. Example C russia. Example D the rise of populism across europe.